Spring Awakening – Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik
Skylight Music Theatre: Artistic Director/Director: Michael Unger, Executive Director: Susan Varela, Music Direction by Eric Svejcar, Choreography by Reed Laplau, Scenic Consultant Simone Tegge, Lighting Design by Annie Wiegand, Costume Design by Misti Bradford, Sound Design by Chad Parsley, Production Stage Manager: Matt Silar
Video by Lemur Productions/Photos by Mark Frohna
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MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, Jim Higgins
One thrill after another on opening night of Skylight Music Theatre’s ‘Spring AwakeningA dynamic cultural experience even before the first note of the musical… thrills kept coming…
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“Spring Awakening” at Skylight Music Theatre is daring and bold; truly innovative theatre that cuts right to the heart of storytelling as a universal tool for building empathy… The superpowers of Artistic Director Michael Unger, who co-directs alongside powerhouse artist Alexandria Wailes (a multi-threat talent and director of Artistic Sign Language), the show is more powerful than before… this is a dream cast… “Spring Awakening” at Skylight Music Theatre is not only phenomenal evidence of this show’s power, but an indication that brave ideas in entertainment can payoff more than imaginable.
AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO, Amy Menzel
***** I was mesmerized… This production is as visually stunning as it is emotionally captivating… Skylight’s production is creating the world that should be…
THE SMALL STAGE
A truly unique theatrical experience that is unlikely to be duplicated again in any other format for quite some time… The Skylight has done a phenomenal job of staging a fusion between traditional rock musical and ASL drama… a once-in-a-lifetime show.
DAVID BEGEL
Unprecedented and brilliant production… I have never seen, nor has there ever been, a production of such diversity and importance… a breathtaking two hours of theater that challenged my sense, and filled my heart with a joyful flutter… It has everything a great musical should have and under than guidance of Mr. Unger and Alexandria Wailes, this cast delivers a performance for the ages… extraordinary.
URBAN MILWAUKEE – Dominique Paul Noth
A must-see musical… beautifully performed… one of Skylight’s best and most provocative musicals… another remarkable testament to the theater skills of artistic director Michael Unger and his willingness to believe in collaboration…
SHEPHERD EXPRESS
The most important—and satisfying—theater of this early spring season can be found in Skylight Music Theatre’s production of “Spring Awakening.” … Under the co-direction of Artistic Director Michael Unger and Alexandria Wailes, with a talented cast and orchestra, Spring Awakening rivals anything produced in Milwaukee theater. This must-see production might expand one’s understanding of what is possible onstage. It is perhaps unlike anything local theater patrons have seen.