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Passing Strange

  • Episode aired Jan 16, 2009
  • TV-G
  • 2h 15m
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8.1/10
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A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.A young black artist leaves his Los Angeles digs and travels to Europe to find himself. A theatrical stage production of the original Broadway musical.

  • Director
    • Spike Lee
  • Writer
    • Stew
  • Stars
    • De'Adre Aziza
    • Daniel Breaker
    • Eisa Davis
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    453
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    • Director
      • Spike Lee
    • Writer
      • Stew
    • Stars
      • De'Adre Aziza
      • Daniel Breaker
      • Eisa Davis
    • 10User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
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      • 3 nominations

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    De'Adre Aziza
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    Eisa Davis
    Eisa Davis
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    Colman Domingo
    Colman Domingo
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    Chad Goodridge
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    Rebecca Naomi Jones
    Rebecca Naomi Jones
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    Karen Pittman
    Karen Pittman
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      • Spike Lee
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      The original Broadway production of "Passing Strange" opened at the Belasco Theater in New York on Feb. 28, 2008, ran for 165 performances and was nominated for the 2008 Tony Awards for the Best Musical and Score and won for the Best Book. nm0231458, De'Adre Aziza, Chad Goodridge, Stew and Daniel Breaker recreated their roles in this filmed production. Daniel Breaker and De'Adre Aziza received Tony Award nomination for acting as did Stew who had four nominations and one win (Best Book).

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    I found Spike Lee's filming of this musical to be extraordinary because I felt like I was in the audience and on stage at the same time. The music is good and the plot stays interesting.

    The great thing this play expresses is how an individual tries to escape the confines placed on his existence by virtue of his race. Many people can relate to taking the journey to self discovery. As an African-American, it was interesting to see how the "Youth" wanted to escape from his confines by heading to Europe where there didn't seem to be any confines. There tension of this escape is illustrated between the scenes between the Youth and his Mother, and at one point she asks him why can't you be comfortable with your own? This musical is funny, religious, and international at the same time. All of the actors were great. The music was fantastic. All hail Stew!
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    • Release date
      • January 16, 2009 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Belasco Theater - 111 West 44th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
      • Apple Core Holdings
      • KQED
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      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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