# Duncan Sheik Dies, Stars Remember Spring Awakening

> Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik dies at 56; stars share memories.
- Title: Duncan Sheik Dies, Stars Remember Spring Awakening | Shortify
- Summary: Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik dies at 56; stars share memories. duncan sheik, lea michele, skylar astin · reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
- Keywords: duncan sheik, lea michele, skylar astin, spring awakening, broadway, cardiac arrest, Duncan, Sheik, Dies, Stars, Remember, Spring
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/music/music-news/duncan-sheik-dead-lea-michele-matt-pinfield-remember-1236705663
- Author: Hilary Lewis
- Published: 2026-09-18T20:57:05+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: duncan sheik, lea michele, skylar astin, spring awakening, broadway, cardiac arrest
## Duncan Sheik
Composer of Spring Awakening dies at 56.
## Lea Michele
Met Sheik at 14 before Spring Awakening debut.
## Michele's Memory
Recalled meeting him years before show's debut.

> i met duncan when i was 14 years old. i listened to a demo on tape of him singing songs from spring awakening outside of my middle school before my first audition
## Michele's Tribute
Expressed grief over his death.

> this one hurts and does not seem real. thank you for everything you gave us. and for the time we had together
## Family
Sent prayers to Sheik's family.
## Key takeaway

Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik died at 56 after cardiac arrest, with stars recalling their early connections.