Apparently the song "We Just Had Sex" in the new Broadway musical PASSING STRANGE is too risque for television audiences. The cast of PASSING STRANGE was planning to do the number for a Tonys preview concert that will film later this week. CBS, however, has decided to not allow the song to be presented. Weirdly, word on the street is that PASSING STRANGE claims it will not be able to prepare a new number in time. Really? How hard is it to do one of the numerous other songs from the show instead? I also hear that their number on the Tony Awards (I don't like the show, but it's sure to be nominated) will be a combination of "Keys" and "Amsterdam."
I had a thought today. What if PASSING STRANGE wins the Drama Desk Award for Best New Musical Over XANADU and CATERED AFFAIR? IN THE HEIGHTS, which is expected to win the Tony for Best Musical pretty easily, is ineligible for this year's Drama Desk Awards since it was nominated last year during its Off-Broadway run. If PASSING STRANGE wins, which I think it will, will that build new momentum for it to win the Tony?