"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening," Steven Sater's companion book to his evocative text of the Tony-winning coming-of-age rock musical, gets released March 1.

In 2026, another Tony Award-winning musical is hitting the Philippine theater stage. Manila-based theater company, The ...

"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening" – a new literary guide to the language of the hit Broadway musical – by Tony-winning lyricist and book writer Steven Sater, will be ...

A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening (March 13, $9.99) is an invaluable read for fans of the show, anyone interested in theatre and history, directors, writers, and artists.

Learn about A Purple Summer: Notes of the Lyrics of Spring Awakening - In February 1999, Steven Sater conceived the radical notion of creating a rock musical from Frank Wedekind's notorious ...