Jaquel Spivey, in his Broadway debut, plays Usher with such hang-dog and sweet poignancy that it may take audience members supreme self-restraint not to go up on stage and give him a hug. “I had some time to kill so I thought I’d drop in to remind you of just how truly worthless you are.” “It’s Your Daily Self-Loathing!” one says.
Poor Usher is haunted by a Greek chorus of voices - his thoughts as well as homophobic family members - who pummel, undercut and berate him.
