Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine to lead WANTED at the James Earl Jones this fall

[KevinKlawitter]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 3:46pm

Previews begin October 15 ahead of November 8 opening

[quizking101]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 3:51pm

Before anyone polices the thread, I think having a fresh thread to discuss is a good idea so we aren’t going back to the old Gun & Powder thread for updates.

[Joyce 9]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 4:32pm

It’s a top notch musical.  Very much looking forward to seeing this on Broadway, everything is first rate. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:04pm

Joyce 9 said: "It’s a top notch musical. Very much looking forward to seeing this on Broadway, everything is first rate."

You have to be more specific

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:10pm

Based solely on what Flash is saying, this'll get lukewarm reviews and close in a month or less.

They're the new After Eight.

Updated On: 3/17/26 at 05:10 PM

[spicemonkey]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:35pm

Joyce 9 said: "It’s a top notch musical. Very much looking forward to seeing this on Broadway, everything is first rate."

Why does this reply give me deja vu

[Kad]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:39pm

For anyone wondering about Ciara Renee’s lawsuit, publicly available court documents indicate she filed for voluntary dismissal about a month or so after initially filing the suit. 

[Joyce 9]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 5:50pm

The show’s a breath of fresh air, nice country western epic with two ladies pretending to be white to get the money that was stolen from them.  They leave the plantation armed, and the whole show is this wild roller coaster ride with them trying to get what they want.  The score is good, dramatic, melodic, excellent performances all around.  There’s nothing like this, and I’m easily rooting for this to go all the way Best Musical 2027.  I just know you’ll all love it!!!

[Matt Rogers]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 6:04pm

Joyce 9 said: "The show’s a breath of fresh air, nice country western epic with two ladies pretending to be white to get the money that was stolen fromthem. They leave the plantation armed, and the whole show is this wild roller coaster ride with them trying to get what they want. The score is good, dramatic, melodic, excellent performances all around. There’s nothing like this, and I’m easily rooting for this to go all the way Best Musical 2027. I just know you’ll all love it!!!"

Sure thing, Flash. 

[bwayobsessed]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 7:03pm

I think it’s a shame thy couldn’t get it in this season. With how sparse the season is they could’ve been a front runner for best musical. I really liked it a Papermill and hope they made the right edits to get it to survive the winter

[Joyce 9]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 7:18pm

I totally agree, I wonder why they didn’t as originally planned.  You can already tell next season is shaping up to be competitive with Wanted and then the new Jason Robert brown musical coming in as well as Galileo, Dolly, paddington, millions

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 9:59pm

Joyce 9 said: "I totally agree, I wonder why they didn’t as originally planned. You can already tell next season is shaping up to be competitive with Wanted and then the new Jason Robert brown musical coming in as well as Galileo, Dolly, paddington, millions"

Gonna go on a very short limb and say, based upon the shows you listed, next season will not be competitive at all: it’ll be Paddington by miles. 

[DrMonicaDeMoneco]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 10:02pm

Kad said: "For anyone wondering about Ciara Renee’s lawsuit, publicly available court documents indicate she filed for voluntary dismissal about a month or so after initially filing the suit."

Thank you!

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 10:07pm

Play Esq. said: "Joyce 9 said: "I totally agree, I wonder why they didn’t as originally planned. You can already tell next season is shaping up to be competitive with Wanted and then the new Jason Robert brown musical coming in as well as Galileo, Dolly, paddington, millions"

Gonna go on a very short limb and say, based upon the shows you listed, next season will not be competitive at all: it’ll be Paddington by miles."

Interesting, conventional wisdom would say WARRIORS by miles, assuming all goes as planned.

[Joyce 9]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 11:03pm

Play Esq. said: "Joyce 9 said: "I totally agree, I wonder why they didn’t as originally planned. You can already tell next season is shaping up to be competitive with Wanted and then the new Jason Robert brown musical coming in as well as Galileo, Dolly, paddington, millions"

Gonna go on a very short limb and say, based upon the shows you listed, next season will not be competitive at all: it’ll be Paddington by miles."

Have you seen Wanted?  I haven’t seen Paddington but everyone says it’s a cute family show.  Everybody agrees Wanted is a serious and great musical, it’s simply on a higher level. 

[DaveyG]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 11:19pm

Paddington is wonderful and far more than a "cute family show". 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/17/26 at 11:34pm

DaveyG said: "Paddington is wonderful and far more than a "cute family show"."

Everything I’ve heard about it sounds like a cute family show that sneaks in an important message about empathy and accepting “others.” I hope they have a MATILDA-type run in them, but this feels like our next SPONGEBOB to me. 

In this economy, the already financially-constrained family audience would much rather consider WICKED or THE LION KING as a better, more familiar use of their time and money. 

 

Updated On: 3/17/26 at 11:34 PM