The show follows Usher, a black, queer writer writing a musical about a black, queer writer writing a musical about a black, queer writer.
A Strange Loop also won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. At the 75th Tony Awards, A Strange Loop earned a leading 11 nominations and won for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical. A Strange Loop premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on April 26, 2022, following previews beginning April 14. The Washington, DC production was postponed to December 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, the show had its world premiere off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in co-production with Productions. A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Michael R.
