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==Notable Achievements== | ==Notable Achievements== | ||
| − | Pulitzer Prize | + | Pulitzer Prize, Lambda Literary Award |
==Description== | ==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. First black writer to receive the prize for a musical theatre work. Named one of the "Black Male Writers for our Time" by The New York Times (2018). | + | 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== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | * [[Notable LGBTQ Playwrights]] | ||
| − | + | * [[LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film]] | |
==Further Reading/Research== | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:50, 1 June 2020
Contents
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
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/
