SCHMIGADOON! Reviews

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 6:42pm

[EveryLittleStep]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 9:12pm

Anyone know when embargo lifts? 

[EveryLittleStep]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 9:12pm

Anyone know when embargo lifts? 

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:07pm

Theatremania is positive: "McKenzie Kurtz... gives a masterclass in musical comedy as Betsy"

 

Variety is positive - "all but irresistible — a giddy love letter to the form that’s enough to turn even the most skeptical curmudgeon into a walking heart-eye emoji."

 

Updated On: 4/20/26 at 10:07 PM

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:08pm

NYTIMES is a CRITIC'S PICK

NY POST ★★☆☆

GUARDIAN  ★★★☆☆

Updated On: 4/20/26 at 10:08 PM

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:10pm

NEW YORK STAGE REVIEW

SCHMIGADOON!: TALENT’S BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER

BY BOB VERINI

APRIL 20, 2026

★★★★☆ A townful of creatives, working in easy harmony, fuels a warm hommage to musicals and those who love them

SCHMIGADOON!: DOIN’ NICELY NICELY BY THE CLASSICS

BY MICHAEL SOMMERS

APRIL 20, 2026

★★★★☆ Alex Brightman leads a dandy company through a salute to musicals like they don’t make them anymore

[MezzA101]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:12pm

‘Schmigadoon!’ Review: Oh, What a Beautiful Sendup

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/theater/schmigadoon-review-brightman-broadway.html?unlocked_article_code=1.clA.KvyN.EACepFtQO9fe&smid=nytcore-android-share

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:13pm

TIME OUT

https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/broadway-review-schmigadoon-is-good-old-fashioned-musical-fun-042126

Broadway review: Schmigadoon! (★★★★) is good old-fashioned musical fun

Sara Chase and Alex Brightman lead a top-drawer cast in Cinco Paul's musical.

 

[TexanAddams18]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:17pm

.....Is Schmigadoon winning best musical?

[BarnabyTucker]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:19pm

TexanAddams18 said: ".....Is Schmigadoon winning best musical?"

Yes.

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:21pm

It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs.

Best musical is most likely going to TWO STRANGERS, and there's a lot of industry love behind it.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:41pm

TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) followed by SCHMIGADOON! for Best Musical.

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 10:54pm

BWW  - 74.2 %  SCHMIGADOON!  reviews

BWW review analysis percentages:   

NEW MUSICAL - 6 :  Titanique (74.8,  Schmigadoon! (74.2),  Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) (73.5),  The Queen of Versailles (40.0).

MUSICAL REVIVAL -  5 :  Cats - The Jellicle Ball (90.0),  Ragtime (82.4),  Mamma Mia! (68.0),  Chess (62.8 

NEW PLAY - 8 :  Little Bear Ridge Road (90.0),  Liberation (89.3),  Giant (77.2),  Punch (71.9),  Call Me Izzy (65.0), Fear of 13 (58.4), Dog Day Afternoon (51.3).

REVIVAL OF A PLAY - 11 :  Marjorie Prime (84.7),  Becky Shaw (84.4),  Oedipus (84.3),  Death Of A Salesman (84.1),  Bug (80.6),  Every Brilliant Thing (79.1),  Fallen Angels (75.3),  Proof (71.3),  Art (69.0),  Waiting For Godot (67.4).

* UPCOMING OPENINGS * - 5
The Balusters (Tu), Beaches (Wed), The Rocky Horror Show (Thus), Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Sat), The Lost Boys (Sun -with the most combined rehearsal/tech/preview time)

Updated On: 4/21/26 at 10:54 PM

[Rentaholic2]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 11:05pm

EDSOSLO858 said: "It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs.

Best musical is most likely going to TWO STRANGERS, and there's a lot of industry love behind it."

It's not at all the equivalent of a jukebox musical...

