Thursday 02.19.09: DUNCAN SHEIK with Lauren Pritchard / HOLLY BROOK @ Echoplex

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In addition to writing the music for the Broadway musical hit Spring Awakening, Grammy nominated singer–songwriter Duncan Sheik is collaborating with Playwright Steven Sater on The Nightingale, a musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen classic which premiered during the 26th annual O’Neill Music Theater Conference. Sheik has composed original music for the Public Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night and for The Golden Rooms of Nero, which opened at the Magic Theater in San Francisco earlier this year. His self-titled debut album on Atlantic Records, was an enormous popular and critical success and spent 30 weeks on the Billboard 200. Other albums include Humming, Daylight, Phantom Moon (Nonesuch Records) with lyrics by Steven Sater and his latest, White Limousine (Rounder Records),Duncan’s songs have appeared in many Film Soundtracks including Great Expectations, The Saint, Teaching Mrs. Tingle, Three to Tango, What a Girl Wants, Transamerica and Amazing Grace (a documentary about the late Jeff Buckley).

The performance will feature songs from his forthcoming CD/theatre project, “Whisper House”, as well as “Spring Awakening” and his earlier recorded work. Sitting in on the tour will be Lauren Pritchard who played Ilse in the Broadway production of “Spring Awakening”.

plus:
Holly Brook

@ Echoplex
Enter at
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026