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Filmmaker SPIKE LEE has been called in to boost ticket sales for Broadway musical PASSING STRANGE, by shooting the show for TV.

The Oscar-nominated director will film three different performances of the play to create the movie, which will air on a U.S. cable network later this year. Despite rave reviews and a win at the recent Tony Awards, Passing Strange – about a young black musician who travels to Europe to find himself – has suffered at the box office since opening Spring last year.

I can only guess which cable network this shoe might appear on. I have narrowed it down to the CW, the WB, and quite possibly replace Belly as the Saturday night movie on BET. Hopefully, Spike can get it done.