Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael R Jackson

This week Trevor, Ken, Mario, Vida, Jason England and Michael R Jackson coterie together to talk shop about, review and rate the new movie Sinners.  SPOILER FILLED REVIEW EPISODE. This is a patreon only episode for paid subscribers.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the full archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

In this episode, writer Rick Rhobajt Widen discusses bible musicals, running the gamut from Children of Eden, Two by Two, and Jesus Christ Superstar to religion-adjacent musicals like Saved and Leap of Faith . We also talk about the song "Writing a Gospel Play" from Michael R. Jackson's 2022 musical A Strange Loop. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode: "Generations" from Children of Eden "Why Me?" from Two by Two "Deborah (Lead Me to the Rock)" from Bible Women "Answer Me" from The Band's Visit "Two by Two" from Two by Two "Samuel Anoints David" from King David "I Don't Know How to Love Him" from Jesus Christ Superstar "Feelings" from The Apple Tree "Writing a Gospel Play" from A Strange Loop

For 40 years, the Whiting Awards have been discovering up-and-coming literary talent, and awarding them with substantial grants. Past recipients include Michael Cunningham, Jonathan Franzen, Hernan Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Michael R. Jackson, Mary Karr, and more. This week, the 40th Annual Whiting Awards handed out grants to a new class of writers. Courtney Hodell, director of literary programs with the Whiting Foundation, discusses her role overseeing the awards, and how the Foundation has become so adept at identifying emerging literary talent.

Welcome to Backstage Pass Season 2! We're premiering our second season with a special double release that features our conversation with Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner Michael R Jackson (A Strange Loop) and Anna K. Jacobs (POP!) about their musical Teeth. Check out Episode 2 for the second part of our conversation. "Teeth" is a musical that follows Dawn O'Keefe, a charismatic leader of a Christian youth group called the Promise Keeper Girls, who grapples with her own sexual desires while suppressing them due to her strict religious upbringing; when violated, she discovers a shocking secret power where her body physically fights back against sexual assault, essentially giving her "teeth" against her attackers; the show explores themes of religious oppression, female sexuality, and bodily autonomy, based on the cult film of the same name, with music by Anna K. Jacobs and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson. This episode features the songs “Precious Gift” performed by Alyse Alan Louis and the Promise Keeper Girls, “Modest is Hottest” performed by Jason Gotay and Alyse Alan Louis, and “Shame in My Body” performed by Alyse Alan Louis.  Connect with Teeth: Website: https://teeththemusical.com/ Connect with Michael R. Jackson: Instagram: @thelivingmichaeljackson Website: https://www.thelivingmichaeljackson.com/ Connect with Anna K. Jacobs: Instagram: @theannakjacobs Website: https://www.annakjacobs.com/ Connect with New York Theatre Barn: Support us: newyorktheatrebarn.givingfuel.com/nytb-yea2024 Twitter: @nytheatrebarn Instagram: @newyorktheatrebarn  Facebook.com/nytheatrebarn nytheatrebarn.org  Pauls's personal instagram: @paulsmacs Teresa's personal instagram: @terijoyeaux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second episode of Backstage Pass Season 2, we continue our conversation with Tony and Pulitzer Prize Award Winner Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop) and Anna K Jacobs (POP!) about their musical Teeth. We also play a game we designed just for these writers, where we decide which musical theatre characters should be armed with vagina dentata. "Teeth" is a musical that follows Dawn O'Keefe, a charismatic leader of a Christian youth group called the Promise Keeper Girls, who grapples with her own sexual desires while suppressing them due to her strict religious upbringing; when violated, she discovers a shocking secret power where her body physically fights back against sexual assault, essentially giving her "teeth" against her attackers; the show explores themes of religious oppression, female sexuality, and bodily autonomy, based on the cult film of the same name, with music by Anna K. Jacobs and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson. This episode features the songs “It's Always the Woman” performed by Alyse Alan Louis and “Dentata” performed by the cast of Teeth. Connect with Teeth: Website: https://teeththemusical.com/ Connect with Michael R. Jackson: Instagram: @thelivingmichaeljackson Website: https://www.thelivingmichaeljackson.com/ Connect with Anna K. Jacobs: Instagram: @theannakjacobs Website: https://www.annakjacobs.com/ Connect with New York Theatre Barn: Support us: https://newyorktheatrebarn.givingfuel.com/nytb2025 Twitter: @nytheatrebarn Instagram: @newyorktheatrebarn  Facebook.com/nytheatrebarn nytheatrebarn.org  Pauls's personal instagram: @paulsmacs Teresa's personal instagram: @terijoyeaux Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Broadway and beyond, Anna K. Jacobs is creating waves in musical theatre. A Sydney-born composer, lyricist, and educator, Anna's storytelling prowess shines through her diverse works, from the live-action adaptation of Moana for Disney Cruise Line to the boundary-pushing Teeth, a horror musical exploring ideology, faith, and desire. With a foundation in classical composition and a career built through bold experimentation, Anna's journey is as inspiring as it is unique. In this episode, Anna dives deep into her creative process, her collaboration with talents like Michael R. Jackson, and the evolution of her musicals, including her experiences developing Teeth amidst a cultural shift. She also discusses her impactful work as an educator, her journey from Sydney to New York, and her upcoming performance at 54 Below, where she'll premiere songs from her new musical, A House Without Windows. Whether it's crafting larger-than-life stories or inspiring young artists, Anna's artistry and passion for innovation stand out in today's theater landscape. Anna K. Jacobs is a celebrated composer, lyricist, and educator originally from Sydney, Australia. Her works include Teeth (co-written with Michael R. Jackson), Pop (a murder mystery about Andy Warhol), and the live-action stage adaptation of Moana for Disney Cruise Line. A recipient of the Jonathan Larson and Billy Burke Ziegfeld Awards, she is an alumna of NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program and a mentor to emerging artists through the New York Youth Symphony and The New School. Anna's vibrant, daring approach to musical storytelling continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Connect with Anna: Instagram: @theannakjacobs Website: annakjacobs.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: YouTube: YouTube.com/TheTheatrePodcast Threads, Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com My personal Instagram: @alanseales Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The conversation continues as Tony & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael R Jackson (A Strange Loop, Teeth) is a writer and composer whose prodigious talent combines with a depth of observation that results in powerful, personal storytelling. He shares how his history of inner criticism has been a response to feeling excluded and on the outside, and how his journey towards self-acceptance has been a complicated one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm not releasing a new episode this month, so instead I thought I'd put together a few “Why is This So Good” sections from the first and second seasons to hold us over until the next new episode in August. I've included A Strange Loop writer Michael R. Jackson talking about the song "Not Anymore" from the 1973 musical Raisin from episode 4; composer, writer, and director John Grimmett talking about the song sequence "Montage/Safe/The One I Love" from Michael John LaChiusa's 1993 musical Hello Again from episode 7; and writer John Verderber talking about Stephen Sondheim's song "Someone in a Tree" from his 1976 musical Pacific Overtures from episode 19. You can write to scenetosong@gmail.com with a comment or question about an episode or about musical theater, or if you'd like to be a podcast guest. Follow on Instagram at @ScenetoSong, on X/Twitter at @SceneSong, and on Facebook at “Scene to Song with Shoshana Greenberg Podcast.” And be sure to sign up for the new monthly e-newsletter at scenetosong.substack.com. Contribute to the Patreon. The theme music is by Julia Meinwald. Music played in this episode:  "Not Anymore" from Raisin  "Montage/Safe/The One I Love" from Hello Again "Someone in a Tree" from Pacific Overtures

