Saturday, November 10
8:00pm
MainStage, ’62 Center
FREE, but tickets are required. Get yours here. Or by contacting the theatre box office at 413-597-2425, Tues. through Sat., 1 to 5 p.m.
Stew, a Los Angeles-bred musician, launched the Negro Problem in the early ’90s. The performance group received mainstream attention for its production Passing Strange, which won a 2008 Tony Award for “Best Book of a Musical.” Stew and his collaborator Heidi Rodewald aim to challenge racial preconceptions through their music. They lead two critically acclaimed bands: the Afro-Baroque band The Negro Problem and the multi-disciplinary ensemble Stew.
Stew is a two-time Obie winner and four-time Tony nominee. He is also well-known as the composer of “Gary Come Home” from SpongeBob Squarepants. Rodewald has spent more than a decade as a performer, arranger, and producer. She also wrote and performed with the female punk band Wednesday Week.
The event is sponsored by Africana Studies, American Studies, and the Lecture Committee.
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