A STRANGE LOOP
If you find yourself in New York this summer, I implore you to see Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A STRANGE LOOP, now running on Broadway. This self-described “big, Black & queer-ass” musical follows Usher, a young writer struggling to finish his autofictional musical. As Usher searches for validation and acceptance, the play raises the question: Is it possible to love yourself if the people around you—your parents, your sexual partners, our cultural leaders—take issue with fundamental parts of your identity? Your bigness, your Blackness, your queerness? The result is totally heartbreaking and yet somehow still uplifting. The cast is superb, particularly newcomer Jaquel Spivey in the lead role. This is exactly the sort of show that belongs on Broadway and I just love it so much!!
—Julia Hammer, Director of Production
