McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway- Page 2

[kdogg36]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#25

Posted: 2/24/26 at 11:22am

Anastasia_Beaverhausen said: "I wish I had a lawyer I could getinvolved because that is some serious false advertising."

I mentioned on the other thread that this seems like something a regulator should be looking into. Perhaps, when we encounter this phenomenon, we should report it to the NYC Dept. of Consumer and Worker Protection here. I don't know how effective this might be, but it's cheaper than hiring a lawyer. 

[ACL2006]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#26

Posted: 2/24/26 at 12:09pm

CoffeeBreak said: "Could this end up the best musical of the year?"

No. And those looking for discounts, just wait until it starts running. It should be up at TKTS frequently.

A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.

[Kad]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#27

Posted: 2/24/26 at 12:15pm

The big thing that this has to overcome is that it's doing something- parodying musicals and poking fun at musical tropes and conventions- that has been done over and over onstage for a long time now and isn't doing anything particularly new with it (it also is specifically making fun of musicals that are now 60+ years old and no longer even really reflect modern works). At least as a TV series, it had some novelty because of the medium.  

I liked Schmigadoon season 1 well enough but thought it really came into its own in season 2, when it started to actively mash up plots and characters in fun and surprising ways. Season 1 was just a straightforward "gee, aren't musicals kinda silly?" romp. 

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

Updated On: 2/24/26 at 12:15 PM

[CJRochester]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#28

Posted: 2/24/26 at 2:55pm

I wonder if the success of Oh Mary! is what spurred both Titaníque and Schmigadoon! to come in. All three are in the parody/satire space. I recall several on this board who were pessimistic of Oh Mary's move to Broadway. 

[Kad]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#29

Posted: 2/24/26 at 2:58pm

I would bet that Oh Mary was a comparison point in discussions about bringing Titanique in and they do have a lot of overlap. Schmigadoon, probably less so- it's more of a conventional musical comedy. 

"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."

[CoffeeBreak]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#30

Posted: 2/24/26 at 4:15pm

We're pretty excited about this one.  Not a huge fan of the TV show this energy and humor may translate much better on stage.  Hopeful this one might end up a best musical frontrunner with two strangers.

[Sutton Ross]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#31

Posted: 2/24/26 at 4:59pm

ACL2006 said: "CoffeeBreak said: "Could this end up the best musical of the year?"
 

No, I expect the audience who loved Shucked to love this, but its long-term prospects seem dim. 

[EDSOSLO858]

McKenzie Kurtz, Ana Gasteyer, Isabelle McCalla, Brad Oscar & More Join SCHMIGADOON! on Broadway#32

Posted: 3/11/26 at 1:47pm

Maulik Pancholy has joined as the Reverend Layton. 

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