My second record was all about big ideas - I was trying to make big statements about the culture, about life. I think in a certain way, I was a 27 year old kid with a guitar.

Based on the controversial German expressionist play The Awakening of Spring by Frank Wedekind the musical won Tony Awards for "Best Orchestration" and "Best Original Score" (Music) as well as "Best Musical". 1
In 2008 Sheik participated in Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace an initiative to support Tibet Dalai Lama and Tenzin Gyatso. riaa.

Initially finding success as a singer most notably for his 1996 debut single "Barely Breathing" he later expanded to compositions for motion pictures and the Broadway stage such as the successful musical Spring Awakening. A lay Buddhist Sheik currently resides in New York City.