Casting announced for European premiere of PASSING STRANGE

The Young Vic Theatre have announced casting for the European premiere of the electrifying Tony, Drama Desk and Critics Circle Award-winning rock musical Passing Strange, which plays at the venue from 14 May-6 July.

Directed by Liesl Tommy, this new production of the hit Broadway show follows a young musician as he sets out on a musical odyssey, through 80s L.A, Amsterdam and Berlin. It features book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew Stewart and Heidi Rodewald.

Giles Terera (Hamilton, West End) will play the Narrator, with Rachel Adedeji (Dreaming Whilst Black) as Mother and Keenan Munn-Francis (Black Dog) as Youth. Completing the cast are Renée Lamb (Six, West End) as Desi/Sherry/Renata, David Albury (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, West End) as Rev Jones/Terry/Christophe/Hugo, Caleb Roberts (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, West End) as Mr Franklin/Joop/Mr Venus, and Nadia Violet Johnson (School of Rock, West End) as Edwina/Marianna/Sudabey.

You know, it's weird when you wake up in the morning and realise that your entire adult life was based on a decision made by a teenager. A stoned teenager.

A young, Black musician sets out on an electrifying musical odyssey to find himself and his place in the world, swapping his middle-class L.A. upbringing for punk rock and protest in 1980s Amsterdam and Berlin.

The creative team brings together set and costume designer Ben Stones, lighting designer Richard Howell, sound designer Tom Gibbons, video designer Will Duke, musical supervisor Brandon Michael Nase, musical director Art Terry, choreographer Dickson Mbi, and casting director Heather Basten CDG.

This marks the European premiere of Passing Strange which took Broadway by storm in 2008, receiving seven Tony Award nominations, winning for Best Book of a Musical; seven Drama Desk Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music; and it was named winner of the Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.

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