A Strange Loop follows the journey of an overweight, gay, black musical theater writer named Usher as he navigates life in New York City. Plagued by his own constant criticizing thoughts, Usher dedicates his time to writing a new musical, also called A Strange Loop, about an overweight, gay, black musical theater writer in New York City. As he grapples with the everyday struggles of being a young queer, black artist, Usher must confront his family and innermost thoughts to break free of their conformity and his own self-perception. With a fantastically soulful score and a spirited, straight-shooting book, A Strange Loop explores the challenges of sexual and racial identity in this coming of age, Tony award–winning tale, as Usher tries to understand his own strange loop.
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