Best Musical 2026?- Page 2

[singer234]

Posted: 7/30/25 at 1:46pm

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.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 7/30/25 at 6:13pm

Goddess needs work before it should even consider Broadway.

[bear88]

Posted: 7/30/25 at 11:48pm

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. 

 

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 6:37am

Maybe she’d like Burlesque 

[SteveSanders]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 8:01am

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.

 

[bear88]

Posted: 7/31/25 at 11:28am

She’s seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tonight after doing more research. Plus, it’s 43 pounds for the second row of the mezzanine. It’s kind of hard to beat that for the Olivier Award winner in a very small venue.

I hope she enjoys it.

[singer234]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 2:01pm

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

[witchoftheeast2]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 2:14pm

singer234 said: "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"

That sounds fantastic already. Love it 

[Crusty Bagel]

Posted: 8/1/25 at 2:21pm

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