Strange Loop Lyrics – All Songs from the Musical

Post-Broadway Journey.

After closing on Broadway January 15 2023, the loop kept spinning.

San Francisco’s American Conservatory Theater hosted the West Coast premiere April 18–May 12 2024.

Audiences queued for raw honesty, and reviewers hailed its scalding humanity.

Canadian Premiere 2025.

Toronto welcomes the musical April 22 through June 8 2025 at the Young Centre.

Ray Hogg directs, Malachi McCaskill leads a newly assembled Canadian cast.

Pride Night, Black Out Night, and marketplace events deepen community connection.

Deaf-Inclusive Productions.

Summer 2025 sees Deaf Austin Theatre and VOCA mount bilingual ASL-voiced stagings.

Alexandria Wailes shepherds direction, widening accessibility.

Licensing Opens New Loops.

Concord Theatricals secured worldwide rights in April 2023, inviting professional stages everywhere.

Industry chatter hints at a 2026 national tour now in early planning.

Awards Snapshot.

• Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2020.
• Tony Award Best Musical 2022.
• Five Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical.
• Outer Critics Circle Best Musical.

Critical Pulse.

London critics labelled the show “magnificent, strikingly original, highly entertaining”.

Time Out called it “a tour de force, slick, tuneful, irreverent, funny”.

Those reviews fuel international demand, sustaining momentum post-Broadway.

Cast Highlights.

• Malachi McCaskill — Usher (Toronto).
• Sierra Holder — Thought 1.
• Nathanael Judah — Thought 5.
• Amaka Umeh — Thought 2, understudy Thought 1.
• Charlie Clark — Usher alternate.

Questions and Answers.

What themes anchor A Strange Loop?

Identity, self-doubt, queerness, and cyclical artistic struggle shape every beat.

How long is the running time?

Roughly 100 minutes, performed without an intermission.

Is the show suitable for teenagers?

Mature language and sexual content suggest guidance for viewers under 16.

Will there be a film adaptation?

No project announced yet, though interest circles Hollywood insiders.

How can theatres license the musical?

Professional companies may apply through Concord Theatricals; amateur licensing is pending.