Grammys 2026: ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Wins Best Musical Theater Album, Beating Tony Favorite ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Takes Musical Theater Grammy Over Frontrunner ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

Buena Vista Social Club, the much-lauded Havana-set Broadway musical inspired by the groundbreaking 1997 album of the same name, added another laurel to its credit today: The cast album, produced by Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow & David Yazbek, took home the 2026 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Sharenow accepted the award during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony tonight, thanking Paguia, Yasbek and Broadway producer Orin Wolf alon…

Grammys 2026: ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ Wins Best Musical Theater Album, Beating Tony Favorite ‘Maybe Happy Ending’

Darren Criss and Helen J Shen Perform MAYBE HAPPY ENDING at 2026 GRAMMYS Ceremony

Maybe Happy Ending stars Darren Criss and Helen J Shen took the stage on Sunday during the 2026 Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony to perform the title song from the hit musical. Check out their performance now below. Darren Criss and Helen J Shen performing ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ at the Grammy Premiere Ceremony pic.twitter.com/0twSSVWN82 — Darren Criss daily (@dcrissdaily) February 1, 2026 The cast recording for the musical was nominated for Best Mu…

Theater celebrates (Obies, Grammys) and protests! #Stageworthy News of the Week

“Buena Vista Social Club” won the Grammy for best musical theater album, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande won for Best Pop Duo/Group Performances. Nazareth Hassan’s “Bowl EP,” Carmelita Tropicana and Whitney White were among the Obie winners. Three annual theater awards, including the Tonys, announced their timelines for the year. There is much to celebrate in theater, including a whole new month of exciting shows opening on New York stages: Febr…

‘Buena Vista Social Club’ album nabs 2026 Grammy Award

The 68th Grammy Awards took place on Feb. 1, recognizing extraordinary achievement in music across 95 categories. The original Broadway cast recording of “Buena Vista Social Club” took home the Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album, making winners of album producers Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow and David Yazbek. The win is the first Grammy for Paguia, the second for Sharenow and the second for Yazbek. (Both Sharenow and Yazbek previously won Best…