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Entertainment

'A Strange Loop'

From June 5, 2024 through June 30, 2024
  • Ahmanson Theatre, 135 N. Grand Ave., Downtown L.A.
$35 and up
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Seven Black actors perform 'A Strange Loop' on stage in muted casual outfits and sneakers, except for the man in the middle, who's wearing a red and gold jacket and matching, dressed as an usher.
From L to R: J. Cameron Barnett, Jordan Barbour, Avionce Hoyles, Malachi McCaskill, Tarra Conner Jones, John-Andrew Morrison, and Jamari Johnson Williams in "A Strange Loop" at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre in 2024.
(Alessandra Mello
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Center Theatre Group)

A Strange Loop is meta on meta on meta, using clever staging and a tongue-in-cheek approach to tell the story of Usher, an usher at The Lion King on Broadway, who’s trying to write a musical of his own about being a Black, queer 20-something in a musical about being a Black, queer 20-something. You follow? The touring cast of the show – which won the Tony, the Obie, and the Pulitzer – is strong and the timing of the L.A. run with Pride month and Juneteenth provides a meaningful backdrop for the show’s themes.

Book dinner and a show at nearby Abernathy’s on certain nights or get tickets for Wednesday, June 19, when a special Juneteenth performance will feature a talkback session moderated by Phill Wilson, co-founder of the Dance for Life Festival and a leader in the HIV/AIDS and Black LGBTQ+ movement.