Best Musical 2026? — Page 2

Wonder how much longer Hadestown has. I could see Wanted being a good fit for the Kerr. I also think it might work well in the Nederlander, but I'm not sure they'd want to be off the beaten path when the show is already essentially unknown to the general public, and also in a theater with over 1200 seats. I think they'd be smart to keep it to a house that's about 1000 or less.

SteveSanders said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "But deep down inside, I hope it's THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON. I'm all for grassroots British musicals and West End starsthriving across the pond."

I'm in the minority, but having seen this twice in London (the second time with a friend who did not want to go alone), I remain less enamored of it than most.

I think the synchronicity of the London cast and fairly nonstop movement help mask a somewhat repetitive and bland score,, as well as the overall sameness. I'd summarize it as an A level performance of a B/B+ level book and score.

But it is a strong audience pleaser and certainly checks some of the boxes often associated with the Best Musical.

My daughter is debating what to see on her last night in London, wants to see a musical (mostly because the plays that interest her are very pricey or sold out) and is considering this one. But my gut reaction (based on nothing - I haven’t seen it) is that I’m not sure she would love it. Interestingly, she really enjoyed Sing Street today and has seen Evita and A Midsummer Night’s Dream on her trip. 

 

bear88 said: "My daughter is debating what to see on her last night in London, wants to see a musical (mostly because the plays that interest her are very pricey or sold out) and is considering this one. But my gut reaction (based on nothing - I haven’t seen it) is that I’m not sure she would love it. Interestingly, she really enjoyed Sing Street today and has seen Evita and A Midsummer Night’s Dream on her trip."

Perhaps she can watch a video or two of numbers from the show to get a sense of how much The Curious Case of Benjamin Button might appeal to here.   Here's one from this year's Olivier Awards.

 

And speaking of Wanted, they dropped a 5 song EP today.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Listen-WANTED-The-Studio-EP-Featuring-Solea-Pfeiffer-and-Liisi-LaFontaine-Now-Available-20250801

It’s a wonderful show.  It’s interesting, the two leads on the EP didn’t play opposite each other.  Solea did it at Signature and Liisi did it at Paper Mill.  I hope they both come to Broadway with the show.  Ciara Renee missed a lot of performances at Paper Mill, I’d prefer Solea

Wish it had a better title and font. It just gives generic. But I love the material. 

Maybe she’ll do chess in the fall and wanted in the spring?  I highly doubt she would say no to originating a role on Broadway, a role she first created regionally. A great role in a first rate, highly anticipated new musical that will surely be nominated for best musical, as well as its two leading ladies.