The cast reunited at 'Broadway's Supper Club' to sing a five-song medley led by the show's author to celebrate their opening at the Lyceum Theater on Broadway.
who is caught in a self-referential loop of his own self hatred.' The ensemble of characters joining him are a collection of 'fierce but completely obnoxious' 'Thoughts' - literally billed in the show's Playbill as 'Thoughts 1-6.' Jackson explains A Strange Loop is 'a musical about a young Black gay man named Usher who works as an usher at a Broadway show who is writing a musical about a young Black gay man named Usher who works as an usher at a Broadway show. The show at the Lyceum clocks in at 100 minutes with no intermission. Even in this small, Tiny Desk (home) version it's easy to get caught up in Usher's whirlwind of emotions as he's tormented by his thoughts.
One can only imagine sitting in a dark theater with a bunch of strangers, laughing and crying, spiraling out together on Usher's strange loop.
