Broadway Musical Home - Passing Strange

A rock musical by Stew about a young man's journey of self-discovery in Europe.

Story:

A young middle-class black American man travels from Los Angeles to Amsterdam to Berlin in the search for himself and a place to call home.

: Composer, Lyricist and Librettist
Stew

: Composer
Heidi Rodewald

Premiere
2009 Film

Broadway Premiere

Theatre: Belasco Theatre

Opening Night: Feb 28, 2008

Total Performances: 165

Original Cast: De'Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stew

Director: Annie Dorsen

Choreographer: William Isaac

Producer: The Shubert Organization, Elizabeth Ireland McCann, Bill Kenwright, Chase Mishkin, Barbara Freitag, Buddy Freitag, Broadway Across America, Emily Landau, Peter May, Boyett Ostar Productions, Larry Hirschhorn, Janet Pailet, Steve Klein, Elie Hirschfeld, Jed Bernstein, Spring Sirkin, Ruth Hendel, Vasi Laurence, Patricia Flicker Addiss, Wendy Federman and Jacki Barlia Florin

Orchestrations: Stew and Heidi Rodewald

Scenic Design: David Korins

Costume Design: Elizabeth Hope Clancy

Lighting Design: Kevin Adams

2009 Film Version

Movie Name: Passing Strange

Type: Filmed Live on Stage

Director: Spike Lee

Screenplay: Stew

Starring: De'Adre Aziza, Daniel Breaker, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Stew

Musical Numbers

We Might Play All Night

Baptist Fashion Show

Blues Revelation/Freight Train

Arlington Hill

Sole Brother

Must've Been High

Mom Song

Merci Beaucoup, M. Godard

Amsterdam

Keys

We Just Had Sex

May Day

Surface

Damage

Identity

The Black One

Come Down Now

Work the Wound

Passing Phase

Love Like That

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Stream Online Now

: 2014 Filmed Live on Stage Version Available to Stream via IFC Films

CDs

: Original Broadway Cast Album

Sheetmusic

: Vocal Selections

Videos

: Live Version DVD

Books

: The Complete Book and Lyrics Of The Broadway Musical

Other

2008 Tony Award Nominations

Best Book of a Musical
Best Musical
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
Best Actor in a Musical - Stew
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Daniel Breaker
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - De'Adre Aziza
Best Orchestrations

2008 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Daniel Breaker
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Orchestrations