Taking its title from the mythical Egyptian afterlife, The Duat is a psychological portrait of Cornelius Johnson, a FBI counterintelligence officer played by Philadelphia favorite Frank X, in a battle for his very soul. Using spoken word, North African drumming, and gorgeous choreography, this thrilling world premiere is a poetic and virtuosic story of redemption.Roger Q. Mason (they/them) is a writer and performer who uses the lens of history to disrupt the biases that divide rather than unite us. Their playwriting has been seen on Broadway (Circle in the Square Reading Series); Off and Off-Off-Broadway; and regionally. Mason's World Premiere of Lavender Men was lauded by the Los Angeles Times as “evoking the mingled visions of Suzan-Lori Parks, Jeremy O. Harris and Michael R. Jackson.” They are a recipient of the inaugural Catalyst Fellowship, awarded by the Dramatists Guild Foundation, in celebrations of theatre makers whose work impacts social justice and civic change through art. FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: https://philadelphiatheatrecompany.org/the-duat

This month, the Tony Award and Pulitzer-winning Strange Loop opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Written by Michael R. Jackson, this hard-hitting and provocative musical centers around Usher, a young, gay, Black writer who writes a musical about a young, gay, Black writer who is writing a musical about a young, gay, Black writer…thus a strange loop. Usher embarks on a journey of self-discovery covering the raw aspects of life, the good and the bad, while dealing with his Thoughts, personified by a unique cast of characters. Having just wrapped up a run at San Francisco's ACT, this production highlights a fresh face to the scene via North Carolina, queer performer Malachi McCaskill as Usher. Like Usher, Malachi is finding his way through life and professional theatre as a young, queer, Black performer. In this episode, we talk about it all. We talk about finding his identity in high school, his relationship with religion, manifesting his role in Strange Loop, coming to the West Coast for his first time, his creative process as an actor, the realities of being a young, gay, Black men in entertainment, what the future holds in store, and his message to the LGBTQ community.Hosted by Alexander Rodriguez @AlexanderisOnAirYou can check out our in-depth chat with him in the current issue of GED Magazine now on newsstands or at GEDMag.com 

