Mark Lamar Stewart (born August 16, 1961), known professionally as Stew, is an American singer-songwriter and playwright from Los Angeles, California.
[2]) In 1995 the band released a box set collection of singles including a cover of "MacArthur Park" and a multi-part pop operetta entitled "Miss Jones".
He toured in support of Love's Arthur Lee in 2002 and in 2003 he was invited to take part in the Lincoln Center's American Songbook series of concerts.
It received critical praise from both the New York Times and Variety and opened on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in February 2008 under the aegis of producer Liz McCann and the Shubert Organization.
As of 2016, Stew, Rodewald and members of The Negro Problem were involved in their live show and accompanying album titled Notes from a Native Song, inspired by the writings of James Baldwin.