Ricky Day with Michael R Jackson on writing his Tony nominated musical A Strange Loop, winning the Pulitzer, and living authentically

Nothing To Lose But Yourself

English - June 07, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
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My guest today is playwright, composer, lyricist of the 11 time Tony nominated musical A Strange Loop, Michael R. Jackson. In our conversation, Michael and I chat about his upbringing in a religious family in Detroit, Michigan, his move to New York to pursue his dreams of becoming a writer for soap operas and the journey to finding himself via many trials and more than a few errors. The centerpiece of the conversation is his Tony nominated hit musical A Strange Loop on Broadway and the life experiences that lead him to write the show and find himself in the process.

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