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Passing Strange is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American's journey of self-discovery as an artist, while combining strong existentialist and meta-fictional elements (especially self-referential humor).
May 22, 2024 · But then Passing Strange, written by American singer-songwriter Stew (with music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald) and shown on Broadway in 2008, is no regular musical.
A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind musical event, Passing Strange takes audiences on a journey from Los Angeles, to Amsterdam, to Berlin, and beyond. Rock musician Stew makes a powerful debut as playwright and narrator, telling the story of a nameless Youth who is on a quest to find “the real.”
May 22, 2024 · Written by Tom Wicker. Time Out says. This 2008 Tony Award-winning, semi-autobiographical rock musical swaggers onto the Young Vic’s main stage in a blaze of colour and sound and with a hefty...
Feb 28, 2008 · Passing Strange was written and performed by indie-rock musician Stew, whose real name is Mark Stewart. With his band, The Negro Problem, the self-proclaimed "rock 'n' roll lifer" has...
Charles Isherwood wrote about the show in The New York Times, "A portrait of the artist as a confused young black man emerges in vivid colors in the fresh, exuberant and bitingly funny new musical Passing Strange. The biography of a songwriter on a wayward journey of self-discovery, this bracingly inventive show introduces an exciting new voice ...
May 22, 2024 · Passing Strange is directed by Liesl Tommy (Aretha Franklin biopic Respect, Tony nominated Eclipsed), and features book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald, and is created in collaboration with Annie Dorsen.
