The countdown to see 'A Strange Loop' before its final bow has officially began
Still need a reason to understand why Broadway and live theater truly exists? Look no further than the genius mind of Michael R. Jackson’s Tony Award winning A Strange Loop musical. Having personally experienced this and shared everything from heart-pounding applauses to eye-opening silence, it’s a deep dive into raw acting at its best with some of the most unique writing and choreography to grace the legendary stage - so it’s with the utmost urgency to let people know the countdown to witness greatness one final time has started.
Still need a reason to understand why Broadway and live theater truly exists? Look no further than the genius mind of Michael R. Jackson’s Tony Award winning A Strange Loop musical. Having personally experienced this and shared everything from heart-pounding applauses to eye-opening silence, it’s a deep dive into raw acting at its best with some of the most unique writing and choreography to grace the legendary stage - so it’s with the utmost urgency to let people know the countdown to witness greatness one final time has started.
A Strange Loop is on its victory lap
The must-see theatrical performance of the year is slated to give jam-packed audiences a final set this winter. January 15 marks the last chance people have to pull through for an unforgettable live set with an epic cast.
There’s only 14 more weeks to see the Tony Award-winning Best Musical A STRANGE LOOP which will play its final Broadway performance on January 15, 2023.
Michael R. Jackson’s A STRANGE LOOP opened April 26, to critical acclaim at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). The musical is directed by Tony Award nominee Stephen Brackett, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and produced by Barbara Whitman, along with Page 73 Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Playwrights Horizons.
“Bringing A STRANGE LOOP to Broadway has been extraordinary. Michael R. Jackson is one of the most important voices of this generation, and we’re thrilled that so many enthusiastic audience members have been able to experience his monumental musical,” said producer Barbara Whitman, “We look forward to having more theatre lovers come see the show in its final weeks.”
“Though A STRANGE LOOP is not autobiographical, it is my life's work. As such, I feel so blessed to have had the opportunity to share this raw, vulnerable, and personal story with the world and to have connected with so many enthusiastic, loving audiences,” said creator Michael R. Jackson, “I am also indebted to the many extraordinary collaborators and institutions past and present that made the telling of this unique story possible. You each will have a piece of my heart, soul, and my loop forever.”
And never for the cap around these parts. So it’s only right to highlight all of the praise and appreciation Jackson’s project has received in recent months.
A STRANGE LOOP won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was named Best Musical by the Tony Awards, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Off-Broadway Alliance. Michael R. Jackson won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for A STRANGE LOOP. Jaquel Spivey was awarded the Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and a Theatre World Award.
Tickets for A STRANGE LOOP range from $49-$179 (inclusive of the $2 facility fee) and are available at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm; and Sunday at 3pm.
A STRANGE LOOP digital rush tickets are available at strangeloopmusical.com/lotteryandrush for $55 the day of the performance. This is a first-of-its-kind digital rush on Broadway and will augment the existing lottery ($43) and in-person rush ($47) ticket availability.
Upon closing, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will have played 301 regular and 13 preview performances at the Lyceum Theatre.
A STRANGE LOOP features set design by Tony Award nominee Arnulfo Maldonado, costumes by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting design by Tony Award nominee Jen Schriever, sound design by Tony Award nominee Drew Levy, music direction by Rona Siddiqui, orchestrations by Grammy winner and Tony Award nominee Charlie Rosen, and casting by The Telsey Office/Destiny Lilly. Erin Gioia Albrecht is production stage manager.
A STRANGE LOOP features Tony Award nominee Jaquel Spivey as Usher, Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6), James Jackson, Jr. (Thought 2), Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee (Thought 1), John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), Tony Award nominee John-Andrew Morrison (Thought 4), and Jason Veasey (Thought 5), with Edwin Bates, Kyle Ramar Freeman, Zachary A. Myers, Jon-Michael Reese, and Mars Rucker.
Bob the Drag Queen putting on for 'A Strange Loop' in epic fashion this month
There’s no doubt - if you’re looking for a one of a kind Broadway experience, you have to pull through for Michael R. Jackson’s must-see A Strange Loop production. The buzz keeps building especially with Hollywood star Bob the Drag Queen slated to host a ‘Big, Black and Queer’ night in support of the musical later this month.
There’s no doubt - if you’re looking for a one of a kind Broadway experience, you have to pull through for Michael R. Jackson’s must-see A Strange Loop production. The buzz keeps building especially with Hollywood star Bob the Drag Queen slated to host a ‘Big, Black and Queer’ night in support of the musical later this month.
Save the date for Bob the Drag Queen and ‘A Strange Loop’
While details are still coming together, things are confirmed to go down Thursday, October 27. Along with making a name for himself as an actor, comic and podcast host, Bob’s glow up really came from being the season eight winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ reality TV contest.
