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#35

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

Or, y’know, you could just wait until the show starts papering most of the house in October and take advantage of it. :)

The overall sentiment coming out of last year’s Tier 3 workshop for this was that this show has some enjoyable elements (especially the STRONG vocals), but it seemed to have lost its core identity through recent rewrites. There was real promise out of town so I hear, so that’s disheartening.

It’s your choice, but if I end up seeing this, it’ll most likely be for free. Feels like there’ll be zero buzz for this one. Zippo.


“I am furious, but I am sailing.”

Updated On: 6/17/26 at 12:51 AM

#38

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

Luke James and Ledisi probably won't make or break the show, but they're smart to be trying to get some people with followings outside of the theatre world (which Titanique and Maybe Happy Ending also did to mixed success). It's a way to drum up casual interest and media attention for a new property.

#39

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

The theater choice is a bit worrying to me. The James Earl Jones is SMALL for a musical and requires a show sell out their orchestra at full price most of the time for any hope of financial success (just ask Bright Star). I guess the idea is keeping a tight ticket, but this isn't a 2-person show like Guttenberg! was in the same house (with star power), it has a decently sized cast and orchestra. Only way it succeeds is on the Maybe Happy Ending trajectory and I can guarantee it costs a couple hundred thousand $$ more to run than MHE.

#42

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

EDSOSLO858 said: "Aurelia Williams and Awa Sal Secka have joined the company as Sissy and Flo."

https://www.instagram.com/p/DbLYqxrFf9j/?igsh=bTc5dWJ2eHVmaXll

This is incredible news for NYC audiences, as Awa is an absolute treasure. Sad for DC folks who will no longer get to see her appear in Merrily this fall. She was the best part of Arena Stage’s Chez Joey and is currently absolutely stunning as Catherine in Signature’s Pippin until this Sunday.

#43

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

OhHiii said: "The theater choice is a bit worryingto me. The James Earl Jones is SMALL for a musical and requires a show sell out their orchestra at full price most of the time for any hope of financial success (just ask Bright Star). I guess the idea is keeping a tight ticket, but this isn't a 2-person show like Guttenberg! was in the same house (with star power), it has a decently sized cast and orchestra. Only way it succeeds is on the Maybe Happy Ending trajectory and I can guarantee it costs a couple hundred thousand $$ more to run than MHE."

I didn't realize the show was this big. It had a cast of 25 at Paper Mill and the composer says it has the same instrumentation as &Juliet (9). OUTSIDERS might be the closest size comparison, but they have 100+ more orchestra seats and no third level - and some level of IP recognition.

Usually better to hope for high demand and low availability, rather than comping the hell out of a larger theatre like the August Wilson or Broadhurst, but hopefully they have a big contingency to cover losses for at least 2 months so they can build.

Updated On: 7/24/26 at 12:42 PM

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