Duncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 56
Photograph: Broadway World/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenDuncan Sheik in 2013. He was 56.His death, from organ failure, was confirmed to the New York Times by his mother Suzanne Sheik.According to Sheik’s social media, the musician was in and out of the hospital over the last month. On 20 August, he posted a photo captioned: “I would prefer to be home making music.
- ▪Photograph: Broadway World/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenDuncan Sheik in 2013.
- ▪He was 56.His death, from organ failure, was confirmed to the New York Times by his mother Suzanne Sheik.According to Sheik’s social media, the musician was in and out of the hospital over the last month.
- ▪On 20 August, he posted a photo captioned: “I would prefer to be home making music.
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Duncan Sheik in 2013. Photograph: Broadway World/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenDuncan Sheik in 2013. Photograph: Broadway World/ShutterstockMusicDuncan Sheik, singer and composer of Spring Awakening, dies at 56The musician, who went from 90s altpop hits to Tony-winning Broadway success, died of organ failureAdrian HortonFri 18 Sep 2026 11.28 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 11.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDuncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 90s alt-pop touchstone Barely Breathing and the composer of the Tony-winning musical Spring Awakening, died on Thursday at a Manhattan hospital.
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