Passing Strange: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical in Bloomington, MN

(Applause Libretto Library). The innovative new musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Book and is soon to be a Spike Lee film. "Smashes Broadway cliches with an electric guitar and the funniest libretto I can remember." New York Passing Strange was nominated for 7 Tony Awards, and won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical.