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A Strange Loop
Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 1m, 6any gender (adult)
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
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Cast Size
1m, 6any gender (adult) -
Duration
105 Minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Winner! 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner! Two 2022 Tony Awards, for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical
Winner! 2022 Drama League Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical
Winner! Five 2020 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Lyrics and Book
Winner! 2020 Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Musical
Winner! Six 2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New or Off-Broadway Musical, Book and Score
Winner! 2020 Off-Broadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical
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Details
Summary
Meet Usher: a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer.
Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, Michael R Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity and instincts he both loves and loathes. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black and queer-ass Great American Musical for all!
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting Here and Now.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 105 Minutes
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
- Strong Language
Media
“A dazzling ride. No measure of praise could be too much.” – The New York Times
“Thrillingly strange, playful and hilarious.” – Evening Standard
“Magnificent. Strikingly original and highly entertaining.” – The Guardian
“Dazzling” – The Stage
“A Strange Loop is a musical for our times, a slickly tender, affirmative exploration of otherness.” – The Telegraph
“The score very much drives the narrative, but the songs are eminently enjoyable to listen to... It sounds like musical theatre heaven.” – Theatre Weekly
“Irreverent and funny.” – Time Out UK
“A Strange Loop is a shattering, electrifying debut musical. Jackson’s score is packed with maddening melodies and clever rhymes.” – Entertainment Weekly
“The new musical by Michael R. Jackson performs a phenomenal feat — it is both a raw and unflinching interrogation of identity and the most furiously entertaining show on Broadway.” – Variety
“Explosively imaginative. Dazzlingly one-of-a-kind. Broadway’s best new musical.” – Washington Post
★★★★★ “This is the musical we’ve been waiting for... It’s screamingly funny and howlingly hurt, and it’s unmissable.” – Time Out NY
Videos
A Strange Loop – Broadway Promo
A Strange Loop – "Intermission Song"
A Strange Loop – "Today"
A Strange Loop – "Inner White Girl"
Photos
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
Image: 2019 Playwrights Horizons Production (Joan Marcus)
Music
Music Samples
- Musical Style Pop/Rock
- Vocal DemandsModerate
- Orchestra Size Medium
- Chorus Size No Chorus
Licensing & Materials
- Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.