Michael R. Jackson Walks Us Through His Creative Process

A Strange Loop is undeniably a success story. When the musical—which follows the interior life of a young, gay, Black theater usher named, what else, Usher—premiered off-Broadway in 2019, it was a hit, winning a trove of awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for its playwright, composer, and lyricist Michael R. Jackson. After a lauded run at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in Washington, DC, A Strange Loop has landed at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre. Jackson never imagined things would happen this way. “When I began working on this show, it started off as a monologue I wrote for myself… Read Full Article