2026 Grammy Award Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 68th annual Grammy Awards were revealed in November 2025, highlighting outstanding achievements in recorded music released since August of the previous year. The award ceremony will be held on February 1 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and will be broadcast on CBS, with live and on-demand streaming available on Paramount+.
Best Musical Theater Album Category
Five nominees have been selected for the Best Musical Theater Album category, which honors both production and performance excellence in musical theater recordings. The nominees are:
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Death Becomes Her
- Gypsy
- Just in Time
- Maybe Happy Ending
The presence of five nominees indicates that over 40 albums were submitted for consideration in this category.
Nominees for Buena Vista Social Club
Marco Paguia, Dean Sharenow, and David Yazbek are the individual nominees representing the original Broadway cast recording of Buena Vista Social Club. Paguia serves as orchestrator, arranger, and music director of the Broadway production. He won a 2025 Tony Award for Best Orchestrations and a 2025 Special Tony as part of the show’s onstage band. Yazbek is a creative consultant on the musical, while Sharenow works as the musical supervisor.
“The category recognizes excellence in both the production and the performance of musical theater recordings.”
Summary: The 2026 Grammy nominations highlight key Broadway achievements, with five contenders for Best Musical Theater Album reflecting a competitive field of over 40 submissions.