This week, Busy and Caissie are still playing catch up in their lives. Caissie's still recovering from an ear infection, Busy has invested in a lower-sugar candy company, snd they share a story about something horrifying that happened in Emily BB's bed! THEN! It finally happens! Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner Michael R. Jackson drops by the pod to talk about his incredible musical “A Strange Loop” and Caissie reveals who was sitting in front of her at the theater on opening night in LA. You're not gonna believe it! SPONSORS: http://Shopbeam.com/BUSY CODE: BUSY for up to 40% off Beam's best-selling Dream Powder, the bedtime hot cocoa mix that helps you sleep http://blueland.com/BEST for 15% off your first order of beautiful, endlessly refillable home cleaning products http://BollandBranch.com CODE: BUSY for 15% off your first order of super soft, luxurious 100% organic cotton sheets. Some exclusions apply. See site for details. http://Wildgrain.com/BUSY PROMO CODE: BUSY for $30 off your first box of bake from frozen artisanal breads, pastries and pastas. PLUS FREE CROISSANTS! http://Betterhelp.com/BUSY for 10% off your 1st month of flexible, affordable, online therapy http://AthenaClub.com PROMO CODE: BUSY for 20% off your first purchase of Athena Club's award-winning razors and body products.

Broadway is evolving. With artists like Michael R Jackson, Jordan E Cooper, and our guest today, Jocelyn Bioh, Broadway is becoming a home for our stories.  As a Harlem native, Bioh was inspired to tell the story of the women we all have encountered, if/when you've ever visited Harlem. The women who feed the economy of the neighborhood and provide a quintessential need. Every person who has visited a salon, deeply understands that getting your hair braided; is a well-rounded experience, perhaps even spiritual. Bioh shares this never-been-told intimate transformation with her audiences on Broadway! The play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is now on Broadway with its 2nd extended run till November 19th.   Learn More: Jaja's African Hair Braiding Get Tickets! Connect: @CariChampion @JJBiohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, and Zach talk about the recent questionable actions of JoJo Siwa and Jerrod Carmichael, and they answer a question from a listener seeking advice about a dating dilemma. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.We want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in touch with us on Instagram @vibecheck_pod.You can now get direct access to the group chat! Find us on Patreon at patreon.com/vibecheck.------------------------------------------------------RECOMMENDATIONS: SAM: The Town of Babylon by Alejandro VarelaSAEED: Parallel Bars by Geoffrey YoungZACH: A STRANGE LOOP is on tour now! SF opens this week and LA on June 5thInto It featuring Michael R. Jackson

In this episode Vincent shares his journey and everything that led to playing Simba in the Lion King on Broadway!We talk about following your heart and choosing projects that align with who you are, knowing when its time to leave, and the importance of giving excellence in every show. Vincent is an actor and singer/songwriter currently starring as Simba in the Lion King on Broadway. He has performed around the world in multiple companies of HAMILTON (including in Puerto Rico alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda) playing the roles of Hamilton, Burr, Lafayette/Jefferson, George Washington, and KGIII and Off Broadway he appeared as Tarik Blackwell in Pulitzer & Tony Award winner Michael R. Jackson's White Girl in Danger. His television credits include Chicago Med, Shots Fired, and American Crime.

In this episode, Hayley and Amy talk with composer, lyricist, book writer, and educator Anna K. Jacobs about her musical Teeth (currently at Playwrights Horizons!), cycles of creativity, increasing accessibility through education, prioritizing health for artists, and more. Click here for a transcript of the episode! Episode Notes Hosts: Hayley Goldenberg and Amy AndrewsGuest: Anna K. JacobsMusic: Chloe Geller Episode Resources: Teeth at Playwrights Horizons Musical Creators Institute New York Youth Symphony Musical Theater Songwriting Program A Slight Change of Plans with Dr. Maya Shankar Guest Bio: Anna K. Jacobs (she/her) is a Jonathan Larson and Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award-winning composer, lyricist, book writer, and educator. Her stage musicals include TEETH (Playwrights Horizons; co-book/ lyrics by Michael R. Jackson), POP! (Yale Rep, Pittsburgh City Theatre, Studio Theatre; book/lyrics by Maggie-Kate Coleman), ANYTOWN (George Street Playhouse; book by Jim Jack), HARMONY, KANSAS (Diversionary Theatre; book/lyrics by Bill Nelson), ECHO (Musical Theatre Factory), and STELLA AND THE MOON MAN (Sydney Theatre Company/Theatre of Image; with Richard Tulloch & Adrian Kelly). She also contributed music and lyrics to the multi-composer works WITNESSES (California Center for the Arts) and LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT (Goodspeed Musicals), and penned the screenplay for THE REAL GEMMA JORDAN (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), which she is now adapting into a stage musical with composer-lyricist Rob Rokicki. Current projects also include the new musical A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS (Grove Entertainment), with a book by Anna Ziegler, and a new stage musical adaptation of MOANA for Disney Cruise Line, featuring a score by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Opetaia Foa'i. Find Anna Online: Website: www.annakjacobs.com Instagram Thanks for listening! Who do you want to hear from next on the Women & Theatre Podcast? Nominate someone here. The Women & Theatre Podcast is created and produced by Hayley Goldenberg and Amy Andrews. Please like, comment, subscribe, follow us on Instagram and Facebook, and consider making a donation to support our work. Thank you for listening!

