The theatre season is just getting started, it's way too soon to predict theatre awards -- but theater critic Michael Bourne says he's seen a winner off Broadway, The Secret Life of Bees. The Secret Life of Bees , is a new musical was written by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage ( Sweat ), with music by Tony and Grammy Award winner Duncan Sheik ( Spring Awakening ), lyrics by two-time Tony nominee and Drama Desk winner Susan Birkenhead ( Jelly’s Last Jam ), and directed by Tony winner