{"id":134039,"date":"2023-07-04T15:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/?p=134039"},"modified":"2023-10-19T13:03:12","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:03:12","slug":"a-strange-loop-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/a-strange-loop-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"A Strange Loop opens to rave reviews in London&#8217;s Barbican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-imgix.headout.com\/media\/images\/1e09c58a3250414a92e7ba9a25a5f5bf-21718-london-a-strange-loop-04.jpg\" alt=\"A Strange Loop Reviews\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"2700060355\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\"><\/p>\n<p>A Strange Loop, a groundbreaking musical by Michael R. 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