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 ...

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 ...

2022 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Awards L Morgan Lee 2022 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Awards Jaquel Spivey 2022 Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a ...

But this was a very good omen: these supporting players aren’t just representing archetypes — they feel real-life enough that theguy who plays Thought 4 was nominated for a Tony. (That would be ...

After A Strange Loop won big at the 2022 Tonys, Fort Worth’s Circle Theater announced the addition of the musical’s regional premiere to its 2025 season last year. Playwright Michael R. Jackson’s ...

It’s a big week for SoCal stages, and Essential Arts has you covered with staff picks for live performance this week, plus other weekend possibilities for art and classic movies. We’ve also got a ...

Subjectivity is conditional. We can only understand our own points of view in relation to the differences that separate us. If art often intends to complete the circle (“look at how these other people ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. The first Atlanta production of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop ...

“A Strange Loop,” an utterly unforgettable, idiosyncratic trip into one man’s psyche, has won the best new musical Tony Award, beating more commercial fare. Michael R. Jackson’s 2020 Pulitzer Prize ...

Michael R. Jackson's Pulitzer Prize-winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes.