Duncan Sheik, ‘Barely Breathing’ Hitmaker and ‘Spring Awakening’ Stage Composer, Dies at 56

Duncan Sheik, who had a pop smash with “Barely Breathing” in the mid-1990s but then found his biggest success — and Tony wins — with the long-running stage musical “Spring Awakening,” has died at 56.

The New York Times reported that his death was confirmed by his mother, and that he died of organ failure. […]