A Strange Loop
2019 stage musical by Michael R. Jackson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, and winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.[1] First produced off-Broadway in 2019, then staged in Washington, D.C. in 2021,[2] A Strange Loop premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in April 2022.[3][4] The show won Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the 75th Tony Awards.
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Music | Michael R. Jackson |
Lyrics | Michael R. Jackson |
Book | Michael R. Jackson |
Premiere | May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03): Playwrights Horizons, New York City |
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Awards | Obie Award for Playwrighting Pulitzer Prize for Drama Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical |
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The show follows Usher, a Black queer man writing a musical about a Black queer man writing a musical. The title refers to a cognitive science term coined by Douglas Hofstadter, as well as a song by Liz Phair.