Broadway NewsUpdate: A Strange Loop Broadway Start Postponed to April 14
The Pulitzer-winning musical will now begin its Main Stem debut later this week.
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Logan Culwell-Block
April 12, 2022
James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, and John-Michael Lyles in A Strange LoopMarc J. Franklin
A string of delays due to cases of COVID within the company has forced A Strange Loop to postpone its Broadway start again, with performances now set to begin April 14. The musical was originally scheduled to begin April 6. Check StrangeLoopMusical.com for the latest.
Newcomer Jaquel Spivey leads the cast as 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. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical features a book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, who makes his Broadway debut with the production.
Spivey is joined by Antwayn Hopper, James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, John-Michael Lyles, John-Andrew Morrison, and Jason Veasey, all reprising their performances from the Off-Broadway production.
Stephen Brackett (Be More Chill) directs the production, with choreography by Raja Feather Kelly (Suffs), scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costumes by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting design by Jen Schreiver, sound design by Drew Levy, hair, wig, and makeup design by Cookie Jordan, music supervision by Rona Siddiqui, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, vocal arrangements by Jackson, and casting by The Telsey Office's Destiny Lilly. Tomoko Akaboshi is music coordinator, and Chelsea Pace is intimacy director.
Check out photos from the musical's D.C. run:
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Take a 1st Look at Michael R. Jackson’s A Strange Loop at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre
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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
Inspired by Schnitzler's La Ronde, DiPietro's play reimagines the tale of sexual power, discovery, and exploration in the context of today’s gay scene.
