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    Why the Tony triumph of ‘A Strange Loop’ is momentous for Broadway

    by Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times Jun 13, 2022 5 minutes
    Barbara Whitman, Michael R. Jackson, Jaquel Spivey and the cast and crew accept the award for Best Musical for "A Strange Loop" onstage at the 75th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 12, 2022, in New York City.

    Michael R. Jackson’s “A Strange Loop” received more Tony nominations than any other show in Broadway’s 2021-22 season, but Tony voters are a fickle lot. Recall what happened to Jeremy O. Harris’ “Slave Play” last year. Nominated for 12 awards, a record for a drama, the production went home empty-handed.

    That didn’t happen at Sunday’s Tony Awards, but it seemed a case of deja vu until late in the show when Jackson won for book of a musical. True redemption, however, came at the very end when “A Strange Loop” took home the evening’s biggest prize, best musical.

    This victory is significant not only because this unapologetically Black, queer musical (winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for drama) is a stunning artistic achievement. The show represents a breakthrough for what kind of stories

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