Original sentence: After a number of workshops, concerts and rewrites over a seven-year period, Spring Awakening premiered Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company on May 19 2006 and ran through August 17 2006.During the musical, characters sometimes break the fourth wall to express their motivations and desires directly to the audience.In the musical, contemporary alt-rock is employed as part of the rock and folk score.Set in late-nineteenth century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality.The original play was banned in Germany due to its portrayal of masturbation, abortion, rape and suicide.The show then opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10 2006 and received favorable reviews
Edited sentence: After a number of workshops, concerts and rewrites over a seven-year period, Spring Awakening premiered Off-Broadway at the Atlantic Theatre Company on May 19 2006 and ran through August 17 2006, before making the leap to Broadway.Contemporary Alt-Rock is employed to dramatize the lives of late-nineteenth century German teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality.During the musical, characters sometimes break the fourth wall to express their frustrations, motivations, and desires directly to the audience.The original play was banned in Germany due to its extremely controversial content, which included masturbation, abortion, rape and suicide.The show opened on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre on December 10 2006 and received favorable reviews.Wendla - Alexandra Socha