A life in brief
Duncan Sheik, Tony- and Grammy-winning 'Spring Awakening' composer and pop star, dies at 56
Compiled Sep 18
Duncan Sheik, the Tony- and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who wrote the music for 'Spring Awakening,' died at 56.
- 1996Sheik's self-titled debut album was released.
- 1998'Barely Breathing' was nominated for best pop vocal performance.
- 2006'Spring Awakening' opened on Broadway.
- 2007Sheik spoke to the AP as 'Spring Awakening' swept Tony nominations.
- 2010'Whisper House' ran at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego.
- 2013The 'American Psycho' musical premiered in London.
- 2015'Spring Awakening' returned to Broadway in a Deaf West Theatre production.
- 2016'American Psycho' opened on Broadway and closed after less than 90 performances.
“With the exception of our director, we are all kind of Broadway outsiders. We wanted to shake things up a bit. And we just set out to make this really cool piece of theater.”