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[[File:michaelrjackson.png|200px|thumb|left|Michael R. Jackson]]

==Country==

United States

==Birth - Death==


==Occupation==

Playwright

==Notable Achievements==

Pulitzer Prize, Lambda Literary Award

==Description==

Playwright, composer and lyricist.  Productions include the book and lyrics for the play 'Only Children', and 'A Strange Loop' (2019) for which he received the Pulitzer Prize and the Lambda Literary Award.  First black writer to receive the Pulitzer prize for a musical theatre work.  Named one of the "Black Male Writers for our Time" by The New York Times (2018).

==See Also==

* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]]
* [[LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film]]

==Further Reading/Research==

* https://www.thelivingmichaeljackson.com/
* https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/14/theater/michael-r-jackson-strange-loop.html
* https://www.playbill.com/article/award-winning-writer-michael-r-jackson-gets-deeply-personal-with-his-musical-a-strange-loop
* https://www.playbill.com/article/michael-r-jacksons-a-strange-loop-wins-2020-pulitzer-prize-for-drama
* https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/05/black-gay-playwright-michael-r-jackson-pulitzer-prize-musical-a-strange-loop/

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