A new musical soon to be playing in San Francisco called "A Strange Loop" has the best possible credentials. It won the Pulitzer Prize even before it got to Broadway and won the Tony once it opened.

Does Elphaba have anything to do with the political moment in America? Or are we engaging in progressive magical thinking?

Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black, and queer-ass Great American Musical for all.

Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black, and queer-ass Great American Musical for all!

Black writer who’s writing a musical about a young, gay, Black writer... a strange loop. Usher grapples with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes, all brought to life on ...