Passing Strange at Studio Theatre

Passing Strange

Studio Theatre
1501 14th St. NW Washington

Rocking last year’s Broadway season with soulful songs and funky harmonies, Passing Strange follows a rock musician on his quest for authenticity. From singer-songwriter and performance artist Stew comes a new kind of musical full of sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll and unlike anything you’ve seen before.

Thru - Aug 29, 2010

Wednesdays: 8:30pm

Thursdays: 8:30pm

Fridays: 8:30pm

Saturdays: 8:30pm

Sundays: 7:30pm

Price: $38 - $43

Show Type: Musical

Running Time: 2 hrs 45 mins; one intermission

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Average Rating based on 7 reviews

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Washington Post - Recommended

"...The production satisfies an admirable goal of the 2ndStage program: showcasing emerging performers. In this case, some are so fresh that they've yet to earn their union cards. (Virtually all of the actors are African American, and the ensemble's depth is a reminder that even at this late date, it's a talent pool that remains undertapped in these parts.) Baker has guided them all with the same level of technical command he brought two summers ago to a musical with another set of complex working parts, "Jerry Springer: The Opera.""

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- Peter Marks

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

"...Director Keith Alan Baker keeps the energy of "Passing Strange" cranked up to the max until the end, when the tone of the musical becomes gentle and moving. With its sophisticated book, its clever satire, its heart-felt music, the impressive performances of the Studio Theatre cast, and the contrast between the high-powered beginning and the affecting ending, "Passing Strange" is a novel delight."

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- Barbara Mackay

MetroWeekly - Somewhat Recommended

"...Unfortunately, while certainly doing full justice to what seems to be 2ndStage's forward-thinking mission, the space's close quarters don't suit the energy of Passing Strange's outstanding live band. The match drives some of the musical's numbers into a muddy puddle. Sound distorts and lyrics are either lost or, thanks to some unsuccessful staging, plaster themselves to side walls. Ultimately, too much passes the audience by in an enthusiastic but incomprehensible garble."

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- Tom Avila

Washingtonian - Recommended

"...Directors Keith Alan Baker and Vicotria Joy Murray have assembled a gifted ensemble that gives this 2ndStage production an agreeably immodest energy and size. This is the kind of satisfying visceral experience that could reach the musical-averse and renew the musical-fatigued. There hasn’t been one like this around here for a while, and you know what those German performance artists say: “Absence really does make the heart grow into a state of mind which somehow transforms what you once could not stand...into a somehow quaint, pleasure-giving construct.” Word."

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- Chris Klimek

Express Night Out - Recommended

"...As narrator, Kearse comes into his own in the play's second half. His ability to give the role emotional heft while maintaining a high standard of musicality is an astounding feat. It's an intimidating role considering that Mark "Stew" Stewart, the musician and performance artist who wrote the play based on his own life, originated the role on Broadway."

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- Dan Miller

Washington Blade - Highly Recommended

"...2ndStage’s winning effort retains some of the little rock show feel of the New York production. That combined with its humor, heart, relevancy and undeniable energy make “Passing Strange” a best bet for those who love musicals and even those who (typically) don’t."

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- Patrick Folliard

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

The term “rock musical” can often give this punk rock girl the heebie-jeebies. Most of what Broadway offers to the wah-wah pedal-inclined is either jukebox (Rock of Ages, Movin’ Out, Good Vibrations, Jersey Boys) or more traditional musical theater fare given a rock twist (Spring Awakening, The Who’s Tommy, Hair, Next to Normal).

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- Jayne Blanchard

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Passing Strange Reviews

Washington Post - Recommended

Washington Examiner - Highly Recommended

MetroWeekly - Somewhat Recommended

Washingtonian - Recommended

Express Night Out - Recommended

Washington Blade - Highly Recommended

DCTheatreScene - Highly Recommended

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