On this episode, Rob talks to the writer-composer team about their new horror-comedy musical 'Teeth' and checks in with Bay Area critic David John Chávez.

This week, we're biting into the 2007 horror/dark comedy classic TEETH! My guests include the film's writer/director, Mitchell Lichtenstein, as well as the writers/composers of the new Off-Broadway musical adaption, Pulitzer & Tony winner Michael R. Jackson ("A Strange Loop") & award winner Anna K. Jacobs ("POP!"). Finally, activist/artist/burlesque badass Evelyn DeVere joins me to discuss the plot of this iconique and impactful film. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING! [Special thanks to Playwrights Horizons for collaborating on this very special episode!]PODCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodTEETH THE MUSICAL:TICKETS: www.playwrightshorizons.orgTEETH THE MUSICALINSTA: @teeth_nycTIKTOK @teeth_nycPLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONSINSTA: @phnycTIKTOK: @playwrightshorizonsMICHAEL R. JACKSON (Guest Host)INSTA: @TheLivingMichaelJacksonX: @TheLivingMJANNA K. JACOBS (Guest Host) INSTA: @theannakjacobsTEETH SCREENING  (Moderated by Yours, Ghouly!)(Nighthawk Cinemas, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)https://nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg/showtimes/teeth-3-18-24-700-pm/EVELYN DEVERE (Guest Host/Website Design)www.evelyndevere.comINSTA: @evelyndevereRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Today Trevor is joined by Michael R Jackson, Mtume Gant, Jason England and Richard Purcell to discuss the new movie 'American Fiction' and how it compares to the book it was based off, Erasure, a 2001 novel by Percival Everett.  WARNING:  This episode contains spoilers for the movie 'American Fiction'. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/98425858.  Become a paid subscriber for $5/month over at patreon.com/champagnesharks and get access to the entire archive of subscriber-only episodes, the Discord voice and chat server for patrons, detailed show notes for certain episodes, and our newsletter. Co-produced & edited by Aaron C. Schroeder / Pierced Ears Recording Co, Seattle WA (www.piercedearsrec.com). Opening theme composed by T. Beaulieu. Closing theme composed by Dustfingaz (https://www.youtube.com/user/TheRazhu_)

Isaac Mizrahi chats with Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner, Michael R. Jackson about why getting rejected by Liz Phair was the best thing that happened to him, the invaluable advice Judith Light gave him, his unforgettable dating experience and more.Follow Hello Isaac on @helloisaacpodcast on Instagram and TikTok, Isaac @imisaacmizrahi on Instagram and TikTok and Michael R. Jackson @thelivingmichaeljackson.(Recorded on October 24, 2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Broadway is evolving. With artists like Michael R Jackson, Jordan E Cooper, and our guest today, Jocelyn Bioh, Broadway is becoming a home for our stories.  As a Harlem native, Bioh was inspired to tell the story of the women we all have encountered, if/when you've ever visited Harlem. The women who feed the economy of the neighborhood and provide a quintessential need. Every person who has visited a salon, deeply understands that getting your hair braided; is a well-rounded experience, perhaps even spiritual. Bioh shares this never-been-told intimate transformation with her audiences on Broadway! The play, "Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is now on Broadway with its 2nd extended run till November 19th.   Learn More: Jaja's African Hair Braiding Get Tickets! Connect: @CariChampion @JJBiohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ICONIC GUEST ALERT! This week, we are joined by the AMAZING Ciara Alyse Harris! Ciara was most recently seen in the Off-Broadway premiere of Michael R. Jackson's “White Girl in Danger”. Before that she was slaying the nation in the Broadway and touring companies of “Dear Evan Hansen”! We discuss all things tour life, the inner workings of being an understudy, and some INCREDIBLE conversations on imposter syndrome and not getting in your own way. Divas, if you know Ciara you love her, if you are meeting her now… get ready to be OBSESSED!"The Ladies Who Brunch" New Episodes Every ThursdayInstagram/Tik Tok: @theladieswhobrunchpod@jakewaford@sammyschechter

Pulitzer-Prize winning composer and playwright Michael R. Jackson (A Strange Loop, White Girl in Danger!) joins the lads in lighting up a mean blaze with posters (and screenplays!) as they dive headlong into the grunge and Gen X angst of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-Prize winning musical watershed: Rent. Topics include the influential score, the show's vague politics, and the lasting legacy of one of the most seminal rock musicals of all time. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to our full back catalogue of premium/bonus episodes and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Michael R. Jackson - Twitter // Instagram // Website // A Strange Loop (UK) Tickets Media Referenced in Episode: Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway People in Trouble by Sarah Schulman Stagestruck by Sarah Schulman TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Commercial: “You'll Die Alone” - Music by Jonathan Larson - Lyrics by Dr. Samuel Bultch, D.D.S. - feat. Eleanor Philips as “Roger 

