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Transcript: 'Passing Strange' a Real Rock Musical
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- February 28, 2008
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ROBERT SIEGEL
NPR All Things Considered
02-28-2008
'Passing Strange' a Real Rock Musical
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 20:00-21:00 PM
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
And I'm Melissa Block.
Last spring, a musical called "Passing Strange" opened off Broadway to rave reviews. It's written and performed by an indie-rock musician who goes by one name, Stew. The show is a hybrid of a rock concert and a traditional musical. Now, it has traveled a couple of miles uptown from the Public Theater to the Belasco for its Broadway debut.
Jeff Lunden has the story of "Passing Strange."
JEFF LUNDEN: Stew, whose real name ...