Passing Strange is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American's journey of self-discovery as an artist, while combining strong existentialist and meta-fictional elements (especially self-referential humor).

Passing Strange: Directed by Spike Lee, Annie Dorsen. With Stew, De'Adre Aziza, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo. Director Spike Lee's passionate adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical about a young bohemian who experiences sex, drugs and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood.

A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind musical event, Passing Strange takes audiences on a journey from Los Angeles, to Amsterdam, to Berlin, and beyond. Rock musician Stew makes a powerful debut as playwright and narrator, telling the story of a nameless Youth who is on a quest to find “the real.”

May 22, 2024 · Beginning in a stiflingly church-overshadowed late 1970s California, we follow the Black American Youth (Keenan Munn-Francis) as he escapes to Europe to discover ‘the real’...

Aug 19, 2009 · “Passing Strange” is one of the best musicals I’ve seen. It tells the story of a young black man from Los Angeles, rebelling against a loving, church-going family and breaking out on his own in the late 1960s to follow the call of art, or “art,” to Amsterdam and Berlin.

Passing Strange is a Comedy Drama Rock Musical about a young African American's artistic journey of self-discovery in Europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafictional and self-referential humor, and the Künstlerroman.

Director Spike Lee's passionate adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical about a young bohemian who experiences sex, drugs and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood.

Passing Strange is a comedy-drama rock musical about a young African American 's journey of self-discovery as an artist, while combining strong existentialist and meta-fictional elements (especially self-referential humor). The musical's lyrics and book are by Stew with music and orchestrations by Heidi Rodewald and Stew.

In this Spike Lee adaptation of the thrilling Broadway musical, a young bohemian experiences sex, drugs, and rock and roll on his journey to selfhood.

A soulful and electrifying Broadway musical, PASSING STRANGE takes us on an odyssey in search of identity, acceptance, and the “Real”. A young man discovers his musical calling and sets off for Europe, leaving behind his mother and comfortable suburban life.