The cast of the 2022 Tony-nominated musical A Strange Loop stopped by Late Night With Seth Meyers May 12 to perform the show's "Inner White Girl." Watch the full performance above. The Pulitzer-winning musical's original Broadway cast album becomes available to pre-order today, with five tracks immediately available, including "Inner White Girl." The album is set to release in June.
Also on hand was the work's Tony-nominated writer, Michael R. Jackson, who talked about his 18-year journey writing the show with host Seth Meyers. Find out which controversial celebrity reference Jackson toyed with deleting from the show below.
With a book, music, and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, A Strange Loop is the most Tony-nominated production of the 2021-2022 Broadway season, with nominations for Best Musical, Leading Actor in a Musical (Jaquel Spivey), Featured Actress in a Musical (L Morgan Lee), Featured Actor in a Musical (John-Andrew Morrison), Book of a Musical (Jackson), Score (Jackson), Scenic Design of a Musical (Arnulfo Maldonado), Lighting Design of a Musical (Jen Schriever), Sound Design of a Musical (Drew Levy), Direction of a Musical (Stephen Brackett), and Orchestrations (Charlie Rosen). See the full list of nominees here.
The work centers on Usher, a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thoughts while trying to write a musical about a young, Black, gay theatre writer grappling with his toxic inner thoughts while trying to write a musical about... and on and on.
The Broadway production features 2022 Tony nominees Lee and Morrison, Antwayn Hopper, James Jackson, Jr., John-Michael Lyles, and Jason Veasey reprising their performances from the 2019 Off-Broadway world premiere of the work, along with newcomer and fellow 2022 Tony nominee Spivey as Usher.
Also on the musical's creative team are costume designer Montana Levi Blanco, music director Rona Siddiqui, and casting director Destiny Lilly of The Telsey Office.
Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., Jaquel Spivey, L Morgan Lee, and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop
John-Michael Lyles, Jason Veasey, James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, John-Andrew Morrison, and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop
L Morgan Lee, Jason Veasey, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, John-Michael Lyles, James Jackson, Jr., and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop
L Morgan Lee, Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyles, Jaquel Spivey, John-Andrew Morrison, James Jackson, Jr., and Antwayn Hopper in A Strange Loop
Jaquel Spivey
James Jackson, Jr., Jason Veasey, John-Michael Lyle, L. Morgan Lee, John-Andrew Morrison, and Antwayn Hopper
James Jackson, Jr., L Morgan Lee, Antwayn Hopper, John-Andrew Morrison, Jaquel Spivey, Jason Veasey, and John-Michael Lyles in A Strange Loop
