WANTED Reviews — Page 2

MemorableUserName said: "The Guardian

Wanted review – generic crime musical lacks outlaw grit

James Earl Jones theatre, New York City

A ‘mostly true’ tale of 19th-century sisters running from the law is underserved in a production stuffed with superfluous showboating

2 stars

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/nov/09/wanted-broadway-musical-review"



Well I guess 2 stars from the Guardian is much better than MIDNIGHT'S 0 stars. It's almost half way good.

Updated On: 11/8/26 at 11:10 PM

This show has quite a fascinating synopsis on paper, it's just that the critics thought there were too many flimsy plot contrivances and loose ends.

It's not the subject matter at all — it was the story's execution that's the problem. They are not being racist.

Updated On: 11/8/26 at 11:28 PM

TexanAddams18 said: "feel bad for Angelica Cheri, this was her family story and to have it bashed by critics is disheartening it’s practically racist"

IMO most of the reviews have been rather thoughtful and have handled the subject matter with care. I wouldn't call any of this "bashing", just analyzing the lack of cohesiveness in the writing. I don't see anything that would be considered personal attacking or disrespect."

Ok that’s fair, yall have a point…in fact, the only critic that bashes all the time is Johnny Oleksinski of the NYPost and thank god he hasn’t published his yet (and this is coming from someone who met him once and was a real d*ck)

Updated On: 11/8/26 at 11:29 PM

Ensemble1698878795 said: "malcs98 said: "CoffeeBreak said: "These critics are not wrong though. At it's core the show never got a strong director to lead the writers to something. The director has little to no experience with musicals. That's where they needed to start. There was a change of director - and they still didn't get it right."

Again like I said, I really do feel bad for this cast and creative team because let me tell you I’ve met them and they’re some of the nicest most generous people I know (and yes that includes the director). But above all I feel bad for Angelica Cheri, this was her family story and to have it bashed by critics is disheartening it’s practically racist"

As someone who is very quick to call out racism, I don’t think these reviews are that. The overall plot of the show does come to a stand still when their love stories take wind. It’s not an active musical, though the music and talent is superb."

So I actually saw the show again on Thursday (before it opened) and now that you mention it, you do have something of a point…

It's a great piece of criticism by Helen Shaw, and the type of review that's deadly to a show that has always seemed like a long shot to last 6 months til the Tony noms.

malcs98 said: "A lot of people have said that the New York Times rules Broadway with an iron fist, but does anybody think that’s true?"

A lot of people once sad this and it was true.

Nowadays, do a lot of people still say it? The NYT still carries additional weight compared to many other outlets, but the impact of that seems to be more mixed.

I mean this earnestly - when is the last time 12 years of development (with major productions) actually led to a better show?

malcs98 said: "DomPhilly said: "Dusoleilcanwhistle said: "NY Times a politely savage review that tells the creatives to get back to work. Headline: "Rollicking Music and Vocal Riches Sapped by a Runaway Plot""

☹️ Not good."

God, I feel really bad for the cast and creatives of this show."

Don't. They had every opportunity to edit this show after its out of town.

So is still Ciara Renée still mad ?

These reviews and a general lack of enthusiasm from people who’ve seen it do not bode well for this. Paired with the nondescript marketing, this just looks like a near DOA production. The fault lays at the feet of the producers here. I’m sure when this closes, there will be the usual recriminations and social media outrage, but at the end of the day… this was just not set up to succeed very well despite having years of development and multiple tryout productions. A lot of wasted time and effort spent sanding off edges instead of making necessary changes.

Updated On: 11/9/26 at 09:27 AM