A Strange Loop

Ages: 12+
Opened: September 15, 2020

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Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D Street, NW Washington, DC 20004

A Strange Loop explores the thoughts of Usher, a black, queer writer working a job he hates while writing his original musical: a piece about a black, queer writer, working a job he hates while writing his original musical. Michael R. Jackson's blistering, momentous new musical (and his professional debut) follows a young artist at war with a host of demons-not least of which are the punishing thoughts in his own head-in an attempt to capture and understand his own strange loop.

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Other Productions of A Strange Loop

2019   Off-Broadway Playwrights Horizons World Premiere
Off-Broadway
2020   Woolly Mammoth Theatre Production
2022   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2023   West End
West End

A Strange Loop Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Michael R. Jackson

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