Solea Pfeiffer, Liisi LaFontaine, Will Swenson, More Lead Wanted Musical Workshop

Workshop presentations of the new musical Wanted, which previously announced a 2026 Broadway debut, are being presented June 26 at New 42 Studios.

The workshop of Wanted (formerly known as Gun & Powder) stars Solea Pfeiffer as Mary Clarke, Liisi LaFontaine as Martha Clarke, Will Swenson as Jesse, Luke James as Elijah, Jeannette Bayardelle as Tallulah, Jennie Harney-Fleming as Flo, and Aurelia Williams as Sissy.

The ensemble includes Reed Campbell, Aaron Harrington, Timothy Hughes, Mary Claire King, Rayshun LaMarr, Tiffany Mann, MiMi Scardulla, Brad Sharp, Danielle Summons, Hailey Thomas, Katie Thompson, Harris Matthew Turner, and Jisel Soleil Ayon.

Cody Renard Richard serves as the production stage manager and Alejandro Senior as music director for the workshop.

To celebrate the presentations, the new musical has also released its first single, 鈥淕un & Powder,鈥� from the forthcoming WANTED: The Studio EP. The track is performed by LaFontaine, Pfeiffer, and the Wanted studio cast and is available on and .

Obie winner and Tony nominee Stevie Walker-Webb is directing the new musical, inspired by the true story of sisters Mary and Martha Clarke. A Broadway theatre and dates have yet to be announced.

The production previously announced that TRATE Productions鈥� Robyn and Evan Coles have joined the producing team, and Chelsey Arce is the new choreographer.

Featuring a book and lyrics by Angelica Ch茅ri, who is a descendant of the Clarke sisters, and music by Ross Baum, Wanted follows Mary and Martha Clarke, Black twin sisters who take extraordinary measures to settle their mother鈥檚 sharecropper debt and save her home in 1893 Texas.

Under its original title, Gun & Powder, the musical played the Paper Mill Playhouse in spring 2024. The cast included Liisi LaFontaine (West End's Dreamgirls) as Martha Clarke, Ciara Ren茅e (Waitress) as Mary Clarke, Jeannette Bayardelle (Girl From the North Country) as Tallulah Clarke, Aaron James McKenzie (A Beautiful Noise) as Elijah, and Hunter Parrish (To Kill a Mockingbird) as Jesse Whitewater. Tiffany Rea-Fisher was the choreographer. See photos from the Paper Mill run below.