‘Spring Awakening’ composer, singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik hospitalized in New York

Tony Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik has been hospitalized in New York City and remains in critical but stable condition, according to a statement posted by his family Wednesday night.

“Duncan is currently receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition,” the family wrote, adding that they would not disclose further medical details and asked for privacy.

Mr. Sheik, 56, has not publicly said what led to his hospitalization. Sources told TMZ he is being treated at a hospital in New York City, and he had posted about spending time in a hospital on multiple occasions in recent weeks before Wednesday’s announcement.

The news lands just as Mr. Sheik has two Off-Broadway productions scheduled to begin performances this fall. His new musical, “Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen,” an adaptation of Moyoco Anno’s manga starring Sophia Anne Caruso, is scheduled to begin performances at The Night Egg at the Culture Club on Sept. 25. A revival of “Spring Awakening,” the show that won Mr. Sheik two Tony Awards, is set to begin previews at Studio Seaview on Nov. 27 ahead of a Dec. 17 opening.

Neither production has announced a schedule change.

Mr. Sheik rose to fame with his 1996 single “Barely Breathing,” which earned him a Grammy nomination, before turning to musical theater. His work on the original “Spring Awakening,” which starred Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff and ran on Broadway from 2006 to 2009, won Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations.