Where better than Washington Heights to meet local hero Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Manhattan neighborhood’s most vociferous supporter? How about at the United Palace Theater, an old movie palace Miranda has been supporting for years, and in whose rehearsal rooms the cast of his debut feature Tick, Tick… Boom! assembled to read through his adaptation of Rent creator Jonathan Larson’s heartfelt autobiographical musical? The story covers Larson’s life in the period immediately before he created Rent, when Broadway success felt impossible, but the drive to try would not abate. Larson died on the night of Rent’s first off-Broadway preview.
Deadline: Jonathan Larson’s work had a foundational impact on you. What’s your history with Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom!?
Lin-manuel Miranda: It starts with seeing Rent on my 17th birthday with my high-school girlfriend, Meredith Sommerville, who got me tickets for my birthday. Rent was...
Deadline: Jonathan Larson’s work had a foundational impact on you. What’s your history with Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom!?
Lin-manuel Miranda: It starts with seeing Rent on my 17th birthday with my high-school girlfriend, Meredith Sommerville, who got me tickets for my birthday. Rent was...
- 1/21/2022
- by Joe Utichi
- Deadline Film + TV
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