Catch PASSING STRANGE on The View

On Monday, the cutting-edge new Broadway production, Passing Strange, was honored with 7 Drama Desk Awards nominations:

• Outstanding Musical
• Outstanding Actor in a Musical
• Outstanding Choreography
• Outstanding Music
• Outstanding Lyrics
• Outstanding Book of a Musical
• Outstanding Orchestrations

If you can't make it to the Big Apple but would like a sample - watch acclaimed rock musician & composer, Stew, and his buddies on ABC's The View, Monday, May 12. Check your listings!

Here are some other ways you can find out more about this innovative new musical:

See the TV Spot

See Videos and Photos

Hear the Music and download mp3

Download E-Card, Wallpaper, Buddy Icons, 2 sizes of Banners and links to MySpace and Facebook

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“The exuberant new show Passing Strange is far richer in wit, feeling, and sheer personality than most of what is classified as musical theater these days.” – The New York Times

Out of my wife's last trip to NYC, only two shows made a major impression on her - Passing Strange and the straight play August: Osage County. She's not easily impressed, so praise as high as she was giving it is something to listen to.

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52nd Annual Drama Desk nominations announced!

As Michael mentioned in some earlier postings, Broadway has plenty of great shows to pick from. Recently the nominations for the 52nd Annual Drama Desk awards were announced. Topping the list were 12 nominations for "LoveMusik" (the most of any show this year). Closely behind at 10 nominations are "Curtains", "Spring Awakening," "Legally Blonde" and "Coast of Utopia." Nine nominations went to the Off Broadway musical "In the Heights" and "Mary Poppins" received six nominations.

The awards ceremony will be held on May 20 and hosted by Kristin Chenoweth.

So you're probably asking, "Why should I care?" Straight from the Drama Desk website, here's what the organization is all about … "The Drama Desk was founded in 1949 to explore key issues in the theater and to bring critics and writers together in an organization to support the ongoing development of theater in New York. The organization began presenting its awards in 1955, and is the only critics’ organization to honor achievement in the theater with competition between Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions."

-Angela L.