Spike Lee interviews Stew and Heidi Rodewald, the collaborating creators of Passing Strange, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the innovative musical that rocked Broadway. The two discuss the show’s magical closing night on Broadway, the earlier incarnation of the production at The Public Theater, the importance of documenting theater, and their plans for the future. To learn more about what the two are doing now, visit their Web site, stewsongs.com.
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I saw the opening of Passing Strange and it was a remarkable performance and story. Heidi and Stew are a tour de force.
Extraordinarily talented actors and musicians.Love this.
Brilliantly wonderful play! I am interested in production and broadcasting in all ways. I am always interested in REAL, and this definitely takes theatre to the next level!
I caught it while flipping channels and I could not stop watching! I wish I could have caught this live.
Just stumbled across this on PBS tonite, and I was Knocked OUT! InCREDible energy;great performances;and some sly parodies of Punk & “German rock”.. I LOVED it!
Not many plays capture the energy and interaction of a live band; this DID. Can’t wait to see where
Stew & Heidi go next!!!
Bless you, Spike Lee and Great Performances, for bringing this to us. Stew won the Tony for Best Book the same year as Lin Manuel-Miranda won Best Score for “In the Heights”. There was definitely a new energy on Broadway. Absolutely brilliant! So many quotable lyrics. A masterpiece. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I caught this while flipping through the channels last night. It totally blew me away. Probably the best musical I’ve ever watched, and a great story. Thank you PBS for showing this. It was awesome!!!!
FO SHO….DARN GLAD IT WAS DOCUMENTED…WONDERFUL..DEDICATED TO MY SON….ALREADY ORDERED THE DVD..THANKS PBS….
Big Ups to Stew and the cast and crew to Passing Strangers. I caught part of it on a PBS HD channel in Syracuse New York. I was touch by the performance. Thanks to Spike Lee. I didn’t catch the full information on how to purchase the DVD. Can you send me the info. http://www.carlsvideorecording.com
Thanks and Peace to all.
i caught this on pbs and thanks spike lee for filming this fantastic performance!!