Friday, August 27, 2010

Passing Strange - Studio

Mom came into town to watch the pigs while Sam and I go away for a couple of weeks so I took her out to eat at Heritage India. Sam and I went to the one in Glover Park and were very impressed. This one, just south of Dupont Circle on Connecticut, emphasized their street food and tapas and we thought they were awesome.

From there we went to the Studio Theatre to see Passing Strange, a modern rock opera. This production blew us both away. It is a coming of age story that transpires race and time period, reaffirms the importance of family. It is the story of a quest to live a life of idealism and art for the sake of art and the realization that art is an ideal not meant to be lived.

There is just so much to say about this piece that was good. The characters, the vocals, the direction, the music. How did this musical fly under the radar?

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