A screenshot from Michael Korte’s A Strange Loop Medley video. Front row (l-r) Kornbread, Anania Williams, Bob the Drag Queen; back row (l-r) ELYN and A Strange Loop cast member Kyle Freeman
Viral content creator Michael Korte — known for his “soul-shaking Broadway mash-ups, medleys and unforgettable live performances – has dropped an A STRANGE LOOP medley video starring Bob the Drag Queen, Kornbread, Anania Williams, ELYN and A STRANGE LOOP Broadway cast member Kyle Freeman, with fresh musical arrangements by Bryson Camper. Watch Michael Korte’s medley of Michael R. Jackson’s A STRANGE LOOP HERE.
With tens of millions of views online, Michael Korte is celebrated for bringing together a diverse array of artists to create digital content that pushes the boundaries of musical theatre. Korte’s first foray into the space, #HAM4BEY (a mashup of Hamilton and Beyoncé) went viral and was hailed by TIME Magazine as “the most glorious pop culture pairing ever.” Uniting vocalists, producers and arrangers, Korte’s award-winning creations live at the intersection of Broadway, R&B and Pop.
There are only five more weeks to see Michael R. Jackson’s Tony Award-winning Best Musical A STRANGE LOOP which will play its final Broadway performance on January 15, 2023. The original Broadway cast recording of A STRANGE LOOP is nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.
A STRANGE LOOP opened April 26, to critical acclaim at the Lyceum Theatre (149 West 45th Street). The musical is directed by Tony Award nominee Stephen Brackett, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and produced by Barbara Whitman, along with Page 73 Productions, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company and Playwrights Horizons.
A STRANGE LOOP won the Pulitzer Prize for Dramaand was named Best Musical by the Tony Awards, New York Drama Critics’ Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and Off-Broadway Alliance. Michael R. Jackson won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for A STRANGE LOOP. Jaquel Spivey was awarded the Drama Desk Award for Best Actor in a Musical, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and a Theatre World Award.
Tickets for A STRANGE LOOP range from $49-$179 (inclusive of the $2 facility fee) and are available at Telecharge.com (212-239-6200). The performance schedule is as follows: Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm; Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm; and Sunday at 3pm.
A STRANGE LOOPdigital rush tickets are available at strangeloopmusical.com/lotteryandrush for $55 the day of the performance.This is a first-of-its-kind digital rush on Broadway and will augment the existing lottery ($43) and in-person rush ($47) ticket availability.
Upon closing, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical will have played 300 regular and 13 preview performances at the Lyceum Theatre.
A STRANGE LOOP features set design by Tony Award nominee Arnulfo Maldonado, costumes by Montana Levi Blanco, lighting design by Tony Award nominee Jen Schriever, sound design by Tony Award nominee Drew Levy, music direction by Rona Siddiqui, orchestrations by Grammy winner and Tony Award nominee Charlie Rosen, and casting by The Telsey Office/Destiny Lilly. Erin Gioia Albrecht is production stage manager.
Meet Usher: a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer writing a musical about a Black, queer writer…
Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A STRANGE LOOP is the big, Black, and queer-ass Great American Musical for all.
A STRANGE LOOP made its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, in May 2019, in association with Page 73 Productions. In December 2021, the show had a critically acclaimed run at Washington, D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company prior to coming to Broadway.
GHOSTLIGHT RECORDS and YELLOW SOUND LABEL released the original Broadway cast recording of A STRANGE LOOP on June 10, 2022.
For more information on A STRANGE LOOP visit https://strangeloopmusical.com/.