He won the Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Musical Score, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Lyrics. In 2007, Sater won two Tony Awards for his work on Spring Awakening. Sater and Sheik continued their stage work with Spring Awakening, a musical interpretation of German playwright Frank Wedekind's play of the same name. After extensively revisiting the work to incorporate the music, the play was produced again in 2013 under the new title Arms on Fire. For Sheik's third studio album, Phantom Moon, Sater provided all of the lyrics, and Sheik set them musically. Soon after meeting in 1999, Sater collaborated with Sheik on his play Umbrage, with Sheik providing the music for Sater's lyrics. His membership proved important to his life beyond spirituality, as it brought Sater together with both his future wife, and his future creative partner, Duncan Sheik. It was during this time that he joined the Soka Gakkai International, a Nichiren Buddhist organization. Īfter completing his graduate program, Sater took a position with a New York City literary agent but continued to write plays on the side. He continued his studies and received a master's degree in English literature from Princeton University. The months spent recovering from his injuries and burns inspired Sater to teach himself Ancient Greek and pursue the arts. He suffered serious burns, multiple vertebrae, and broke other limbs. While in college, Sater was forced to jump from his balcony to escape a fire in his apartment. Early life and education īorn in Evansville, Indiana, Sater is a summa cum laude graduate of Washington University in St. He is best known for writing the book and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning 2006 Broadway musical Spring Awakening. Steven Sater is a Tony Award, Grammy Award, and Laurence Olivier Award-winning American poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer and screenwriter. Venue: The Robert W.Poet, playwright, lyricist, television writer, screenwriter The new venue, one suspects, will have a much longer shelf life than the derivative musical opening it. Wilson MCC Theater Space in Hell’s Kitchen, an excellent and much-needed addition to the off-Broadway landscape. And it all takes place at the handsome Robert W. Director Nelson infuses the production with fine technical elements, such as Edward Pierce’s striking Underground set, dominated by a large glowing clock that’s hauntingly illuminated by Bradley King’s piercing lighting. Despite the efforts of the hard-working ensemble, Alice by Heart ultimately doesn’t have much heart at all.

Alice by heart by steven sater