Our final title song is also our most recent. We're back to Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop, which has opened -- and closed -- on Broadway since we last discussed it, but not without winning the Best Musical Tony.  All clips are from 2022's A Strange Loop: Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Jaquel Spivey as Usher and are used in accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and commentary. Buy/stream the album on Amazon! Listen to the SMSTS playlist on Spotify. Follow the show on Twitter: @somuchstuffpod Follow SMSTS on Instagram: @somuchstufftosing Email the show: somuchstufftosing@gmail.com

ICONIC GUEST ALERT! This week, we are joined by the AMAZING Ciara Alyse Harris! Ciara was most recently seen in the Off-Broadway premiere of Michael R. Jackson's “White Girl in Danger”. Before that she was slaying the nation in the Broadway and touring companies of “Dear Evan Hansen”! We discuss all things tour life, the inner workings of being an understudy, and some INCREDIBLE conversations on imposter syndrome and not getting in your own way. Divas, if you know Ciara you love her, if you are meeting her now… get ready to be OBSESSED!"The Ladies Who Brunch" New Episodes Every ThursdayInstagram/Tik Tok: @theladieswhobrunchpod@jakewaford@sammyschechter

Playwright and composer Michael R Jackson talks about his musical A Strange Loop, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The musical is based on his own experiences and follows a black man working as an usher at the musical The Lion King, who is himself writing a musical about a black male usher writing a musical. Michael R Jackson talks about why his reflective drama was such a hit in the United States. Singer songwriter Ray BLK discusses making her acting debut in new BBC and Netflix drama Champion. Written by Candice Carty Williams, the series is set in the cut-throat world of the British music industry. Samira Ahmed is at the Natural History Museum in London, which has been shortlisted for the Art Fund Museum of the Year Award. She takes a tour of the Titanosaur exhibition and hears about the museum's expertise in mammals and dinosaurs. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Kirsty McQuire

Tony Award-winner and one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2022, Michael R. Jackson will join me in The Locher Room. Michael Will be here to talk about his Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway show, A Strange Loop as well as his love of daytime television and Guiding Light. One of Michael's favorite daytime actresses, Kim Zimmer (Reva Shayne Lewis) will join Michael for this interview. Both Kim & I saw A Strange Loop and were blown away by this raw and beautiful piece of art. We encourage you all to go see it.A Strange Loop won Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Musical, the Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics Circle award. The New York Times called it a “laparoscopy of the heart, soul, and loins… [a] gutsy, jubilantly anguished musical with infectious melodies". The New Yorker wrote "To watch this show is to enter, by some urgent, bawdy magic, an ecstatic and infinitely more colorful version of the famous surreal lithograph by M. C. Escher.” Awards and associations: Dramatist Guild Fellowship, Page 73's Writers Group, New Professional Theatre Festival Award, Jonathan Larson Grant, Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Award, Whiting Award, Helen Merrill Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, Obie Award, Antonyo Award, Fred Ebb Award, Windham-Campbell Prize.Don't miss the chance to hear from this Tony-winning playwright and watch him meet one of his daytime TV favorites in The Locher Room.Original Airdate: 9/14/2022

Michael R. Jackson is a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer. His musical, "A Strange Loop," started as a personal monologue he wrote shortly after graduating from NYU and it debuted on Broadway 18 years later. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on writing from the inside out for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Michael R. Jackson is a Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright and composer. His musical, "A Strange Loop," started as a personal monologue he wrote shortly after graduating from NYU and it debuted on Broadway 18 years later. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on writing from the inside out for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Award-winning actor, dancer, and singer, Ariana DeBose, discusses her role as Anita in “West Side Story,” the many ways she relates to the character, and what it was like working with Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno, the first Latina to win an Oscar for the original film. Former “The Late Late Show” host, James Corden, admits Mariah Carey changed musicians' perspective of “Carpool Karaoke” and talks about what makes hosting the 2019 Tony Awards so special. And, Tony-award winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his journey to writing “A Strange Loop,” why he loves connecting with the audience afterwards, and how the show promotes a spirit of inclusion.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hosts Harrow and Meghan discuss Some Like It Hot and White Girl in Danger. Hear the response from Meghan on the representation(s) of her namesake (but not her spelling) and thoughts on how queerness, gender, race, and identity are represented in these two very different productions. It's also time for Pride and there are many queer festivals, shows, and actions to take in June to support and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community! Show Discussions: Some Like It Hot Book by Matthew López and Amber Ruffin, music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman, directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny? Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman Have Read Your Criticisms About Broadway's Some Like It Hot White Girl in Danger By Michael R. Jackson, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly Teeth at Playwrights Horizons, February 2024 Book and music by Anna K. Jacobs, book and lyrics by Michael R. Jackson, choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly, and directed by Sarah Benson Upcoming Shows: FRIGID New York presents the 2023 Queerly Festival UNDER St. Marks & The Kraine Theater, June 15-July 3rd New Ambassadors Theatre Company's Blurring Boundaries 2023 Hudson Guild Theatre, June 14-18th The Tank annual PrideFest The Tank, June 16-25th Foxes by Dexter Flanders, directed by James Hillier 59E59's Theater A, June 1 - July 2nd Action of the Ep:  Black & Pink - A nationwide PenPal program to match incarcerated LGBTQIA2S+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS with PenPals who correspond, build relationships, and participate in harm reduction and affirmation. Queer Culture Recs: Lempicka Woman Is Stay Girl in a Green Dress, Tamara de Lempicka Dyke Beer Episode Credits: Edited by Harrow Sansom Thesis on Joan: Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter  Leave us a voicemail at (845) 445-9251‬ Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes: Anna and Michael's Socials: Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/annakjacobs Anna's Website: http://www.annakjacobs.com/  Michael on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLivingMJ  Michael's Website: https://www.thelivingmichaeljackson.com/  Information on TEETH the Musical at Playwright's Horizons:  https://www.playwrightshorizons.org/  Who's There? Socials: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/WhosTherePod  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/WhosTherePodcast  Email: whostherepc@gmail.com  Website: https://www.whostherepodcast.com  In this episode we discuss what it was like to adapt the movie TEETH into a musical, the challenges they faced throughout the process, and how audiences have been reacting to it. They also told me why they find horror movies stressful but enjoyable to watch and horror movies they'd love to someday adapt into a musical. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/whostherepod/support

