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Jackson: “I felt determined that I could create something that had as much entertainment value as something that you would expect to see on Broadway, but that it had the sort of heart and intelligence that are in a lot of those classic musicals of yesteryear that are harder to get produced today. And I wrote in my notebook, “All those Black gay boys I knew who chose to go on back to the Lord.” 3 2 One of my classmates-a friend of mine was another Black gay man-wrote a song about a one-night stand and feeling deep religious guilt about it and other feelings that I recognized, because I grew up Black and gay around a lot of other Black gay boys. The form of musical theater and songwriting in particular, turned out to be the perfect container for writing I had been doing since middle school. 1 I applied to a bunch of grad schools, and NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing was the one I got into. I didn’t know what I was going to do with my life, so I wrote this thinly veiled, personal monologue called ‘Why I Can’t Get Work.’ That was about this young, Black gay man walking around New York, wondering why life was so terrible. I was 22, 23 years old with a playwriting degree. Jackson: “At the very beginning, it was only a monologue that I wrote during my last year as a playwriting student at NYU.
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He’s a black gay man… writing a musical about a black gay man… writing a musical about a black gay man… surrounded by his chorus of six larger than life ‘Thoughts’ playing the characters in Usher’s mind, from self-berating entities like ‘Daily Self Loathing’ to caricatured depictions of Usher’s parents, to six-packed fantasy men, all while Usher tries to write the musical that we’re watching.Ī Strange Loop is ‘A musical for our times’ (The Telegraph), stuffed with catchy memorable songs full of triumphant melodies, ‘innovative storytelling’ and the must see performances of 2023. Strikingly original and highly entertaining‘ by the Guardian, don’t miss your chance to experience this ‘ One-of-a-kind masterpiece‘ (Vogue), in London this summer for a one-time only limited season.Ī Strange Loop is the story of Usher. Spectacular‘ by the Evening Standard, and ‘ Magnificent. The Mini-Documentary includes a compilation of intimate interviews with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, and Ryan James Carr, along with footage of the “making of” the new renditions, and never-before seen archival footage of Usher from the album’s era.ĭirected by award-winning Dolapo Sangokoya, Senior Creative, Content, SME/Legacy and executive produced by Ash Peters, Senior Producer, Content, SME/Legacy, the Mini-Documentary will premiere exclusively on Usher’s YouTube channel on September 16, 2022.Audiences and critics are raving about A Strange Loopĭescribed as ‘ The most thrillingly playful and hilarious new musical to hit London in years. “You Make Me Wanna…” (Ryan James Carr Remake)
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My Way 25th Anniversary Edition features the original album in its entirety, bundled with three freshly reimagined tracks, plus instrumentals of said tracks, all produced by producer/drummer extraordinaire, Ryan James Carr. The 1997 album consists of the hit singles “U Make Me Wanna”, “Nice & Slow” and “My Way”. The project is considered a classic to many and easily one of Usher’s most important albums, so it will be a treat for all R&B fans to relive it with new experiences. The “Yeah!” singer is also set to release a mini-documentary along with a special edition of “My Way” to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the 7x platinum album. Along with his NPR: Tiny Desk performance which received glowing reviews from social media, he has also been performing in front of sold out crows at his Las Vegas residency. R&B superstar Usher has had quite a productive 2022 so far.
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