 

I feel somewhat vindicated - when this was announced, people on the board were tripping over themselves to say how badly it was going to bomb, and I said I could see it being a sleeper hit.  With these reviews and the positive word of mouth I've been hearing, I wouldn't be surprised if this turns into a hit and takes Best Musical. 

[CoffeeBreak]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 11:05pm

DID THEY LIKE IT? 

The likable Golden Age schkewering arrives on Broadway with all its simpler charms intact.

11 positive, 4 mixed, 1 negative. 

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/schmigadoon/

Updated On: 4/20/26 at 11:05 PM

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/20/26 at 11:12pm

DTLI Consensus: The likable Golden Age schkewering arrives on Broadway with all its simpler charms intact. 

11 positive (including the NYT), 4 mixed, 1 negative.

https://didtheylikeit.com/shows/schmigadoon/

[Ptero2]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 12:05am

EDSOSLO858 said: "It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs."

People on here already being totally normal at the prospect of their favorite show not winning Best New Musical. What a dumb take.

[Kad]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 12:27am

EDSOSLO858 said: "It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs.

Best musical is most likely going to TWO STRANGERS, and there's a lot of industry love behind it."

It’s the same as a show like Once or any Disney stage show: it’s an adaptation of a musical from another medium. Not at all a jukebox musical, and you know that (not that the Tonys have shied away from awarding worthy jukebox musicals, either).

And Schmigadoon also has plenty of “industry love,” too, whatever that really means. It’s a homegrown, big splashy love letter to Broadway with a cast and team full of well-loved people and it seems to be genuinely winning folks over.

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 12:27am

Well I was one of those that thought this would crash and burn with awful reviews. I’m happy to say I was wrong. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 12:30am

Kad said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs.

Best musical is most likely going to TWO STRANGERS, and there's a lot of industry love behind it."

It’s the same as a show likeOnce or any Disney stage show: it’s an adaptation of a musical from another medium. Not at all a jukebox musical, andyou know that (not that the Tonys have shied away from awarding worthyjukebox musicals, either).

And Schmigadoon also has plenty of “industry love,” too, whatever that really means. It’s a homegrown, bigsplashy love letter to Broadway with a cast and team full of well-loved people and it seems to be genuinely winning folks over."

I didn't say this was a jukebox musical — it just feels like one, given the pre-existing songs and not enough new material to constitute an original score, by Tony standards. 

[Wayman_Wong]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 1:45am

Since 2000, there have been shows that have won Best Musical, even though they didn't have Tony-eligible original scores: ''Contact,'' ''Jersey Boys'' and ''Moulin Rouge!'' 

[bear882]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 2:16am

Wayman_Wong said: "Since 2000, there have been shows that have won Best Musical, even though they didn't have Tony-eligible original scores: ''Contact,'' ''Jersey Boys'' and ''Moulin Rouge!''"

It’s been a long time, though. Moulin Rouge! always feels like it doesn’t count because of COVID-19. The strong bias in recent years has been for shows perceived as artistic, with serious themes. (It doesn’t mean everyone liked the winners, but they were viewed as worthy.)

But this is a strange season. And something has to win. 

[Ensemble1698878795]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 2:55am

EDSOSLO858 said: "It's pretty much the equivalent of a jukebox musical, with all but a few pre-existing songs.

Best musical is most likely going to TWO STRANGERS, and there's a lot of industry love behind it."

Not from what I hear. The industry love is def not at the box office. Two Strangers is not as witty or smart as Schmigadoon. Lost Boys has far more polarizing buzz than Two Strangers. Meh doth not a best musical win make. 

[quizking101]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 5:09am

Ensemble1698878795 said: "Meh doth not a best musical win make."

2010 Tony Award winner MEMPHIS would like a word…

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 4/21/26 at 5:39am

Wayman_Wong said: "Since 2000, there have been shows that have won Best Musical, even though they didn't have Tony-eligible original scores: ''Contact,'' ''Jersey Boys'' and ''Moulin Rouge!''"

Once as well; Since most of the songs were lifted from the original film, it didn’t have enough new material to qualify for Best Score.