Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop,” a groundbreaking Broadway show about a queer Black man’s struggles with identity and creativity, was named best musical at Sunday night’s Tony Awards.
Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop,” a groundbreaking Broadway show about a queer Black man’s struggles with identity and creativity, was named best musical at Sunday night’s Tony Awards presentation.
Sunday’s event, held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall and televised live on CBS, marked the Tony Awards’ 75th annual edition. The presentation, hosted by Broadway veteran and recent Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, referenced Broadway’s past in various ways and also included a tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim, the creator of many beloved Broadway musicals.
A production of “Take Me Out,” a two-decade-old baseball-themed drama that also examines gay issues, won the Tony for best revival of a play. Some shows that premiered this season actually were running in previews during the 2019-’20 season, but then got curtailed by Broadway’s COVID shutdown. A case in point: “The Lehman Trilogy.” In accepting the award for best play, Ben Power, who adapted the Stefano Massini’s original “Lehman” script, noted that there was a gap of more than 500 days between the show’s fourth and fifth performances.
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