Drama Critics Circle Awards, Michael R. Jackson’s New Show, McClure Performs Broadway Medley “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of the day. Any and all feedback is appreciated: Ashley Steves: ashley@broadwayradio.com | @NoThisIsAshleyGrace Aki: grace@broadwayradio.com | @ItsGraceAkiJames Marino: james@broadwayradio.com | @JamesMarinoJennifer read more The post Today on Broadway: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 appeared first on BroadwayRadio.

Tony-award winning Michael R. Jackson's latest creation is an off-Broadway musical, "White Girl in Danger," directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz. The musical is a blending of classic soap operas, set in the dramatic town of Allwhite. But Keesha Gibbs (played by Latoya Edwards), and other Blackgrounds want to break out from how the citizens of Allwhite see them, all the while avoiding an Allwhite killer on the loose. Jackson, Blain-Cruz, and Edwards are with us to discuss "White Girl in Danger," which is showing at Tony Kiser Theater through May 21.

An open mind that releases all assumptions is the pathway to a diversity of ideas. Science, spirituality, gender identity, queerness, human evolution- this episode delves into all of these topics and beyond, allowing us to drop preconceived notions about what we think we know. We welcome you to a profoundly unique discussion that explores the depths of a Pisces and Gemini mind that award-winning author, filmmaker, and producer Kristen Wolf embodies.  Tune in as Debra and Kristen discuss how they create new realities by seeing the world through the eyes of an explorer, and offer permission to all people to open themselves up to the endless possibilities on this planet. With strength and vulnerability, Kristen opens up about her own journey as a queer person and the development of her innate creative talent as a writer and producer. Her first novel, The Way, beautifully explores gender identity and divinity in a compelling way, with a twist that will blow the minds of readers and critics. It's a novel that got the attention of O Magazine, which recommended The Way as a “title to pick up now.” Kristen's second novel, The Escapement, has also won multiple awards and numerous accolades from readers and writers alike. As an endless dreamer, Kristen has a special gift for getting people to push beyond boundaries of thought and expression; a very Pisces gift. Her honesty is penetrating yet gentle, and through her own explorations and writings, she shines a light on how one can cultivate a pathway of self discovery. With striking realness, Debra and Kristen dive into the fluidity of releasing attachment and avoiding the trap of fixed ideas. This is a powerful conversation you'll want to repeat again and again as it gently guides you to look beyond your own assumptions about truth and possibility.  Key Highlights From The Episode Questioning what you think you know Approaching new things with a sense of wonder, creating new realities Queer identity and unpacking/celebrating the parts that are genuinely “you”  Assume anything is possible in all of science and spirituality Accept and explore the different sides of yourself, honor them in others Timestamps [1:21] Debra has been Kristen's Astrologer for years  [1:47] About Kristen's Big Three in Astrology [2:03] Kristen's accomplishments in her own words [3:28] Kristen describes her book, The Way  [5:35] Debra explains Kristen's imagination and how it connects to her chart [6:40] Delving into the binary conversation and gender fluidity [6:55] Debra describes Kristen's gift of suspending the notion of time and assumed boundaries [7:27] Debra discusses Kristen's Astrological chart  [9:04] What does Kristen read for fun?  [9:50] Debra discusses the professional placements in Kristen's chart [10:36] The topics Kristen is interested in within the science journals she reads [11:19] Kristen discusses her hard drive and RAM memory, how she synthesizes information [12:31] Dismantling old constructs of society [13:15] Kristen enjoys looking beyond assumptions, like a scientist [13:47] You can't find what you're not looking for [14:12] Sexuality and gender identification [14:34] Kristen's travels studying human mutations and abnormalities [15:41] Something Kristen has wondered about with those who identify as they/them [16:41] Science will eventually catch up to our feelings and instincts [16:51] The human tendency to leap to conclusion and need everything to be clearly labeled in boxes [17:04] The function of Astrology is the distinction of every human being allowed for diversity [17:53] Debra asks Kristen about her gender identity and how it evolved [18:19] Kristen's Catholic upbringing  [19:03] How the idea for The Way got started. [19:20] Kristen being very spiritual as a child [19:44] Kristen's experience with hiding her sexuality and then coming out [20:33] Kristen's view of how queer people grow up as a version of themself [21:36] Supporting people's courage to give themselves permission to be who they are [22:59] Kristen speaks about her most recent work on Broadway [23:39] An off-Broadway musical called A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson [25:00] Kristen's support of the musical and helping to bring it to Broadway [26:45] The moral of that story, Debra says, is to follow your dream [27:05] Kristen being a “professional Pisces” [28:59] Something switched when Kristen turned 50 [29:43] Debra discusses Kristen's ability to work with a team in the film industry [33:53] Kristen discusses a specific example of the artistic collaborative creation in her film [35:36] Debra discusses the fluidity of releasing attachment [35:55] Debra asks Kristen to finish a series of sentences [36:43] What Kristen would want to be if she wasn't an author [37:19] The things Kristen can't live without [37:43] Dead or alive, who would be at the top of Kristen's list to converse with?  [38:51] When was the last time Kristen cried?  [39:50] Kristen looks at the fear and the optimism of what can happen with environmental issues [41:05] Sometimes the things that concern Kristen more are the things we don't see coming [41:21] What will be the social impact of climate change?  [42:05] Kristen's ability to expand (Pisces) and ground (Virgo) [42:45] Kristen's authentic human self is non-linear [43:10] Accepting and exploring the other sides of yourself  [43:31] Debra's promise in this lifetime to encourage uniqueness in people [43:53] Kristen loves how Debra mines potential for people and encourage them to embrace it [44:19] Debra's experience with the people she reads for [44:47] About Kristen's book, The Escapement [45:16] How Kristen validates Astrology “in spades”

