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A Strange Loop

A Strange Loop

by Michael R. Jackson

Award-Winning
LGBTQ-Related
Mature Musical
Written by a Black Artist

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A Strange Loop

A Strange Loop





Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical.


Story:

Usher is a Black queer writer working a job he hates while writing his original musical… about a Black queer writer working a job he hates while writing his original musical.

Content Transparency: This production includes mentions of child abuse, sexual assault, and rape; HIV Stigmatization; Depictions of abusive family situations and homophobia in the family, racist racial fetishization and racist stereotype.


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Michael R. Jackson

Composer, Lyricist and Librettist
Michael R. Jackson



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
Opening Night
April 26, 2022
Total Performances
285
Original Cast
Jaquel Spivey, Antwayn Hopper, L Morgan Lee, John-Michael Lyles, James Jackson, Jr., John-Andrew Morrison, and Jason Veasey
Director
Stephen Brackett
Choreographer
Raja Feather Kelly
Producer
Barbara Whitman, Page 73 Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Playwrights Horizons
Musical Director
Rona Siddiqui
Orchestrations
Charlie Rosen
Scenic Design
Arnulfo Maldonado
Costume Design
Montana Levi Blanco
Lighting Design
Jen Schreiver
Sound Design
Drew Levy

2023 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Musical Theatre Album

2022 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role in a Musical - Jaquel Spivey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - John-Andrew Morrison
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - L Morgan Lee
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Orchestrations
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design in a Musical

2022 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jaquel Spivey

2022 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jaquel Spivey

2022 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - L Morgan Lee
Distinguished Performance Award - Jaquel Spivey

2022 Theatre World Award Nominations

Jaquel Spivey

2020 Pulitzer Prize Nominations

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

2020 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Larry Owens
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Stephen Brackett
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding Music

2020 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Distinguished Performance Award - Larry Owens

2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Outstanding New Score
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Choreographer
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Larry Owens

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