Duncan Sheik’s Legacy in Music and Theater | San Antonio News

Duncan Sheik, the visionary behind “Barely Breathing” and the Tony-winning Broadway revolution “Spring Awakening,” has died at 56 from organ failure. A Grammy and Tony Award winner, Sheik fused pop melodies with raw theatrical storytelling, reshaping musical theater with his bold, modern sound. “Spring Awakening,” a daring take on teen angst set in 19th-century Germany, won eight Tonys and changed the game for stage music — launching stars and still echoing today. Though his adaptation of “American Psycho” didn’t hit the same mark, Sheik’s legacy as a bridge between pop and theater remains undeniable. His career, spanning chart-topping hits to boundary-pushing sh...