Los Angeles Times

Why the Tony-winning author of ‘A Strange Loop’ wants to upend the American musical

Before dedicating himself to musical theater, playwright and composer Michael R. Jackson had a different dream: to be a soap opera writer. “I thought I was going to work my way up and become the head ...
Spin

Strange Things: Michael R. Jackson’s Brilliant New Play Is A Mind-bender

Michael R. Jackson is the author and composer of A Strange Loop, the hit Broadway show that I have not stopped thinking about. I left the play, stumbling onto a hot Avenue, bewildered, tickled, and ...
Dallas Voice

Why I hope every gay man in North Texas will go see Circle Theatre’s ‘A Strange Loop’

I often recommend area theater productions to friends — and sometimes strangers. But I’ve never recommended a show to a whole swath of people. Yet after watching Circle Theatre’s regional premiere of ...
PBS

A Brief But Spectacular take on writing from the inside out

Michael R. Jackson is a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer. His musical, “A Strange Loop,” started as a personal monologue he wrote shortly after graduating from NYU and it ...
People

When Illness Hit, Tony-Winning 'Strange Loop' Creator Saved Show by Going on: 'Not in My Wildest Dreams'

Instead of canceling Broadway performances of A Strange Loop in its final week, creator Michael R. Jackson triumphantly took the stage — and tells PEOPLE it was beyond anything he could have imagined ...
BroadwayWorld

Alan Cumming, Ilana Glazer, Jennifer Hudson, Mindy Kaling and Billy Porter Join Producing Team of A STRANGE LOOP in London

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The five high profile artists were co-producers of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony ...
BroadwayWorld

John-Andrew Morrison, Malachi McCaskill & More to Star in A STRANGE LOOP West Coast Premiere

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. The cast and creative team has been set for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony ...
abc13

From Usher to Broadway: 'A Strange Loop' lights up the stage in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- A new musical now playing in San Francisco has the best possible credentials. It won the Pulitzer Prize even before it got to Broadway and won a Tony once it opened. "A Strange Loop" ...
Yahoo

Kyle Birch, star of West End's “A Strange Loop”, dies at 26: 'A singular talent'

Kyle Birch, a rising star in British theater who recently starred in the West End production of A Strange Loop, has died. He was 26. Birch's agent Russell Smith confirmed the news in a Dec. 4 X post, ...
PBS

Michael R. Jackson, Playwright & Composer

Amna Nawaz: Michael R. Jackson is a Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer. Tonight, he shares his Brief But Spectacular view, as part of our arts and culture series, Canvas. Michael ...
Yahoo

Kyle Birch, Star Of 'A Strange Loop' And Other London Musicals, Dead At 26

British theater actor Kyle Birch, who starred in "A Strange Loop" and "The Color Purple," died on Dec. 2 at age 26. Dave Benett via Getty Images Kyle Birch, a British theater actor who starred in “A ...
The New York Times

As ‘A Strange Loop’ Ends, Its Creator Looks Back on a ‘Supernova’

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Michael R. Jackson discussed his Pulitzer and Tony-winning musical, which closed Sunday after a nine-month Broadway run. By Michael Paulson The ...