Apple TV+ returned musical theater to the small screen withSchmigadoon!, but the TV journey into the world of musicals was tragically cut short when the show wasn’t renewed for season 3. After visiting a town inspired by the Golden Age of Musicals in the first season and a city filled with references todarker ’60s and ’70s musicals inSchmigadoon!season 2, the third season was to be set in a world inspired by ’80s and ’90s classics.
TheSchimgadoon!season 2 endingset up Cecily Strong (Melissa) and Keegan-Michael Key (Josh) to take a journey through a new Broadway-inspired realm that would have undoubtedly delighted audiences, perhaps either taking place during Melissa’s pregnancy or after the birth of their baby. However, Strong has moved to other family-friendly material likeLeoandThe Garfield Movie, as has Key withWonkaandIf. While Melissa and Josh might be stuck in the real world for now, luckily for theater fans,Schmigadoon!now has a new destination—the stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Season 3 Might Not Be Happening, But Schmigadoon! Just Premiered As A Stage Musical
The World of Schmigadoon!’s First Season Has Been Brought to Life For Live Audiences
A stage version ofSchmigadoon!premiered at the Kennedy Center on January 31 and ran until February 9. While most actors from the television show didn’t return for the stage version, the cast ofSchmigadoon!was still stacked with beloved stage performers, including Alex Brightman, Sara Chase, Kevin Del Aguila, McKenzie Kurtz, Isabelle McCalla, Javier Muñoz, and more. Ann Harada, who plays Florence Menlove in the television show, reprized her role.
Do Josh & Melissa Leave Schmigadoon In Season 2?
The Schmigadoon! season 1 finale had a cliffhanger surrounding Josh and Melissa that gets answered in the Schmigadoon! season 2 premiere on Apple TV+.
The adaptation includessongs from theSchmigadoon!television series, including Emmy-winning “Corn Puddin',” but creator Cinco Paul also wrote new songs for the stage.TheSchmigadoon!stage production covers season 1 of the series, adapting Melissa and Josh’s journey into the town of Schmigadoon and how their experience of being stuck in a musical helps their relationship start to mend. The stage adaptation makes the story even more meta, as the characters are no longer trapped in a musical comedy television series—they’re trapped in a literal stage musical.
What Schmigadoon! Season 3 Would Have Looked Like
Melissa and Josh Would Have Journeyed Into the Schmoods
Series creator Cinco Paul has revealed on Twitter that season 3,Into the Schmoods!, was entirely written before the series was canceled. The season would have been six episodes long, andPaul wrote 25 new songs. In another tweet, Paul lists the musicals the season would have drawn inspiration from, including popular shows such asRent,Les Misérables,Cats,Merrily We Roll Along, and, of course,Into the Woods. Most of the actors inSchmigadoon!portraynew characters inSchmigadoon!season 2, suggesting that the third season would have introduced more new iterations.
While there is no official news about aSchmigadoon!revival, Paul has also mentioned on social media that he hasn’t given up on it happening, andKeegan-Michael Key expressed interest in returning in an interviewwithScreen Rant. However, the rights to the script of what would have been the third season are owned by Apple, so the future of the show is not entirely in the creative team’s hands (viaPlaybill). Regardless, the love that the people behind the show have for the series and the show’s adaptation at the Kennedy Center show that the future ofSchmigadoon!is worth keeping a close eye on.
