Netflix has dropped the official Tick, Tick…Boom! trailer for actor-turned-filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda’s upcoming film adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical, starring Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield as playwright and composer Jonathan Larson. The video, which you can check out below along with the key art, highlights Larson’s existential crisis which would eventually lead him to writing his acclaimed rock musical Rent. The film is scheduled to arrive in select theaters on November 12, followed by its Netflix debut on November 19.
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Netflix’s Tick, Tick…Boom! is directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda from a screenplay written by Steven Levenson, based on the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson. The film stars Andrew Garfield (The Social Network), Alexandra Shipp (Tragedy Girls), Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesús (The Boys in the Band), Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry (Hamilton), MJ Rodriguez (Pose), Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford (The West Wing), Tariq Trotter, with Emmy and Tony Award winner Judith Light (Transparent), and Vanessa Hudgens (The Princess Switch).
“The film follows Jon, a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical,” reads the officialy synopsis. “Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?”
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Tick, Tick…Boom! is produced by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is known for his work on acclaimed Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. The film adaptation is produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, and Julie Oh, with Levenson and Julie Larson serving as executive producers.
