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This Wiki about a award Winning Rock Musical "Passing Strange" Music and Lyrics bY Stew and Heidi Rodewald.Passing Strange is a  comedy-drama  rock musical about a young  African American's artistic  journey of self-discovery in Europe, with strong elements of philosophical  existentialism,  metafictional and  self-referential  humor, and the  Künstlerroman. The musical's lyrics and book are by  Stew with music and orchestrations by Heidi Rodewald and Stew. It was created in collaboration with director Annie Dorsen.

The musical was developed at the Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in 2004 and 2005, one of the only works there ever to be invited back for a second round of development.[1]  It had productions in Berkeley, California and Off-Broadway before opening on Broadway in 2008, garnering strong reviews and several awards. Spike Lee filmed the musical on Broadway in July 2008, premiering the film in 2009.

External Content

 * Passing Strange is discussed in the podcast episode #215 Juneteenth Gets Broadwaysted with actors affiliated with the musical.

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