Broadway musical sensation A Strange Loop is transferring from New York to London this summer, where it will open at the Barbican Theatre.
Alan Cumming, Ilana Glazer, Jennifer Hudson, Mindy Kaling and Billy Porter will reunite to produce the musical – Michael R Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork that exposes the heart and soul of Usher, a young, gay, Black writer who hates his day job, writing a musical about a young, gay, Black writer who’s writing a musical about a young, gay, Black writer…a strange loop.
Usher grapples with desires, identity and instincts he both loves and loathes, all brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-talking ensemble. Casting is to be announced.
It is directed by Stephen Brackett and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, with Rona Siddiqui as music supervisor, orchestrations by Charlie Rosen, scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, costume design by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting design by Jen Schriever and sound design by Drew Levy.
A Strange Loop opens at the Barbican Theatre for a strictly limited 12-week season on June 17. Visit Strangeloopmusical.com