Posted: 10/14/26 at 12:00am
Make way, make way for the Sisters Clarke!
After a long developmental journey and two out-of-town tryouts, the new, original musical Wanted: The Legend of the Sisters Clarke finally arrives on Broadway tomorrow (October 15) before a November 8 opening night at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Solea Pfeiffer and Liisi LaFontaine play the titular subjects, with Ledisi as their mother; the principal cast also includes Luke James, Bradley Jaden, Aurelia Williams, and Awa Sal Secka. With a score by Ross Baum and Angelica Chéri (a direct descendant of Mary and Martha Clarke) and a book by Chéri, Wanted is choreographed by Chelsey Arce and directed by Stevie Walker-Webb.
“Texas, 1893. Twin sisters Mary and Martha Clarke are on the run. As Black women who pass for white and hide in plain sight, they straddle a dangerous line between two Americas. When powerful forces close in to keep their family from claiming a future of their own, Mary and Martha are driven to desperate measures to save their mother and their family’s legacy. Forced to do the unthinkable, the sisters fight for self-determination, dignity, and an inheritance long denied. Through it all, the Kinfolk — a vibrant chorus of ancestors — guide them forward on an odyssey of sisterhood, rebellion, and freedom.”
Who’s riding into those wide-open plains?
