Singer-songwriter Stew (left) worked with director Spike Lee to create “Passing Strange: The Movie,’’ the film version of the Tony-winning musical.
(Tina Fineberg for The Boston Globe)
From stage to screen, ‘Strange’ plays on
Singer-songwriter Stew (left) worked with director Spike Lee to create “Passing Strange: The Movie,’’ the film version of the Tony-winning musical.
(Tina Fineberg for The Boston Globe)
NEW YORK - Near the end of the Broadway run of the Tony-winning musical “Passing Strange,’’ the man behind the show, the singer-songwriter Stew, was baffled to learn that there would be no filmed recording of a project that he and his creative team had spent five years making. (Full article: 858 words)
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