Spike Lee’s Passing Strange Movie to Air on PBS Beginning January 13

Spike Lee’s movie version of the Broadway musical Passing Strange will make its broadcast debut on THIRTEEN’S Great Performances on PBS on Wednesday, January 13, at 9 pm EST.

The show, a semiautobiographical story of a young man’s coming of age, starred co-creator Stew, Daniel Breaker, and de’Adre Aziza, all of whom received Tony Award nominations for their performances, along with Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, and Rebecca Naomi Jones, as well as co-creator Heidi Rodewald. The Broadway musical was directed by Annie Dorsen. Stew won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.

The DVD of the film will be available beginning January 12. Lee’s many films include Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Crooklyn.

For more information, visit www.pbs.org.