Bob the Drag Queen will host a Big, Black and Queer Night for the Tony Award-winning Best Musical A STRANGE LOOP on Thursday, October 27, at 7 p.m. The actor, comic, podcast host and season eight winner of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE will moderate a talkback following the show. Bob, the alter ego of non-binary comic/actor Caldwell Tidicue, released a video Monday to announce the evening. The event, which offers a special welcome to Black and Queer theatergoers, takes place during LGBT History Month to celebrate the Pulitzer Prize-winning show breaking new ground for Black and LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway.
“It’s truly one of the most brilliant shows I’ve ever seen in my life and I thought to myself what if everyone in the audience was Black and/or Queer. How amazing would that be?” said Bob, who encouraged audience members to come adorned in the color black. “So I reached out to the producers and a friend of mine in the show and I said, ‘Can we make this happen?”
A STRANGE LOOP opened to critical acclaim at the Lyceum Theater (149 W 45th St) on April 26. The musical is directed by Tony Award nominee Stephen Brackett, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and produced by Barbara Whitman, along with Page 73 Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Playwrights Horizons.
The Broadway cast of A STRANGE LOOP features Tony Award nominee Jaquel Spivey as Usher, a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer... He is joined by Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6), Tony Award nominee L Morgan Lee (Thought 1), John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), James Jackson, Jr. (Thought 2), Tony Award nominee John-Andrew Morrison (Thought 4), and Jason Veasey (Thought 5), with Edwin Bates, Kyle Ramar Freeman, Zachary Myers, Jon-Michael Reese and Mars Rucker.
If you’re ready to pull through for the first or seventh time seeing ‘A Strange Loop’ and to turn up with Bob, tickets are up for grabs.
Tickets for the evening — open to all — are available at Telecharge.com (212-947-8844) or www.telecharge.com or the box office. Special group rates are available at https://www.broadwayinbound.com/shows/a-strange-loop or 800-714-8452. For more information on A STRANGE LOOP visit https://strangeloopmusical.com/. Follow A STRANGE LOOP on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube at @strangeloopbway
Everyone's going to see Broadway's A Strange Loop musical
Broadway is officially back and operational so the crowds heading out to see superb on-stage acting are pulling through in swarms. But while Lion King and Book of Mormon are must-see productions, the time for something new and fun - plus Tony Award-winning - like A Strange Loop has arrived.
Broadway is officially back and operational so the crowds heading out to see superb on-stage acting are pulling through in swarms. But while Lion King and Book of Mormon are must-see productions, the time for something new and fun - plus Tony Award-winning - like A Strange Loop has arrived.
Everyone’s seeing A Strange Loop on Broadway
Over the past few weeks, everyone from Zendaya, the Forever First Lady Michelle Obama and Samuel L. Jackson to Queen Latifah and Gayle King have stepped up to show support for the mind-blowing production.
Luminaries are converging on Broadway to see Michael R. Jackson’s A STRANGE LOOP, the hit show which recently won Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards. Zendaya, Michelle Obama, Steven Spielberg, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Holliday, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jesse Williams, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Anna Wintour, Cynthia Erivo, Lena Waithe, Julianne Moore, Trevor Noah, Cynthia Nixon, Bernadette Peters, Gayle King and Amber Ruffin are among the celebrities who have come out for the show that is breaking new ground for Black and LGBTQ+ representation on Broadway. A new video shows celebrity support for the groundbreaking show.
Jennifer Hudson recently became an EGOT (Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Oscar and Tony Award-winning artist) when the show won Best Musical at the 2022 Tony Awards; she serves as a producer for the show along with celebrities and notables Billy Porter, Don Cheadle and Bridgid Coulter Cheadle, Mindy Kaling, RuPaul Charles, Alan Cumming, Paul Oakley Stovall, Meena Harris, Debra Martin Chase and Ilana Glazer
“Phenomenal. One of the funniest and most poignant shows I’ve ever seen,” said Noah, host of THE DAILY SHOW, who has seen the show multiple times.
“A wildly unique, brilliant show. I laughed and I cried,” said Charles of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE.
The legendary RuPaul has even come forward to dish on why A Strange Loop is not your ordinary musical.
The hype is set to continue and at ticket prices of just $49 to under $200, it’s a steal of a deal for a Broadway production in 2022.
Meet Usher: a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer...
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.
Tickets for A STRANGE LOOP range from $49-$179 (inclusive of the $2 facility fee) and are available at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). Digital rush tickets are available at strangeloopmusical.com/lotteryandrush. Digital rush tickets will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis, throughout the day, until 30 minutes before the performance time. The digital rush tickets augment the existing lottery ($43) and in-person rush ($47) ticket availability.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and YELLOW SOUND LABEL released the original Broadway cast recording of A STRANGE LOOP on June 10.
For more information on A STRANGE LOOP visit https://strangeloopmusical.com/. Follow A STRANGE LOOP on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube at @strangeloopbway