Making the Music: How Duncan Sheik Wrote "Don't Do Sadness" From ''Spring Awakening''

This is the first of a three-part series featuring the composer.
One of the shows forced to close a bit early amid the coronavirus crisis was The New Group’s ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'' ''Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice'', Duncan Sheik, Amanda Green, and Jonathan Marc Sherman's musical adaptation of the 1969 Paul Mazursky film about two couples dealing in their own ways with the sexual revolution around them in the late '60s. Thankfully, before the early closure, Sheik was able to sit down with TheaterMania and discuss the making of "Don't Do Sadness," a song from his arguably still most famous musical, ''Spring Awakening''. See what he had to say, and hear him perform the song, in the video above...and keep your eyes peeled for the next two installments in this series featuring Sheik.
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[@janiceweaver6945]

Every time "Barely Breathing" comes on I feel the need to announce that this is the guy who wrote "Spring Awakening"! And I do.

[@jadenwaz9585]

I’d love to hear Thom Yorke sing some songs from the show

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Omg that was beautiful. Amazing. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Thom Yorke? Love it!

[@happyMOO5]

love!!!!

[@thereisnopandemic]

He looks like a math teacher.

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He looks like somebodys daddy