Stew - whose new musical Passing Strange will begin performances on Broadway Feb. 8, 2008 at the Belasco Theatre - is one of five special guest hosts who will divulge the music they just cannot live without during WNYC Radio's annual weeklong "Must Have Festival" December 10 to 14. Stew's evening of "Must Have" music will conclude the weeklong Festival, broadcasting on December 14 at 7PM.
The theme of WNYC's festival this year is "The Transformers," featuring Stew and four other artists and activists who are significantly impacting New York's physical, cultural and environmental landscape, inviting them to dig through their CD collections and plug in their iPods to share the music that has inspired them. Hosted by author and commentator Katherine Lanpher, the "Must Have Festival" will air on WNYC's "Evening Music" from Monday, December 10 through Friday, December 14 at 7 p.m. on 93.9 FM and via live internet stream at www.wnyc.org. More information at http://www.wnyc.org/musicThe "mesmerizing stage presence of [this] chubby, bald, moon-faced, middle-aged performer named Stew," as described by the New York Times, will soon be on display on Broadway when his autobiographical musical, "Passing Strange," begins performances at the Belasco Theater on February 8th. Also known as an underground "Afro-baroque" musician, his 2000 release "Guest House" and 2002 release "Naked Dutch Painter" were named Album of the Year by Entertainment Weekly.
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Passing Strange will transfer to
Broadway -- following its critically-acclaimed, sold-out debut at The Public
Theater in the spring -- beginning previews February 8 prior to opening
February 28, 2008 at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44 Street) in Manhattan.
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