The saying “You’ve never seen anything like this before” is often overused in reviews.
ButA Strange Loopwill stand out for so much more than that.
All in under two hours without intermission!

James Jackson Jr., Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyles, Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee, John-Andrew Morrison, and Antwayn Hopper in ‘A Strange Loop’.Marc J. Franklin
Not too shabby, huh?
“How you doin'?”
Jackson quips, quotingWendy Williamswith the perfect amount of sass.

James Jackson Jr., L Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, and John-Michael Lyles in ‘A Strange Loop’.Marc J. Franklin
“It’s Your Daily Self-Loathing!
(It’s a hilarious sequence that includes an unexpected appearance this reviewer won’t soon forget.)
What Jackson has created withA Strange Loopis nothing short of astounding.

‘A Strange Loop’.Marc J. Franklin
His score is packed with maddening melodies and clever rhymes.
It’s a fresh, erratic, and inspiring first work that’s both wildly specific and incredibly human.
A special Tony Award should be given to the ensemble for their incredible and varied work in this piece.
At the end ofA Strange Loop, Usher declares that change is just an illusion.
It just might be, but Broadway is already proving Jackson wrong.