Photo Coverage: 'Passing Strange' Press Meet & Greet
By: Peter James Zielinski Jan. 07, 2008
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The cast and creatives of Passing Strange, the Broadway-bound original narrative musical, held a press meet and greet during their first rehearsal on Monday, January 7 at New 42nd Street Studios. Passing Strange, which made its acclaimed and extended engagement at the Public Theatre last summer, will arrive on Broadway in February 8, 2008 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street); officially opening February 28, 2008.
Passing Strange is a new rock musical by singer/songwriter and performance artist Stew and Heidi Rodewald. A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre that was developed at the Sundance Theatre Lab and at the Stanford Institute for Creativity and the Arts, Passing Strange made its New York premiere May 1 at the Public Theatre.
Annie Dorsen directs, with choreography by Karole Armitage. The Passing Strange design team includes David Korins (sets), Elizabeth Hope Clancy (costumes) and Kevin Adams (lighting).
"Passing Strange takes
musical theatre on a whole new trip," state press notes, "Stew, a popular performer at
Joe's Pub, was commissioned by The Public and Berkeley Rep to develop
this moving and hilarious story of a young black bohemian in search of
self and home who charts a course for "the real" through sex, drugs,
and rock and roll...It's a quirky journey from L.A. to authenticity,
crossing boundaries of place, identity, and theatrical convention on
the way."
Performance schedule for Passing Strange is to be announced later. Tickets will be on-sale through Telecharge at 212-239-6200. For more information visit www.PassingStrangeOnBroadway.com.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
The cast of Passing Strange
Annie Dorsen
Annie Dorsen
Stew and Gerald Schoenfeld
Stew
Heidi Rodewald
Heidi Rodewald
David Korins explains the concept for the set
The cast of Passing Strange
Gerald Schoenfeld and the Producing team of Passing Strange
The Producing team of Passing Strange
Bill Bragin
Heidi Rodewald and Stew
de'Adre Aziza and Annie Dorsen
Kelly McCreary and Rebecca Naomi Jones
Eisa Davis and Colman Domingo
Annie Dorsen
The cast of Passing Strange
Stew and de'Adre Aziza
Kelly McCreary
Daniel Breaker, Colman Domingo, and Chad Goodridge
The cast of Passing Strange
The cast of Passing Strange
The cast of Passing Strange
The cast of Passing Strange
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