Summer Bracket 2026: Where Do 21st Century Broadway Musicals Come From? The Sweet 16

Each summer, we play a Broadway themed bracket game using your votes on a particular topic. This year, the topic is 21st Century Musicals and their sources. Inspired by the relative lack of completely original musicals like Maybe Happy Ending and Two Strangers, we thought this summer we'd settle, for once and for all which musical from the last 25 years is the very best based on another source. 

This week is The Sweet 16! You'll be voting to name the shows that will move on to next week's Elite 8 round!

Summer Bracket 2026:

Musical Sources 

The Sweet 16  

You can see from the bracket above which shows on the left side moved on to this round. This week, we have 16 musicals, all based on films!

• Select one show from each pair. Consider the entire production and how well it used its source material to create a new piece of art.
• When you are done all of the pairs (all are required), be sure to tap the SUBMIT button at the end to record your vote.
• The poll is 100% secure and no personal information is collected.

This week's round will close at 11:59 PM on Tuesday, July 21st. (Haven't voted before? No worries! Join the fun this week!)

Thanks for playing along this summer!