Spike Lee to film ‘Strange’ musical
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Spike Lee will film the Broadway tuner “Passing Strange.”
Helmer will shoot three perfs — two with auds and one without — of the critically lauded but sales-challenged musical, according to online reports that surfaced over the holiday weekend.
The show’s producers, who are said to be the backers of the video recording, would reportedly aim to air the edited result on a cable net.
A rep for the production confirmed only that the filming would take place, with further details to be confirmed at an announcement skedded for Wednesday.
The well-reviewed semiautobiographical rock tuner by musician Stew, with music co-written with Heidi Rodewald, earned seven Tony noms and took home one for Stew’s book.