A Strange Loop

Usher is a Black, gay theatre usher at The Lion King writing a musical about a Black, gay man writing a musical — while six singing "Thoughts" embody his doubts, desires, and family's expectations. Michael R. Jackson's audacious, hilarious, and deeply personal meta-musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama before arriving on Broadway and taking the Tony for Best Musical. "A dazzling ride. No measure of praise could be too much" (The New York Times).

Off-Broadway premiere at Playwrights Horizons (2019); 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre (2022–23): eleven Tony nominations, winning Best Musical and Best Book

London premiere at the Barbican (2023)