Trailer released for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick Boom
Netflix have released a trailer of Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick Boom directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda starring Andrew Garfield.
Netflix have released a trailer of Jonathan Larson’s Tick Tick Boom directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda starring Andrew Garfield.
Lin-Manuel Miranda surprised the young cast of the British Theatre Academy’s critically acclaimed production of his musical ‘Bring It On’ by watching the final show of their sold-out London summer season at Southwark Playhouse. Talking to the cast after the show, he told them: “You did an amazing job, it’s a very challenging show. I’m so proud and this was so wonderful. You made my wife cry! I came all the way from Cardiff, I wouldn’t have missed it! It was awesome. It was the first time i’ve seen it since 2013 and it just all came flooding back to me.” The British Theatre Academy’s youth production, directed and choreographed by Ewan Jones in The Large at Southwark Playhouse from 2 August – 1 September, has beeen one of London Theatre’s summer sensations, earning 4 star rave reviews from many of the national critics. Nominated for a Tony Award for … Read more
In the run-up to the London opening of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning musical Hamilton, some cynics wondered if the musical based on early American history would translate for British audiences. Based on the critical and public reception which greeted the show, those fears were unfounded. Hamilton is a resounding critical success and has been greeted with the type of audience reaction most shows can only dream of. In recent days on Twitter, Lin-Manuel revealed that three small lyric tweaks have been made to the libretto of Hamilton in London. The first tweak is in the song “Take a Break“. In the original libretto Hamilton’s line “Angelica, tell me wife John Adams doesn’t have a real job anyway” has been changed to “Angelica, tell me wife, Vice President isn’t a real job anyway” making the line about the job title and not John Adams himself. “The Room Where It Happens” sung by … Read more
In our quest to bring you all things Lin-Manuel Miranda, we are pleased to bring you this great YouTube musical. The Rock & Lin-Manuel Miranda present “Millennials: The Musical,” a loving satire of musical theater and millennial culture. It tells the surprisingly uplifting story of a privileged Brooklynite, Crystal, whose world comes crumbling down when she loses her phone. If you enjoyed Millennials, take a look at this great making of video that Lin-Manuel and The Rock put together.
Last night Lin-Manuel Miranda and Andrew Lloyd Webber addressed an audience of industry figures, new writers and musical theatre fans to talk about their careers and musical theatre in general. The evening hosted by Paul Taylor Mills at The Other Palace is to be the first of a series of evenings curated by Andrew Lloyd Webber. It’s an eye-opening discussion from a pair of musical theatre geeks who just love everything about what they do. Take a moment to enjoy this wonderful conversation if you are a lover of musical theatre.
Hamilton the musical has announced it will extend its West End run at the Victoria Palace Theatre until 29 March 2025.
Rehearsal images are released for the first-ever Hamilton UK Tour. The Hamilton UK Tour begins performances at the Manchester Palace Theatre
Hit long-running musicals Hamilton and Les Miserables have announced they will extend their West End runs through 28 September 2024.