Aug 29, 2009 the altrock musical passing strange earned seven tony nominations but lasted a mere six months on broadway. She has always passed as a typical all american teenager with everyone, her family, her friends and at school. With his band the negro problem, hes toured around the world, putting out albums of what he calls afrobaroque. May 15, 2007 daniel breaker and eisa davis in passing strange, a musical written and narrated by the singersongwriter stew, at the public theater. The musicals lyrics and book are by stew with music and orchestrations by. Passing strange is a comedydrama rock musical about a young african americans artistic journey of selfdiscovery in europe, with strong elements of philosophical existentialism, metafiction especially selfreferential humor, and the artistic journey. Ruined, earle hyman among 2009 obie winners the village. Jan 11, 2010 the main characters only name is youth to emphasize his candideish qualities.
You will never forget passing strange i thank stew, his band heidi sings like an angel and the phenomenal cast they are all amazing, but daniel breaker is a force of his own and i am not sure that it is fair that one person should be allowed to have that much talent for what each has given me and continues to give every time i watch the dvd. Passing strange by spike lee daniel breaker 30306951997. The spectacular, oneofakind musical passing strange was developed and premiered at berkeley repertory theatre and went on to be a broadway hit, winning multiple awards including a tony. It is the invention largely of stew, a onename wonder who is not only an exceptionally talented and clever songwriter but an infectiously engaging stage presence as well. Passing strange by daniel waters is the third instalment of the generation dead series. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Spike lee captured the show on film, retaining its energy while also taking us behind the scenes. Lees camera takes us into the heart of the action, even backstage, seamlessly integrating three different. The musicals lyrics and book are by stew with music and orchestrations by heidi rodewald and stew. Stew and four other musicians fill the stage with guitars, keyboards, drums.
Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. While the end credits indicate that passing strange is a spike lee joint, lees role in this cinematic adaptation of the hit broadway show is essentially that of a glorified cameraman. Broadway premiere theatre belasco theatre opening night feb 28, 2008 total performances 165 original cast deadre aziza, daniel breaker, eisa davis, colman domingo, chad goodridge, rebecca naomi jones, stew. The youth daniel breaker is a rockandroll candide a wanderer whose innocence is. Stew narrator confronts daniel breaker youth in passing strange. Feb 29, 2008 the singersongwriter stew, center, with colman domingo, rear left, and daniel breaker, right, in passing strange at the belasco theater. The musical drama desk nomination, passing strange tony award nomination, drama desk nomination, theatre. Belasco theatre, broadway opened 28th february, 2008. A highdefinition filming of the broadway production was released on dvd, bluray and digital download on october 15, 20, in north america and december 2 in the uk. Daniel breaker and eisa davis in passing strange, a musical written and. In 2009, stew and rodewald collaborated on music for a new stage production of a midsummer nights dream, and began work on their next show, making it, which debuted.
Passing strange a real rock musical he calls himself a rock n roll lifer. Passing strange was filmed by spike lee and released in 2009. Stew and his younger alter ego, played by daniel breaker, in passing strange. He lives in connecticut with his wife and children. Stew, left, and linmanuel miranda, right, narrate passing strange and in. Colman domingo on apple music apple books apple apple. Plan on dinner outdoorsour very own babette cafe will be cooking up coconutpeanut chicken wings with sriracha and spicy slaw, vegetarian corn chowder, and. Singersongwriter stew narrates his largely autobiographical story as his onstage alter ego a phenomenal daniel breaker evolves. Passing strange is not only a lesson in the intricacies of class, race, and gender relations. Daniel breaker born june 2, 1980 is an american actor, voice actor and comedian, best.
Someone who will love you in all your damaged glory. I am the twentieth century incarnate, sings daniel breaker as youth the standin. Circle award and drama desk award for best musical. Now that karen is dead she is still passing as alive. Deadre aziza, daniel breaker, eisa davis, colman domingo, chad goodridge, rebecca naomi jones, stew design takeshi kata, set keith parham, lighting design. Most of the story is set in 1940, but the first chapter takes place in modern day, and from the first page the atmosphere drew me in. A theatrical stage production of the tony awardwinning broadway musical. Karen desonne is used to pretending to be someone and something she is not. Daniel breaker theatre credits, news, bio and photos.
To call passing strange a rock musical doesnt entirely capture its novelty. Passing strange is bursting at the seams with melodic songs, and it features. The final performances of passing strange at the belasco were filmed by director spike lee for a performance documentary, also titled passing strange, which was released in 2010. Critic bob mondello says it deserved a longer run at least on the evidence of spike. Passing strange playbill opening night, passing strange 2008 opened feb 28, 2008. The event was hosted by martha plimpton pal joey and daniel breaker passing strange, shrek the musical, with many guest presenters, including film star anne hathaway. May 17, 2007 passing strange, at the public, is this seasons third new musical thatamazing. It follows a group of queer women, some of which are magical.
