"I still get questions all the time, 'What is a purple summer?' 'What is a blue wind?'" The book sheds light on the numerous literary and dramatic referances that shaped and influenced Sater's work.

"A Purple Summer: Notes on the Lyrics of Spring Awakening," Steven Sater's companion book to his evocative text of the Tony-winning coming-of-age rock musical, gets released March 1. Sater ...