Jon-Michael Reese (he/him) is an actor, musician, educator, and catdad based in Brooklyn, NY. He is an understudy for Thoughts 4, 5, and 6 in A Strange Loop on Broadway. Other favorite roles include James Baldwin in Jimmy and Lorraine, Thomas Edison in Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, Man 2 in Marry Me a Little, Padre in Man of la Mancha, Jesse Howard in This Bitter Earth, Edward Adu in My Heart is the Drum (Gregory Award, Outstanding Actor), and Cordelia in King Lear. BFA: Carnegie Mellon. Instagram: @thejmravatar.
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Friday 8 July, 2022
Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical, Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning, blisteringly funny masterwork exposes the heart and soul of a young artist grappling with desires, identity, and instincts he both loves and loathes. Hell-bent on breaking free of his own self-perception, Usher wrestles with the thoughts in his head, brought to life on stage by a hilarious, straight-shooting ensemble. Bold and heartfelt in its truth-telling, A Strange Loop is the big, Black, and...