I’m sure Duncan Sheik isn’t the first Rock/Pop musician to win a Tony but it was exciting to hear the news this morning on NPR regarding the success of Spring Awakening. Two young ladies from Kenny’s (Gabby & Kirstin) had the opportunity to see it in NYC during their Spring Break. They said it was excellent. My curiosity was already piqued when iTunes offered the key track, “The Bitch of Living,” as a free download. The guy on the right (in the photo) is Steven Sater. He wrote the lyrics and Duncan did the music; I can hear Duncan’s lyrical voice pretty frequently coming out, at least in the cadence or flow, especially on the hit track. Either way, I got the opportunity to meet Duncan last year when he was touring for his latest album White Limousine, an excellent album too. He didn’t play anything from Spring Awakening nor mention it, I don’t think anyone there knew about it. The key thing is, I’m really happy for him and I hope this award creates renewed interest in his past work and he maintains a foot in both musical worlds.