Broadway NewsPulitzer-Winning A Strange Loop to Play BroadwayThe Michael R. Jackson musical returns to New York after debuting at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons and its current D.C. bow.
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Logan Culwell-Block
December 20, 2021
James Jackson, Jr., Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyles, Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee, John-Andrew Morrison, and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange LoopMarc J. Franklin
A Strange Loop, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, will make its Broadway debut at the Lyceum Theatre in Spring 2022, with specific dates to be announced.
Featuring a book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, the musical premiered at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons in 2019, produced in collaboration with Page 73 Productions, and is currently at Washington D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company through January 9, 2022.
The meta work centers on Usher, a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thoughts while trying to write a musical about a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thought while trying to write a musical about... and on and on.
Stephen Brackett (Be More Chill) directs the production, with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, a set by Arnulfo Maldonado, costumes by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting design by Jen Schreiver, sound design by Drew Levy, music direction by Rona Siddiqui, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, and casting by The Telsey Office's Destiny Lilly.
The Woolly Mammoth cast is led by newcomer Jaquel Spivey as Usher (a role originated by Larry Owens Off-Broadway), alongside original Off-Broadway cast members Antwayn Hopper, James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, John-Michael Lyles, John-Andrew Morrison, and Jason Veasey. Casting for the Broadway engagement will be confirmed at a later date.
A Strange Loop will be produced on Broadway by Barbara Whitman along with Page 73 Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and Playwrights Horizons.
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Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyles, Jaquel Spivey, John-Andrew Morrison, James Jackson, Jr., and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop
Antwayn Hopper, L Morgan Lee, Jason Veasey, Jaquel Spivey, James Jackson, Jr., John-Michael Lyles, and John-Andrew Morrison in A Strange Loop
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James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, Jaquel Spivey, John-Andrew Morrison, and Jason Veasey in A Strange Loop
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Jaquel Spivey in A Strange Loop
L Morgan Lee, John-Michael Lyles, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, Antwayn Hopper, James Jackson, Jr. in A Strange Loop
The Fred Ebb Award recognizes excellence in musical theatre songwriting, by a songwriter or songwriting team that has not yet achieved significant commercial success.