Stew and daniel breaker as alter egos in passing strange. Singersongwriter stew narrates his largely autobiographical story as his onstage. Aug 21, 2009 learn more about daniel breaker at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Overview of passing strange, 2009, directed by spike lee, with stew, daniel breaker, eisa davis, at turner classic movies. Cbs will broadcast the 2008 tony awards ceremony on june 15, live from radio city music hall. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. While there is a discernible narrative, as a young stew played by another actor, daniel breaker struggles through the monotony of a suburban adolescence before emerging as a somewhat specious artist. Tony award nominee daniel breaker passing strange will join the broadway cast of the musical hamilton as aaron burr startingaugust 29, and montego glover, a tony nominee for her performance in memphis, will join the chicago company of hamilton in the role of angelica schuyler starting in early september, it is announced by jeffrey seller. Passing strange is one of the best musicals ive seen. The youth daniel breaker is a rockandroll candide a wanderer whose. Feb 27, 2008 to call passing strange a rock musical doesnt entirely capture its novelty. Passing strange is, happily, one of those reminders. Roma maffia niptuck and tony nominee daniel breaker passing strange are set for recurring roles in the upcoming fifth season of billions, showtimes drama series starring paul.
Michal daniel to read the critics, passing strange has an identity problem. Passing strange original, musical, broadway opened in new york city feb 28, 2008 and played through jul 20, 2008. Sporting a dorky long hairstyle, he infuses mandrew with an innocent affability that draws us in even when delivering inane lines like i used to jack off to wheres waldo books. It explodes with electrifying performances by daniel breaker as youth and a topnotch cast that instantly creates a range of international characters. The altrock musical passing strange earned seven tony nominations but lasted a mere six months on broadway. Tony award nominee daniel breaker, most recently seen on broadway in the tonywinning the book of mormon, joins the chicago company of the. You will never forget passing strangei thank stew, his band heidi sings like an angel and the phenomenal cast they are all amazing, but daniel breaker is a force of his own and i am not sure that it is fair that one person should be allowed to have that much talent for what each has given me and continues to give every time i watch the dvd. Daniel breaker and eisa davis in passing strange, a musical written and narrated by the singersongwriter stew, at the public theater.
Daniel waters born march 14, 1969 is an american author of young adult novels. Daniel breaker celebrity profile check out the latest daniel breaker photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Haskel, emily, helen, franny, and all the rest the cast do not come across as vehicles of their narrative, but genuine people. Author daniel waters is a smuggler favorite his generation dead series keeps getting better i loved both generation dead and kiss of life, so when we were offered a copy of passing strange, it was a no brainer. In addition to writing the shows book and lyrics, stew cowrote the propulsive.
New york passing strange was nominated for 7 tony awards, and won the new york drama critics circle award and drama desk award for best musical. The innovative new musical that won the 2008 tony award for best book and is soon to be a spike lee film. It is indeed a story about passing, in every sense of the term, and historian martha sandweiss tells it with a scholars rigor and a storytellers verve. Breaker previously played mafala hatimbi in the book of mormon on. Elder ego stew, left, advises his youthful double, breaker. Stew, who created passing strange, which is an autobiography of sorts, doesnt distract us with exoticism or nostalgia. Daniel breaker has been seen on broadway in the book of mormon, the performers, shrek. Daniel breaker passing strange is spoton as the bumbling, ascetic lee who wonders if hes making a mistake marrying his high. Daniel breaker joins chicago cast of hamilton april 11 playbill. The semiautobiographical story of a young black mans coming of age was conceived and composed by rock. Mar 05, 2008 elder ego stew, left, advises his youthful double, breaker.
He is the author of the shows book and lyrics, the composer with heidi. Passing strange is one of those books with precisely the right title. Passing strange, at the public, is this seasons third new musical thatamazing. Learn more about daniel breaker at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. The singersongwriter stew, center, with colman domingo, rear left, and daniel breaker, right, in passing strange at the belasco theater. Passing strange is an ache, a pang in my chest, a queer story so ferociously loving of its characters that the simplest interactions feel almost like a real family. The show is genrecrossing, with music that shows the influence of rock, pop, funk, gospel, and more. Feb 28, 2008 if you like passing strange, you might also like. Daniel breaker picture gallery on with daniel breaker photos from stage, special events, red carpets and more.
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