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Passing Strange
Apr. 11th, 2008 11:47 pmMy mother got us tickets to this for my father's 75th birthday, and I went into it knowing nothing about it and thinking it was probably going to be Not My Thing. But no one told me this was the creation of Stew (the man who brought us "Black Men Ski" which is about the the funniest shit I have ever heard in my entire life).
Anyway, this show was fucking awesome and you must all run and see it right now, as the theatre was not very full and I cannot imagine it will last very long. The show is funny and smart and poignant and has amazing performances and music.
Early on, our hero is sitting in a blue VW Bug getting high with the director of his church youth choir. The choir director, the song of the minister is gay and rants constantly about how only Europe is real and free and everyone should go and our hero needs to go ASAP. So our hero asks, "where have you been?"
The choir director then explains that he hasn't. That his father pays his bills and keeps him on a short leash as long as he acts the way he's supposed to act.
"We're all slaves," our hero says.
"No," the choir director says. "Slaves have options. Slaves," he repeats, "have options. Escape. Revolt. Death." Then he adds quietly, "Cowards only have consequences."
GO SEE THIS SHOW. (chances are there are cheap tickets on TDF too, so if I know you and you want me to hook you up with cheapy tickets let me know).
Also, you gotta love a show with a hillarious send up of avant garde European cinema and a song called "We Just Had Sex" that opens "We just had sex. Yes, the three of us." This, after a gorgeous monologue about "Today I woke up and felt less ugly than I did yesterday."
GO SEE THIS SHIT.
Meanwhile, I have to figure out who to mug to get tickets for the 5 day engagement of Camelot at Lincoln Center -- the cheapest tickets available are $140, but I've been dying to see this show live again for almost 30 years.
Anyway, this show was fucking awesome and you must all run and see it right now, as the theatre was not very full and I cannot imagine it will last very long. The show is funny and smart and poignant and has amazing performances and music.
Early on, our hero is sitting in a blue VW Bug getting high with the director of his church youth choir. The choir director, the song of the minister is gay and rants constantly about how only Europe is real and free and everyone should go and our hero needs to go ASAP. So our hero asks, "where have you been?"
The choir director then explains that he hasn't. That his father pays his bills and keeps him on a short leash as long as he acts the way he's supposed to act.
"We're all slaves," our hero says.
"No," the choir director says. "Slaves have options. Slaves," he repeats, "have options. Escape. Revolt. Death." Then he adds quietly, "Cowards only have consequences."
GO SEE THIS SHOW. (chances are there are cheap tickets on TDF too, so if I know you and you want me to hook you up with cheapy tickets let me know).
Also, you gotta love a show with a hillarious send up of avant garde European cinema and a song called "We Just Had Sex" that opens "We just had sex. Yes, the three of us." This, after a gorgeous monologue about "Today I woke up and felt less ugly than I did yesterday."
GO SEE THIS SHIT.
Meanwhile, I have to figure out who to mug to get tickets for the 5 day engagement of Camelot at Lincoln Center -- the cheapest tickets available are $140, but I've been dying to see this show live again for almost 30 years.
