tick, tick…Boom! (2021)
Releasing at November 12, 2021 in theaters and November 19 on Netflix
Biography, Drama, Musical
Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Andrew Garfield), 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. 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?
Starring Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, MJ Rodriguez, Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter, Judith Light and Vanessa Hudgens. The film primiered at November 10, 2021 on AFI Fest.
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Writers: Jonathan Larson, Steven Levenson
Stars: Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford, Alexandra Shipp, Judith Light, Joanna Adler, Robin de Jesus
►Cast
| Andrew Garfield | ► | Jon |
| Vanessa Hudgens | ► | Karessa |
| Bradley Whitford | ► | Stephen Sondheim |
| Alexandra Shipp | ► | Susan |
| Judith Light | ► | Rosa Stevens |
| Joanna Adler | ► | Molly |
| Robin de Jesus | ► | Michael |
| Beth Malone | ► | |
| Noah Robbins | ► | Simon |
| Joshua Henry | ► | Roger |
| Alex D. Jennings | ► | Lifeguard |
| Ben Ross | ► | Freddy |
| Lauren Marcus | ► | Donna |
| Marie Rose Baramo | ► | Fly girl |
| Mason Versaw | ► | Young Jonathan |
| Jared Loftin | ► | |
| Kenita Miller | ► | |
| Jennifer Alexander | ► | Nurse |
| Adrienne Brammer | ► | Pedestrian |
| Ken Holmes | ► | YMCA Poolgoer |
| Bob Leszczak | ► | Businessman |