Event

Passing Strange

book & lyrics by Stew, music by Stew & Heidi Rodewald
directed by Brien Lang, music direction by Tom Grace & Matt Requintina
EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND, NOW THRU DECEMBER 12

A ground-breaking, adventurous rock-musical about a young African-American's journey to find himself as he traveled from his roots in Los Angeles, to Europe and back. Nominated for 14 Tony awards, winning four, including Best Book and Outstanding Musical.

Don't miss the Rhode Island premiere of this critically acclaimed new musical that takes you on a journey across boundaries of place, identity and theatrical convention. Stew, a popular performer at Joe's Pub, was commissioned by The Public Theater of New York to develop this heartfelt and hilarious story of a young bohemian who charts a course for "the real" through sex, drugs and rock and roll. Loaded with soulful lyrics and overflowing with passion, the show takes us from black, middle-class America to Amsterdam, Berlin and beyond on a journey towards personal and artistic authenticity.

"Fresh, exuberant, bracingly inventive, bitingly funny, and full of heart." The New York Times.

"With excellent songs and a vulnerable heart, PASSING STRANGE could join Hedwig and the Angry Inch as a punk musical milestone." Variety.

Featuring Jason Quinn, Nigel Richards, Pamela Lambert, Julia Bartoletti, Tom Grace, Shannon Hartman, Matt Requintina, Paulo 'Zeus' Sousa, Christine Treglia, Alec Thibodeau, Phoenyx Williams, and Rodney Witherspoon.

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