It's called nationwide on-demand, baby! Yes, New Yorkers will have the pleasure of seeing Passing Strange (the Spike Lee joint) at the IFC Film Center starting on Friday. Spike will be at a couple of the Friday screenings. For those of you in the rest of the country, you'll finally get to see what I've [...]
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"Passing Strange" film trailer: A Spike Lee joint
I've always said that the musical Passing Strange was the bomb. Here's what The Onion's AV Club says about the film version: Like Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense it captures with visceral power the sweaty intensity and raw intimacy of a live performance before a packed, euphoric crowd…In Passing Strange irony, post-modern meta-commentary, pop-culture geekery [...]
UPCOMING: "Passing Strange" at Lincoln Center + special discount code — August 18
A very cool discussion is taking place next Tuesday, August 18. Passing Strange collaborators Stew and Heidi Rodewald will be participating in this program, which explores the nature of collaboration in the arts. They'll be joined by Bill T. Jones and the Bill T. Jones/Arne Zane Dance Company, along with two of Bill's collaborators. The [...]
UPCOMING: Advanced Screening of "Passing Strange" + Tamar-kali performance — Aug. 11
On Tuesday, August 11, our friends over at Imagenation are presenting an advanced screening of Spike Lee's film of the black rock musical Passing Strange. You'll recall that the musical won a Tony Award last year. The film went to Sundance this year, where it was acquired by PBS and, I understand, will have its [...]
TONIGHT: Seattle Film Fest Honors Spike, "Passing Strange"
Readers in the birthplace of Jimi still have time to get tix for tonight's event, where the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) will honor filmmaker Spike Lee. Also included is a special screening of the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Passing Strange. From the festival site: SIFF will present the Golden Space Needle Award [...]
"Passing Strange" set to close
As you might expect, I have some mixed emotions about the closing of this ground-breaking musical six days from now on Sunday, July 20. The news was reported last Thursday. So that means if you haven’t seen it, time is of the essence. Discount tickets are available through the remainder of the run. Head over [...]
Spike Lee to film "Passing Strange"
Yep, according to Entertainment Weekly, Spike is set to film my favorite Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. That’s a coup if I ever saw one. But, more importantly, my hat’s off to Stew, Heidi and the whole cast and crew. This just means that even more people will get to experience "Passing Strange". If you still [...]
"Passing Strange" wins a Tony!
Stew for takes home the Tony Award for "Best Book of a Musical". While I’d hoped it would win "Best Musical," the fact that it was nominated in seven categories was an honor and an achievement. Hopefully, the pre-Tony buzz and the exposure from performing on national TV will encourage many more people to see [...]
"Passing Strange" live soundtrack now available on iTunes
That’s right. The live cast recording for our favorite Black rock musical is available on iTunes as of today. So, if you still haven’t seen the musical–and haven’t been moved by the 18 award nominations it’s received–consider putting down your $11.99 to get a taste of what we’ve experienced. It’s an iTunes only situation right [...]
"Passing Strange" Update: Now 18 reasons to see it
"Passing Strange" continues to rack up theater honors. Last night, it picked up two Village Voice Obie Awards: BEST PERFORMANCE: Ensemble – de’Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stew BEST NEW THEATRE PIECE: Stew, Heidi Rodewald, Annie Dorsen, Passing Strange Also, check out this MTV News article that [...]
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