In this Washington Post Live conversation recorded on June 9, writer Michael R. Jackson discusses his now-Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop” and its decades-long journey to the stage.

A Strange Loop is the best Broadway play I've seen in a while. It won the Tony for Best Musical and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and it's blowing people away. I spoke to the play's brilliant creator Michael R. Jackson about what it's about, how he made it, and making your dreams come true.   Please fill out our listener survey: https://forms.gle/vSXPsDdMGcSbKrfY9   Toure Show Episode 352
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'Safe' also has another connotation of being not willing to take risks or to push a boundary. Michael R. Jackson is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Strange Loop, a play into which he poured almost 20 years of self-investigation. He's also fresh from a Tony Award for Best New Musical as well as being named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2022. In this episode, Jackson talks about what it means to be fearless as an artist, the lies of our “if this, then that” culture, and how the illusion of identity is a powerful means to foster understanding. References: "A Strange Loop" Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2022" "When We All Get to Heaven" Gestalt Therapy Peabo Bryson Jeffrey Osborne Luther Vandross    

Plus, in our Tough Question segment, jarrett asks if there's something wrong with him because he doesn't really miss people. Mentioned in the episodeGuest Michael R. JacksonA Strange LoopTwitter: @TheLivingMJIG: @TheLivingMichaelJacksonDIS/Honorable Mentions jhHM: Website: Southern Roots Vegan BakeryInstagram: Southern Roots Vegan Bakery instagram: @southernrootsbiz ()    Marcus and Cara Pitts    pineapple upside-down cake (moist, delicious)HM: Omar, LA OperaDM: vegan fake food, no nutritional value, processing.Hm: Twitter:  @YoloAkili quoteBHIHEStarr Andrews becomes first Black US figure skater to win an ISU Grand Prix medalOur Sponsors This WeekBrooklinenBrooklinen is the place to get presents that are somehow perfect for all of your people right on time and stress-free. And with their Black Friday sale, you can save even more.Visit Brooklinen.com and get $20 off plus free shipping on orders $100+ with code FANTIGo ahead and @ usEmail: FANTI@maximumfun.orgIG@FANTIpodcast@Jarrett Hill@rayzon (Tre'vell)Twitter@FANTIpodcast@TreVellAnderson@JarrettHill@Swish (Senior Producer Laura Swisher)FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.orgLaura Swisher is senior producer Music: Cor.eceGraphics: Ashley Nguyen

What started as a personal testimony evolved into one of most acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights now on Broadway.  Michael R Jackson grew up in Detroit in a middle-class family, where he kept his sexuality and artistry to himself or rather how his truth would be expressed through art. After almost twenty years of writing what would become, "A Strange Loop", Jackson writes a musical that explores self-hatred and the conversations he would have with himself over the years.   The popularity of the musical," A Strange Loop" is without question with limited seats available and/or sold-out shows every night on Broadway! Audiences everywhere of all backgrounds are attracted to this once-hidden masterpiece. Jackson is proud and embraces this moment, but guarantees this is merely the beginning.   Learn More: A Strange Loop - The Musical Connect: @carichampion @TheLivingMJ Are you in a strange loop, let us know: @nakedwithcarichampion See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael R. Jackson is the creator of A Strange Loop. The groundbreaking show won the honor for Best Musical and Best Book of a Musical at the most recent Tony Awards. Recently our correspondent Julie Klausner caught the show on Broadway, and she fell in love right away. Klausner and Jackson talked about writing the musical, showing it to his family, and so much more.

