When his Broadway show became a global phenomenon, the rigours of daily performance kept the actor and songwriter grounded.
Then Disney and Hollywood came calling.
Now, the ‘musical theatre fanboy’ has returned to his first loveAbout halfway through Tick, Tick …
Boom!, the new movie directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the patrons of a diner in 90s New York all turn to the camera and sing.
The movie, Miranda’s directorial debut, is based on the autobiographical stage show of the same name by Jonathan Larson (creator of Rent) and tells the story of Larson’s late 20s as a struggling writer and waiter.
Andrew Garfield is extraordinary in the lead, but it’s the people around him who make this particular scene; as the number unfolds, it becomes apparent that every extra in the diner is a legend of musical theatre, from Bernadette Peters, to Brian Stokes Mitchell (a veteran
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