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Passing Strange
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Feb 28, 2008
Closing Date
Jul 20, 2008
1st Preview
Feb 08, 2008
1st Preview
Feb 08, 2008
Previews
20
Performances
165
Musical
Original
Broadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(Feb 28, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008)
Setting
Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Berlin
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
; Produced in association with
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (Oskar Eustis: Artistic Director; Mara Manus: Executive Director)
and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
; Assistant Producer:
John Johnson
; Associate Producer:
S.D. Wagner
Book by
Stew
; Lyrics by
Stew
; Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
; Created in collaboration with:
Annie Dorsen
; Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Directed by
Annie Dorsen
; Assistant Director:
Stephen Brackett
; Choreographed by
Karole Armitage
; Assistant Choreographer:
William Isaac
Scenic Design by
David Korins
; Costume Design by
Elizabeth Hope Clancy
; Lighting Design by
Kevin Adams
; Sound Design by
Tom Morse
; Associate Scenic Design:
Rod Lemmond
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Aaron Sporer
; Assistant Costume Design:
Chloe Chapin
; Assistant Sound Design:
Kevin Brubaker
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
; Company Manager:
Kim Sellon
Production Stage Manager:
Tripp Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Jason Hindelang
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Cynthia Cahill
Musical Supervisor:
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
; Bass/Vocals:
Heidi Rodewald
; Keyboard/Guitar/Backing Vocals:
Jon Spurney
; Drums:
Christian Cassan
; Guitar/Keyboard/Backing Vocals:
Christian Gibbs
; Music Copyist:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Katharine Edmonds/Emily Grishman
; Musical Coordinator:
Seymour 'Red' Press
; Music Transcription & Consultant:
Matthew Henning
; Guitar Technician:
Mike Fornatale
; Guitar Instructor:
Steve Bargunet
; Management Associate:
Kit Ingui
Press Representative:
Sam Rudy Media Relations
; Casting:
Jordan Thaler
and
Heidi Griffiths, C.S.A.
; Additional Casting By:
Jay Binder
and
Jack Bowdan
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Dance Captain:
David Ryan Smith
; Dialect Coach:
Elizabeth Smith
De'Adre Aziza
Edwina
a teenage goddess
Marianna
a neo-hippy
Sudabey
an avant-garde filmmaker and writer
Daniel Breaker
Youth
Eisa Davis
Mother
Colman Domingo
Franklin
church pianist, choir director, reverend's son
Joop
a body liberationist
Mr. Venus
a performance artist
Chad Goodridge
Terry
a bad kid at church
Christophe
an academic who moonlights
Hugo
a militant essayist
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Sherry
a bad kid at church
Renata
an abstract artist and cafe waitress
Desi
a den mother and social engineer
Stew
Narrator
Understudies:
Billy Eugene Jones
(Franklin, Joop, Mr. Venus),
Kelly McCreary
(Edwina, Marianna, Sudabey, Sherry, Renata, Desi),
Karen Pittman
(Mother),
David Ryan Smith
(Narrator) and
Lawrence Stallings
(Youth, Hugo, Christophe, Terry)
Belasco Theatre
(Feb 28, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Bantay
Songs
music by
Heidi Rodewald
and
Stew
; lyrics by
Stew
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue ("We Might Play All Night")
Narrator, Heidi and The Band
Baptist Fashion Show
Narrator and Ensemble
Blues Revelation/Freight Train
Narrator and Ensemble
Arlington Hill
Narrator
Sole Brother
Youth, Terry and Sherry
Must've Been High
Narrator
Mom Song
Narrator, Mother and Ensemble
Merci Beaucoup, M. Godard
Narrator and Ensemble
Amsterdam
Ensemble
Keys
Marianna, Youth and Narrator
We Just Had Sex
Youth, Marianna and Renata
Act 2
Sung By
May Day
Narrator and Ensemble
Surface
Mr. Venus
Damage
Narrator, Desi and Youth
Identity
Youth
The Black One
Narrator and Ensemble
Come Down Now
Heidi and Desi
Work the Wound
Youth and Narrator
Passing Phase
Youth and Narrator
Love Like That
Narrator and Heidi
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2008 Nominee
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
; Produced in association with
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (Oskar Eustis: Artistic Director; Mara Manus: Executive Director)
and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
Best Book of a Musical
2008 Winner
Book by
Stew
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2008 Nominee
Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Lyrics by
Stew
Best Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Stew
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Daniel Breaker
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2008 Nominee
De'Adre Aziza
Best Orchestrations
2008 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
2008 Winner
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
Outstanding Book of a Musical
2008 Nominee
Book by
Stew
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Daniel Breaker
Outstanding Choreography
2008 Nominee
Choreographed by
Karole Armitage
Outstanding Orchestrations
2008 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Outstanding Lyrics
2008 Winner
Lyrics by
Stew
Outstanding Music
2008 Winner
Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Theatre World
Award
2008 Recipient
Daniel Breaker
and
De'Adre Aziza
Statistics
Season:
2008-09
2007-08
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Passing Strange Statistics
2008-09 Season
2007-08 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
; Produced in association with
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (Oskar Eustis: Artistic Director; Mara Manus: Executive Director)
and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
; Assistant Producer:
John Johnson
; Associate Producer:
S.D. Wagner
Book by
Stew
; Lyrics by
Stew
; Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
; Created in collaboration with:
Annie Dorsen
; Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Directed by
Annie Dorsen
; Assistant Director:
Stephen Brackett
; Choreographed by
Karole Armitage
; Assistant Choreographer:
William Isaac
Scenic Design by
David Korins
; Costume Design by
Elizabeth Hope Clancy
; Lighting Design by
Kevin Adams
; Sound Design by
Tom Morse
; Associate Scenic Design:
Rod Lemmond
; Assistant Lighting Design:
Aaron Sporer
; Assistant Costume Design:
Chloe Chapin
; Assistant Sound Design:
Kevin Brubaker
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
; Company Manager:
Kim Sellon
Production Stage Manager:
Tripp Phillips
; Stage Manager:
Jason Hindelang
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Cynthia Cahill
Musical Supervisor:
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
; Bass/Vocals:
Heidi Rodewald
; Keyboard/Guitar/Backing Vocals:
Jon Spurney
; Drums:
Christian Cassan
; Guitar/Keyboard/Backing Vocals:
Christian Gibbs
; Music Copyist:
Emily Grishman Music Preparation/Katharine Edmonds/Emily Grishman
; Musical Coordinator:
Seymour 'Red' Press
; Music Transcription & Consultant:
Matthew Henning
; Guitar Technician:
Mike Fornatale
; Guitar Instructor:
Steve Bargunet
; Management Associate:
Kit Ingui
Press Representative:
Sam Rudy Media Relations
; Casting:
Jordan Thaler
and
Heidi Griffiths, C.S.A.
