Related: Alexandra Grey turns trauma into triumph in The LifeĪ Strange Loop has been a lifetime in the making - Michael R. From his day job as a Broadway usher to his ambition as a musical theater composer and conflicted relationship with his God-fearing mother and beer-swigging father, Usher nevertheless finds his way, delivering a “big, Black, and queer-*ss American Broadway show!” Spivey, as the central character of Usher, spirals through a bombardment of “extremely obnoxious” thoughts, brought to life by a chameleon-like ensemble. The names above the title may pique the interest of celebrity-hungry theatergoers, but it’s the electrifying cast, led by newcomer Jaquel Spivey that dismantles everything we believed a Broadway musical “should” be. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Looparrives on Broadway, backed by powerhouse producers, including RuPaul, Alan Cumming, Jennifer Hudson, Billy Porter, Ilana Glazer, and more. Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest theater openings on Broadway and beyond. (l to r) Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop.
