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Duncan Sheik, 'Spring Awakening' Composer, in Critical Condition
Confirmed
In Short: Grammy-nominated singer and Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik is hospitalized in critical but stable condition, just before the opening of his new musical adaptation, Memoirs of Amorous Gentleman.
Grammy-nominated singer and Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik is hospitalized in critical but stable condition, according to a statement posted by his family on Instagram. The latest news comes just before the opening of his new musical adaptation, Memoirs of Amorous Gentleman, a manga novel adaptation for which he wrote the score. The off-Broadway show is slated to open on October 15 at the Night Egg at the Culture Club.
Sheik's family shared an update on his condition, stating, 'We would like to share an update with Duncan’s fans and the public.' Out of respect for Sheik and his family, no further medical details are being shared at this time.
Sheik is best known for his Grammy-nominated 1996 album 'Barely Breathing' and his Tony-winning score for 'Spring Awakening,' which won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A new Off-Broadway production of 'Spring Awakening' is set to play Studio Seaview, beginning previews on November 27.
Sheik's family confirmed his hospitalization in a statement, hinting at his condition since late August. Two major Off-Broadway productions featuring his work are scheduled this fall, including a new revival of 'Spring Awakening' opening in December.
What's confirmed
- Out of respect for Duncan and our family, we will not be sharing any further medical details at this time.
- Tony Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik is currently receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition, according to a statement shared Wednesday on his official social media.
What's still developing
- TMZ has reported that Sheik is receiving care at a New York City hospital.
- Ctrl + K to open · Esc to close The Tony-winning composer is currently receiving medical care as two of his musicals prepare for upcoming Off-Broadway engagements.
- Sheik's career spans both popular music and musical theater.
- He composed the music for Spring Awakening, with book and lyrics by Steven Sater.
- “There’s a version of American Psycho that you could do that is campy, kitschy and incredibly broad and comic. I wasn’t interested in that,” Sheik told Rolling Stone in 2016, the year the musical hit Broadway.
- He is also the composer behind American Psycho on Broadway.
- Before Broadway, Sheik had the 1996 hit Barely Breathing, a Grammy nominee for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance that reached No.