; Additional Casting By:
Jay Binder
and
Jack Bowdan
; Advertising:
Serino Coyne, Inc.
; Dance Captain:
David Ryan Smith
; Dialect Coach:
Elizabeth Smith
De'Adre Aziza
Edwina
a teenage goddess
Marianna
a neo-hippy
Sudabey
an avant-garde filmmaker and writer
Daniel Breaker
Youth
Eisa Davis
Mother
Colman Domingo
Franklin
church pianist, choir director, reverend's son
Joop
a body liberationist
Mr. Venus
a performance artist
Chad Goodridge
Terry
a bad kid at church
Christophe
an academic who moonlights
Hugo
a militant essayist
Rebecca Naomi Jones
Sherry
a bad kid at church
Renata
an abstract artist and cafe waitress
Desi
a den mother and social engineer
Stew
Narrator
Understudies:
Billy Eugene Jones
(Franklin, Joop, Mr. Venus),
Kelly McCreary
(Edwina, Marianna, Sudabey, Sherry, Renata, Desi),
Karen Pittman
(Mother),
David Ryan Smith
(Narrator) and
Lawrence Stallings
(Youth, Hugo, Christophe, Terry)
Belasco Theatre
(Feb 28, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008)
Assistant Stage Mgr:
John Bantay
music by
Heidi Rodewald
and
Stew
; lyrics by
Stew
Act 1
Sung By
Prologue ("We Might Play All Night")
Narrator, Heidi and The Band
Baptist Fashion Show
Narrator and Ensemble
Blues Revelation/Freight Train
Narrator and Ensemble
Arlington Hill
Narrator
Sole Brother
Youth, Terry and Sherry
Must've Been High
Narrator
Mom Song
Narrator, Mother and Ensemble
Merci Beaucoup, M. Godard
Narrator and Ensemble
Amsterdam
Ensemble
Keys
Marianna, Youth and Narrator
We Just Had Sex
Youth, Marianna and Renata
Act 2
Sung By
May Day
Narrator and Ensemble
Surface
Mr. Venus
Damage
Narrator, Desi and Youth
Identity
Youth
The Black One
Narrator and Ensemble
Come Down Now
Heidi and Desi
Work the Wound
Youth and Narrator
Passing Phase
Youth and Narrator
Love Like That
Narrator and Heidi
Tony Award®
Best Musical
2008 Nominee
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
; Produced in association with
The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (Oskar Eustis: Artistic Director; Mara Manus: Executive Director)
and
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Executive Producer:
Joey Parnes
Best Book of a Musical
2008 Winner
Book by
Stew
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2008 Nominee
Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Lyrics by
Stew
Best Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Stew
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Daniel Breaker
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2008 Nominee
De'Adre Aziza
Best Orchestrations
2008 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
2008 Winner
Produced by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
,
Elizabeth Ireland McCann
,
Bill Kenwright
,
Chase Mishkin
,
Barbara and Buddy Freitag
,
Broadway Across America
,
Emily Fisher Landau
,
Peter May
,
Boyett Ostar Productions
,
Larry Hirschhorn
,
Janet Pailet/Steve Klein
,
Elie Hirschfeld/Jed Bernstein
,
Spring Sirkin/Ruth Hendel
,
Vasi Laurence/Pat Flicker Addiss
and
Wendy Federman/Jackie Barlia Florin
Outstanding Book of a Musical
2008 Nominee
Book by
Stew
Outstanding Actor in a Musical
2008 Nominee
Daniel Breaker
Outstanding Choreography
2008 Nominee
Choreographed by
Karole Armitage
Outstanding Orchestrations
2008 Nominee
Music orchestrated by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Outstanding Lyrics
2008 Winner
Lyrics by
Stew
Outstanding Music
2008 Winner
Music by
Stew
and
Heidi Rodewald
Theatre World
Award
2008 Recipient
Daniel Breaker
and
De'Adre Aziza
Season:
2008-09
2007-08
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Passing Strange Statistics
2008-09 Season
2007-08 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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