`Spring Awakening’ in San Francisco

The musical gods are smiling on the Bay Area.It was announced today that the national tour of Spring Awakening -- winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards including best musical -- will indeed launch in San Francisco as part of the SHN/Best of Broadway 2007-2008 season.``When I saw Spring Awakening, I was instantly struck by what a vital leap forward this work represents for the American musical,'' said SHN founder Carole Shorenstein Hays in a statement. ``The show resonates with audiences young and old and touches everyone. Since this is the kind of work SHN is committed to presenting, there was no doubt we would partner with the Spring Awakening creative team to launch the national tour in San Francisco.''This means that in a little more than a year, Tony-winners Duncan Sheik (score, orchestrations), Steven Sater (book, lyrics), Michael Mayer (direction) and Bill T. Jones (choreography) among others, will be running around San Francisco whipping a whole new cast of youngsters into shape to tell the story of German teens going through adolescent angst."Carole Shorenstein Hays is an incredibly passionate producer who is committed to presenting new bodies of work,'' Mayer said in a statement. ``I couldn't imagine a better guardian to launch the national tour of Spring Awakening in San Francisco.''For information visit www.shnsf.com.