For this episode of In Her Shoes, we're doing something a bit different. This summer Lindsay interviewed Michael R. Jackson in partnership with The New Museum. He's a renowned playwright, composer, lyricist and the creative, brilliant mind behind the Broadway musical, A Strange Loop. The show has been a giant hit on Broadway for the past year and has been a critic fave for its entire run. It won a 2020 Pulitzer prize for Drama and a 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical. They talked about what it was like writing the show, his personal creative influences and representation in art. This is a taped recording of their live conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop is about a Black gay man working as an usher on Broadway. Michael R. Jackson talks about writing the book, music and lyrics and how his time working as an usher at The Lion King on Broadway inspired it.Maureen Corrigan reviews The Poet's House.Ms. Marvel is the first show or film in the Marvel universe to feature a Muslim hero. Creator and heat writer Bisha K. Ali drew on her own experiences growing up in England as the child of Pakistani parents.

Become a Useful Idiot for extended interviews and bonus content at http://usefulidiots.substack.com Michael R. Jackson had no idea that a monologue he wrote two decades ago would turn into a Broadway musical that would win countless awards, including a Tony and Pulitzer Prize. And when he criticized the political establishment, including Obama, he had no idea that Michelle Obama would be one of the countless celebrities who would flock to see the show. Nor did he imagine that Aaron Maté would fall in love with his musical and play it on loop. The musical A Strange Loop is about a Black, queer writer who has written a musical about a Black, queer writer and it's all written by Michael R. Jackson, a Black, queer writer. Michael dishes on whether he would talk to Tucker Carlson if he came to his show, subverting the Broadway world while becoming a part of it, and how he wrote his Tony-and-Pulitzer-winning musical. Watch the interview then go see the show or listen online. And subscribe to hear the full interview where Michael talks about the culture war, racism on Broadway, and his next musical. Plus, Aaron calls Guardian journalist Mark Townsend, who recently named him the “most prolific spreader of disinformation” on Syria, to ask why he wasn't contacted for the story. Townsend's cowering response is a must hear. It's all this, and more, on this week's episode of Useful Idiots. Check it out. Hear our favorite songs from “A Strange Loop” "Intermission Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT_mLAYtUoI "We Wanna Know" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXR67aAABV4 "Inner White Girl" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6wra5JtEv4 "Memory Song" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x5HUpqiqXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRWwZaw63wA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gajJmGwp7Ew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical is about a Black gay man working as an usher on Broadway. Michael R. Jackson talks about writing the book, music and lyrics and how his time working as an usher at The Lion King on Broadway inspired it.

Michael R. Jackson wrote the book, music and lyrics for the 2022 Tony Award winner for Best New Musical- A Strange Loop. He won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize and New York Drama Critics' Circle–winning A Strange Loop (which had its 2019 world premiere at Playwrights Horizons in association with Page 73 Productions) was called “a full-on laparoscopy of the heart, soul, and loins” and a “gutsy, jubilantly anguished musical with infectious melodies” by Ben Brantley for The New York Times. In The New Yorker, Vinson Cunningham wrote, “To watch this show is to enter, by some urgent, bawdy magic, an ecstatic and infinitely more colorful version of the famous surreal lithograph by M. C. Escher: the hand that lifts from the page, becoming almost real, then draws another hand, which returns the favor.” In addition to A Strange Loop, he wrote book, music, and lyrics for White Girl in Danger. Awards and associations include a New Professional Theatre Festival Award, a Jonathan Larson Grant, a Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, an ASCAP Foundation Harold Adamson Award, a Whiting Award, the Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award, an Obie Award, an Antonyo Award, a Fred Ebb Award, a Windham-Campbell Prize, and a Dramatists Guild Fellowship. He is an alum of Page 73's Interstate 73 Writers Group Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael R. Jackson's Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “A Strange Loop” features a Black queer writer named Usher, who works as an usher, struggling to write a musical about a Black queer writer. Jackson's work tackles the terror of the blank page alongside the terrors of the dating scene, and it speaks in frank and heartbreaking terms about Usher's attempt to navigate gay life among Black and white partners. Hilton Als talked with Jackson about how he found inspiration in his own experience seeking identity and community. “I started writing the original monologue—building a sort of life raft for myself—to understand myself,” Jackson said. “It wasn't until I got to a place of understanding that in my life I was caught up in a loop of self-hatred, that I could see what Usher's problem was, and therefore what the structure of the piece was that would lead him out of that and into a better place.”   “A Strange Loop” is playing now at the Lyceum Theatre, on Broadway.

In this conversation recorded on June 9 for Washington Post Live, writer Michael R. Jackson discusses his now-Tony Award-winning musical “A Strange Loop.”

The House approves gun control legislation, Congress kicks off hearings investigating the January 6 Capitol riot, and playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his musical "A Strange Loop." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.