2024 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album Nominees predictions

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:29am

The Grammy award eligibility period ends on September 15, and I don’t believe there should be anymore cast album drops between now and then(correct me if I’m wrong).

I thought to get the ball rolling on predictions for the Grammy award for best musical theatre album. For a refresher, last year had 6 nominees with Into the Woods(winner), Mr. Saturday Night, Six, A Strange Loop, Caroline, or Change, and MJ.

My prediction:

1. Sweeney Todd(winner)

2. Funny Girl

3. Kimberly Akimbo

4. Some Like It Hot

5. & Juliet

6. Parade

Wild Card: Shucked

Updated On: 9/8/23 at 01:29 AM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 7:55am

My predictions:

1. Kimberly Akimbo - WINNER
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Operation Mincemeat (London Cast Recording) - UNDERDOG
4. Some Like It Hot
5. Parade
6. Cabaret (London Cast Recording)

Don't count out London Cast Albums

Updated On: 9/8/23 at 07:55 AM

[Jesse St. James]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 8:10am

Parade is the best cast recording released this year and it’s not even close, it 100% deserves to win.

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 8:17am

Jesse St. James said: "Parade is the best cast recording released this year and it’s not even close, it 100% deserves to win."

I agree, but overall it’s gonna be competitive. 

[jkcohen626]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 9:06am

Dylan Smith4 said: "My predictions:

1. Kimberly Akimbo -WINNER
2. Sweeney Todd
3. Operation Mincemeat (London Cast Recording)
4. Some Like It Hot
5. Parade
6. Cabaret (London Cast Recording)

Don't count out London Cast Albums"

I'd kill for this outcome. I LOVE those London albums and Akimbo is my favorite album of the year. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 9:14am

jkcohen626 said: I'd kill for this outcome. I LOVE those London albums and Akimbo is my favorite album of the year."

You and me both, jkcohen626! I totally can see Mincemeat as the underdog here, but I believe Akimbo is the frontrunner in this race. Again, it will be VERY COMPETITIVE. As for Mincemeat, that show was absolutely brilliant and one of the funniest shows I saw in London this year! Really hope it comes over to the US for a short run. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 9:46am

I'm keeping in mind that the winners have usually been the Best Musical winner, the most-recognized title/IP, or have popular songwriters (Kinky Boots, Carole King, Alanis, Green Day, etc.)... that being said, here are my 8 "frontrunner" nominees and who I think may win...

Kimberly Akimbo

Shucked

& Juliet

Some Like It Hot 

Cabaret

Sweeney Todd (winner)

Parade

Funny Girl

I wouldn't count out Shucked or & Juliet and their connections to the music industry (Shane/Brandy and Max Martin) and the draw of Josh Groban.

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 10:06am

The Funny Girl album seems a serious contender too, no?

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 10:34am

ElephantLoveMedley said: "TheFunny Girl album seems a serious contender too, no?"

I wouldn't doubt it and call_me_jorge agrees it might at least show up.

[Jesse St. James]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 10:52am

Funny Girl will get a nomination but I doubt it will win considering Lea Michele has been singing Don’t Rain on My Parade for the past 15 years.

[hearthemsing22]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 10:54am

I see a lot of people calling for Funny Girl to win. People want Lea to win any award even if a different production was even better. 

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 10:54am

FUNNY GIRL 

KIMBERLY AKIMBO

PARADE

SHUCKED

SOME LIKE IT HOT

SWEENEY TODD

 

& JULIET and the West End CABARET are good alternates as well, but I think FUNNY GIRL and SWEENEY are leading the fray! (My personal pick would be PARADE or SOME LIKE IT HOT.)

[OhHiii]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:49pm

Sweeney will run away with this. Groban alone makes it Grammys bait and Sondheim love continues too. Helpful to remember Into The Woods won last year against a reigning Best Musical winner. 

[ElephantLoveMedley]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 1:53pm

OhHiii said: "Sweeney will run away with this. Groban alone makes it Grammys bait and Sondheim love continues too. Helpful to remember Into The Woods won last year against a reigning Best Musical winner."

This post made me want to look up Josh Groban's history with the Grammys. I 100% thought he was a Grammy winner, but he's actually not (yet) won a Grammy despite being nominated four times. 

[BETTY22]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 2:26pm

OhHiii said: "Sweeney will run away with this. Groban alone makes it Grammys bait and Sondheim love continues too. Helpful to remember Into The Woods won last year against a reigning Best Musical winner."

Josh has been nominated 4 times but NEVER won. The Grammy voters do not love him. 

[binau]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 2:30pm

Is it me or does the winner seem less obvious than usual? Love that. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 2:36pm

Folks, remember that there are also a couple of really good London cast albums that deserve a Grammy nod as well.

[OhHiii]

Posted: 9/8/23 at 2:43pm

BETTY22 said: "OhHiii said: "Sweeney will run away with this. Groban alone makes it Grammys bait and Sondheim love continues too. Helpful to remember Into The Woods won last year against a reigning Best Musical winner."

Josh has been nominated 4 times but NEVER won. The Grammy voters do not love him."

I should clarify that he's the type of name, when associated with a Broadway cast recording, that would draw votes. 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 11:06am

The FYC for your consideration ads have been going out as voting started yesterday! Lots of great cast albums and soundtracks.

[Det95]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 12:27pm

OhHiii said: "Sweeney will run away with this. Groban alone makes it Grammys bait and Sondheim love continues too. Helpful to remember Into The Woods won last year against a reigning Best Musical winner."

That's true, but the Strange Loop album is just bad. The audio problems that plagued that show continued in the album. I'm saying this as someone who adores that show. The ITW album was leagues better

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 12:56pm

''Josh has been nominated 4 times but NEVER won. The Grammy voters do not love him.''

But the Grammy voters LOVE Sondheim.

He's won in this category for ''Company,'' ''A Little Night Music,'' ''Sweeney Todd,'' ''Sunday in the Park With George,'' ''Into the Woods'' and ''Passion,'' plus there were wins for ''Follies in Concert,'' two different recordings of ''West Side Story.''

AND last year's ''Into the Woods.''

Maybe the combo of Groban AND Sondheim IS a winner!

Then again, who knows? ''Riverdance'' beat out ''Rent.'' 

Updated On: 10/12/23 at 12:56 PM

[quizking101]

Posted: 10/12/23 at 12:58pm

I’m gonna to predict:

- Sweeney Todd (although since it’s Tunick’s original orchestrations, would that factor in?)

- Operation Mincemeat

- Some Like It Hot

- Shucked

- Cabaret (London Cast Recording)

KPOP would actually be a nice surprise addition, although & JULIET seems poised to take the “pop music”-musical slot

 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 11:26am

Earning nominations in the Best Musical Theater Album category are the Broadway albums of Kimberly Akimbo, Parade, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Also picking up nominations were Liz Callaway's To Steve With Love: Liz Callaway Celebrates Stephen Sondheim and Sondheim Unplugged (The NYC Sessions) Vol. 3, both in the Traditional Pop Vocal Album category.

https://www.playbill.com/article/kimberly-akimbo-parade-sondheim-unplugged-more-earn-2024-grammy-nominations

[HenryTDobson]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 11:32am

Why were no actors included for the Kimberly Akimbo album?? 

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 11/10/23 at 11:43am

Shucked also didn't nominate specific performers, which is interesting.  Is it just up to the producers to submit a list when they submit for consideration?