When I asked him to explain what this semi-autobiographical musical is about, he described it this way. SHAPIRO: This big, Black and queer-ass American Broadway show was written by Michael R. UNIDENTIFIED ENSEMBLE #2: (Singing) Big, Black and queer-ass American Broadway show. UNIDENTIFIED ENSEMBLE #1: (Singing) Big, Black and queer-ass American Broadway.
LARRY OWENS: (As Usher, singing) Big, Black and queer-ass American Broadway.
It's called 'A Strange Loop,' and here's how the cast describes it in the show's opening number. A musical that opens on Broadway tonight has already won the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
