Passing Strange

Spike Lee and Stew Go On Camera for Passing Strange The Movie

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brad Balfour

Created by songwriter Stew, the guitar-infused musical details a young black man trying to sort out the conflicting cultural messages assaulting him as a teenager.

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HuffPost Review: Passing Strange

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marshall Fine

His odyssey takes him to Amsterdam, drugs, sex and the other joys of a rock'n'roll youth in the early 1970s. In the process, he discovers a whole philosophy of life, love and art.

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TriBeCa Interview: Spike Lee Doin' Work

Matthew-Lee Erlbach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matthew-Lee Erlbach

The goal in fiction and documentary making is to tell the story. I never try to lose sight of that.

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Spike Lee To Make Sundance Debut With A Musical

LA Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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More than 20 years after making his first splash with "She's Gotta Have It," Spike Lee is finally going to make it to Sundance. His belated debut -- i...

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Post-Tony Theater Recommendations

Ryan J. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ryan J. Davis

All of America ('all' equals six million in this case) was glued to the Tony Awards Sunday, waiting with baited breath to see what show they haven't h...

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Tony Nominees Announced: From Xanadu To Passing Strange

AP | MICHAEL KUCHWARA | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — "In the Heights," the little barrio musical that brought a fresh salsa and hip-hop beat to Broadway, dominated the 2008 Tony Award no...

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CBS Affiliate Censors Tony Awards Coverage, Blocks Song Called "We Just Had Sex"

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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WCBS-TV, New York's CBS affiliate station, has canceled a pre-Tony Awards performance of a song called "We Just Had Sex" from the musical "Passing Str...

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