Arts & Entertainment
Controversial Musical Storms into Beck Center
The center partnered with Baldwin-Wallace College to produce "Spring Awakening" this Friday.
Rarely does a Broadway musical come along that has critics in The New York Times describing it as “…pure sex…Broadway will never be the same again.”
“Spring Awakening” did just that in 2006, and it’s coming to the , Feb. 3 at 8 p.m.
The play, which won eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, explores the painful transition from adolescence to adulthood, and tackles dark subject matter like suicide, said Beck Center spokeswoman Kathleen Caffrey.
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“It tackles a lot of issues some people may not be comfortable with,” she said. “You don’t really expect a musical to take on these kinds of issues.”
The Beck Center teamed up with Victoria Bussert, head of Baldwin-Wallace College’s nationally-renowned musical theatre program, to bring the groundbreaking mix of morality, sexuality and rock and roll to fruition on the Mackey Main Stage, Caffrey said.
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“We’re very excited to team up with one of the best theatre programs in the country, which also happens to be right in our backyard,” Caffrey said.
Bussert will direct the play, which features equity actors Scott Plate and Laura Perrotta.
Tickets for the play, which runs through March 4, are $28, $25 for seniors and $15 for students. Due to sexuality, profanity and brief nudity, the Beck Center recommends mature audience members be at least 17 years old.
