Award-winning Broadway musical A Strange Loop has started its run at the Barbican Theatre in London, and brand new production images have come in.
Winner of two Tony Awards including Best Musical, A Strange Loop is created and written by Michael R. Jackson and directed by Stephen Brackett, with other creatives on the team including choreography by Raja Feather Kelly, set designs by Arnulfo Maldonado, lighting by Jen Schriever, sound by Drew Levy, costumes by Jen Schriever and music supervision by Rona Siddiqui.
The show stars Kyle Ramar Freeman (Once on This Island), making his West End debut as 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 also stars Usher’s six Thoughts, the physical manifestation of his internal monologue: Sharlene Hector (Basement Jaxx) as Thought 1, Nathan Armarkwei-Laryea (Women Beware The Devil, Spring Awakening, Hamlet) as Thought 2, Yeukayi Ushe (The Lion King, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon) as Thought 3, Tendai Humphrey Sitima (The Play That Goes Wrong) as Thought 4, Danny Bailey (Jesus Christ Superstar, Girl From the North Country) as Thought 5 and Eddie Elliott (Blues for an Alabama Sky, The Lion King, Motown The Musical) as Thought 6.
A Strange Loop is now playing at the Barbican Theatre until 9 September 2023.
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Photos: A Strange Loop production photos
