‘A Strange Loop’ Review: A Dazzling Ride on a Mental Merry-Go-Round
And yet, it seems as if there is no measure of praise that could be too much; after all, this is a show that allows a Black gay man to be vulnerable onstage without dismissing or fetishizing his trauma, desires and creative ambitions. Now that’s some radical theater.
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“A Strange Loop” Celebrates the Beauty of Black, Queer Existence
Usher, the protagonist of Michael R. Jackson’s fantastic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, A Strange Loop, is a Black, gay man writing a musical after his MFA while working as an usher for guests watching Disney’s Broadway hit The Lion King. The meta-musical, directed by Stephen Brackett, follows Usher —played by Jaquel Spivey making his Broadway debut— […]
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A Glorious “The Skin of Our Teeth” Invites Us to Reflect on How Far We’ve Come
The events that take place in Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth practically cover the entire history of humankind, from the prehistoric ice age to 1950s New Jersey, to the immediate present. Thanks to Lileana Blain-Cruz’s inspired directorial vision and playwright Brandon Jacob Jenkins’ new material, an already prophetic text turns into something that’s […]
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