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A Strange Loop

A Strange Loop

Musical

Associate Director

June 2023 - September 2023

Barbican Theatre

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The most thrilling, playful and hilarious new musical to hit London in years. - Evening Standard

About this show

Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher, a young, gay, Black writer who hates his day job, so writes a musical about a young, gay, 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 stage by a hilarious, straight-talking ensemble.

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, Michael R. Jackson’s blisteringly funny, ‘audacious and uproarious’ (The Guardian) show is a heartfelt and thought-provoking masterwork that uses humour and honesty to explore themes around race and sexuality.

Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher, a young, gay, Black writer who hates his day job, so writes a musical about a young, gay, 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 stage by a hilarious, straight-talking ensemble.

Nominated for 11 Tony Awards, Michael R. Jackson’s blisteringly funny, ‘audacious and uproarious’ (The Guardian) show is a heartfelt and thought-provoking masterwork that uses humour and honesty to explore themes around race and sexuality.

CREATIVE TEAM

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist - Michael R. Jackson

Choreographer - Raja Feather Kelly

Director - Stephen Brackett

Music Supervisor - Rona Siddiqui

Orchestrations - Charlie Rosen

Scenic Design - Arnulfo Maldonado

Costume Design - Montana Levi Blanco

Lighting Design - Jen Schriever

Sound Design - Drew Levy

Associte Director UK - Denzel Westley-Sanderson

Associte Choreographer UK - Tarik Frimpong

Musical Director UK- Candida Caldicot

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist - Michael R. Jackson

Choreographer - Raja Feather Kelly

Director - Stephen Brackett

Music Supervisor - Rona Siddiqui

Orchestrations - Charlie Rosen

Scenic Design - Arnulfo Maldonado

Costume Design - Montana Levi Blanco

Lighting Design - Jen Schriever

Sound Design - Drew Levy

Associte Director UK - Denzel Westley-Sanderson

Associte Choreographer UK - Tarik Frimpong

Musical Director UK- Candida Caldicot

Playwright, Composer, Lyricist - Michael R. Jackson

Choreographer - Raja Feather Kelly

Director - Stephen Brackett

Music Supervisor - Rona Siddiqui

Orchestrations - Charlie Rosen

Scenic Design - Arnulfo Maldonado

Costume Design - Montana Levi Blanco

Lighting Design - Jen Schriever

Sound Design - Drew Levy

Associte Director UK - Denzel Westley-Sanderson

Associte Choreographer UK - Tarik Frimpong

Musical Director UK- Candida Caldicot

cast

Kyle Birch - Usher

Sharlene Hector - Thought 1

Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea - Thought 2

Yeukayi Ushe -Thought 3

Tendai Humphrey Sitima -Thought 4

Danny Bailey -Thought 5

Eddie Elliott  - Thought 6

Christopher Michael Richardson -  Usher cover

Rebecca Bernice Amissah -  Understudy Thought 1

Momar Diagne - Understudy  Thought 2, 3, 4

Jean-Luke Worrell -  Understudy Thought 5,6

The most thrilling, playful and hilarious new musical to hit London in years.

The most thrilling, playful and hilarious new musical to hit London in years.