Overview
- The original musical Wanted officially opened at the James Earl Jones Theatre on November 8, 2026, after a long development process that included regional runs under the title Gun & Powder.
- Reviewers across outlets singled out the principal cast—Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine and Ledisi—and the Kinfolk ensemble for consistently powerful, gospel-inflected vocal performances.
- Critics repeatedly described the show’s book as overstuffed or uneven, citing muddled pacing, underdeveloped character motivations and inconsistent tonal shifts that blur the story’s central throughline.
- The score by Ross Baum mixes country, folk, R&B and gospel to create an Americana sound that often elevates weak text, and reviewers praised production elements such as Beowulf Boritt’s framed scenic design and Stefania Bulbarella’s projections.
- Rooted in Angelica Chéri’s family lore about her great-great aunts, the piece brings rare themes of mixed-race passing and female agency to Broadway and could shape future revisions and audience conversations about narrative clarity and representation.