Hosts chat with two-time Tony nominated playwright, composer, and lyricist, Michael R. Jackson, creator of the Pulitzer Prize winning musical A Strange Loop which is up for 11 Tony awards! They discuss how A Strange Loop developed into an all Black queer and trans cast that manifested themselves to Broadway, how choreographer Raja Feather Kelly turns up the volume on people, queering religiosity, and the ongoing beef with the cast and a certain actor. Jackson also gets into what he hopes audiences are thinking about when seeing the show, what it feels like to now be a gatekeeper, the horror musical he’s currently working on, and advice for the next generation of artists.

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• A Strange Loop on Broadway
• The Patti Murin “Beef”

Creator References

• Troy Anthony
• C.A. Johnson
• Thesis on Joan episode with C.A.
• Keelay Gipson

Queer Culture Recs:

• Murder, She Wrote

Queer Gives:

• Musical Theatre Factory

Episode Credits:

• Edited by Harrow Sansom

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