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PASSING STRANGE: Really a musical?

by NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Steve Newport) May 11, 2008 at 02:13 PM

NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW: 
"...please don't call it a Broadway musical. You could scare away too
many people who might actually enjoy it."
=A0
NEWSDAY REVIEW: 
"..the stranger-in-a-strange-land original passing for a Broadway
musical at the Belasco Theatre. Part indie-rock concert, part boho-art
project, part coming-of-age black-identity crisis, part hipster
travelogue..." 

USA TODAY REVIEW: 
"Who knew that it would take a bunch of German teenagers and Eurocentric
bohemians to rehabilitate the American musical? "
=A0
VARIETY REVIEW: 
"...boldly atypical Broadway fare." =A0
=A0
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS REVIEW: 
"The story feels familiar and smacks of warmed-over Wizard of Oz. The
stocky, bald Stew wears hipster shades and a dark suit as he narrates,
sings and strums guitar. But he might as well be dressed in Dorothy Gale
gingham and ruby slippers." =A0
THE NEW YORK POST REVIEW: 
"Passing Strange is more like a Broadway cantata, a recycling of theater
song-cycles of the likes Joe Papp encouraged at the Public, and
sometimes risked on Broadway, many years ago. Stew is a fine artist, and
although Broadway may not be his alley, his offbeat beatness would be a
delight to encounter in cabaret."
=A0
AMNY REVIEW: 
"...imagine what it would be like if its composer insisted on not just
sitting center-stage, but narrating the plot and even telling you why
it's a good show. Doesn't that sound condescending?"
=A0
JOURNAL NEWS REVIEW: 
"...so different from the standard Broadway musical that it demands its
own category. It may be a hard sell to the traditional Broadway
audience..."
 




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PASSING STRANGE: Really a musical?
NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-11 14:13:27 
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chromolume <jongoldber  2008-05-11 19:55:54 
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NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-11 23:32:44 
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Robert Bouton <mproviz  2008-05-12 09:16:37 
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favyear54 <favyear54@[  2008-05-13 07:38:13 
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NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-13 11:26:45 
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John W Kennedy <jwkenn  2008-05-14 10:24:05 
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Stephen Farrow <stephe  2008-05-15 01:30:35 
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NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-17 15:51:31 
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Stephen Farrow <stephe  2008-05-17 21:04:58 
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NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-17 20:33:49 
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NewportsRetro@[EMAIL PROT  2008-05-14 21:41:16 
Re: PASSING STRANGE: Really a musical?
"Harlett O'Dowd"  2008-05-13 07:41:57 

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