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Michael R. Jackson. Michael R. Jackson (born 1981) [1] is an American playwright, composer, and lyricist, best known for his musical A Strange Loop, which won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical. He is originally from Detroit.
Oct 14, 2021 · Michael R. Jackson: I was in a class, and one of my classmates, a friend of mine, was another Black gay man who wrote a song about a one night stand and feeling deep religious guilt about it and ...
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Michael R. Jackson accepts the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama from Columbia University President Lee Bollinger. (Jose Lopez/The Pulitzer Prizes) Winning Work. A Strange Loop. By Michael R. Jackson. Official trailer. Usher is a black, queer writer, working a day job he hates while writing his original musical: a piece about a black, queer writer ...
Michael R. Jackson holds a BFA and MFA in playwriting and Musical Theatre Writing from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts. As a songwriter, he has seen his work performed everywhere from Joe’s Pub to NAMT. He wrote lyrics and co-wrote book for the musical adaptation of the 2007 horror film Teeth with composer and co-bookwriter Anna K. Jacobs.
Jan 16, 2023 · Michael R. Jackson, who wrote “A Strange Loop,” signed playbills after its final performance. Justin J Wee for The New York Times. The musical “ A Strange Loop ” won a Pulitzer Prize even ...
A Strange Loop is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, and winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. [1] First produced off-Broadway in 2019, then staged in Washington, D.C. in 2021, [2] A Strange Loop premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre in April 2022. [3] [4] The show won Best Musical and Best Book of a ...
Jun 2, 2022 · The Tony-nominated creator of the musical about a queer Black man writing a musical talks about his ambivalence, complexity and discomfort with pride. He also shares his journey, collaborators and projects in this Variety profile.
