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The video explores one of the film's biggest scenes, the 'Sunday Brunch' sequence, which features a number of big Broadway cameos. Check out the new video, which includes a look at Bernadette Peters, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, Lin Manuel Miranda, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin Vega, Beth Malone, Chita Rivera, and more!

Andrew Garfield stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week to chat about tick, tick... BOOM! and ended up singing a bit of Boho Days from the film!

The annual Rob Mathes Holiday Concert is happening this year but will be performed in advance and taped for airing on Rob Mathes' YouTube channel, Rob Mathes Music, for two weeks during the holiday season from December 22 through January 5.

A new song clip from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Netflix film adaption of tick, tick...BOOM! has been released! Watch as Jonathan Larson, played here by Andrew Garfield, daydreams of Susan (Alexandra Shipp) during Karessa's (Vanessa Hudgens) performance of “Come To Your Senses' at the workshop of his musical, 'Superbia'.

Last night's Clyde's opened officially on Broadway! Check out the reviews in our roundup, and stay tuned for more coverage from the big night later today! Plus, get a first look at Disney Princess: The Concert, watch Joshua Henry and Ciara Renee rehearse for Waitress, check out the nominees for this year's musical theatre Grammy Award, and more!

Check out our complete guide to every musical theatre cameo in tick, tick…BOOM! Although Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaption of tick, tick…BOOM! already features an all-star cast the film features an endless amount of cameos that would keep any musical theatre fan excited.

Since the announcement in 2018, I've been waiting to see the tick, tick... BOOM! movie adaptation, last weekend I finally watched it and let me tell you that I absolutely loved it. Even though I was not sure if this musical was going to be amazing as a movie, I was very excited but actually had no expectations, the things I knew were that it was going to be directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and that the main character would be played by Andrew Garfield, but the way it surprised me, made it one of my favorite movies of the year.

There is a famous story about after the first performance of Rent. Someone shouted in the audience, 'Thank You Jonathan Larson.' That's my sentiment exactly. Thank you Jonathan Larson for creating such a deeply flawed, but beautiful musical that encourages my curiosity to learn more. Thank you Jonathan Larson for making me remember why I love theatre.

tick, tick...BOOM! is an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. Watch Vanessa Hudgens and Andrew Garfield perform 'Therapy' in a new clip from the film! The film also stars Joshua Henry, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, MJ Rodriguez, and more.

Today's top stories include the return of Slave Play, which begins previews for its return engagement on Broadway tonight! Plus, watch Celina Smith rehearse 'Tomorrow' from Annie Live!, an all new West Side Story trailer, and more! Tickets are now on sale for Mr. Saturday Night, starring Billy Crystal. The production comes to Broadway next year.

Since 2015, Adelphi University has showcased the work of the next generation of music creators through the Larson Legacy Concert Series. On Sunday, December 4, Adelphi will continue the series by featuring the music of an award-winning duo, the Bengsons.

Netflix brought back the Moondance Diner Food Truck for one day only this weekend in celebration of the release of tick, tick...BOOM! The event featured Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and more.

Netflix brought back the Moondance Diner Food Truck for 1 day only this weekend in celebration of the release of tick, tick...BOOM! The event featured Alexandra Shipp (Cast), Robin de Jesús (Cast), Joshua Henry (Cast), Daphne Rubin-Vega, and special appearances from your favorite Broadway stars.  

Today's top stories include an all new trailer for West Side Story, a new block of tickets being released for Chicago, and more! Plus, the English National Opera has partnered with Netflix to produce 'Tiger King 2: The TikTopera', the world's first operatic reimagining of Tiger King, brought to the digital stage by the show's biggest fans via their TikTok channels.

In a new interview for GQ’s December issue, Andrew Garfield spoke on portraying Johnathan Larson, the creator of Rent, in the Lin-Manuel Miranda-helmed filmed adaption of tick, tick…BOOM!, becoming a public figure again, and how much has changed since his Spider Man days.

Si aún no la has visto, te contamos por que no te puedes perder una de las mejor películas musicales de este año.

After a week in theatres, Lin-Manuel Miranda's much-anticipated adaptation of tick, tick...BOOM! has arrived on Netflix! Two of the movie's stars are three-time Tony nominee Joshua Henry and beloved stage and screen star Vanessa Hudgens, who play Roger and Karessa.

After a week in theatres, Lin-Manuel Miranda's much-anticipated adaptation of tick, tick...BOOM! arrives on Netflix today, November 17. Leading the cast is Andrew Garfield, who plays the autobiographical musical's creator, the late Jonathan Larson.

This January, New York City Opera (under the direction of Michael Capasso, General Director) will produce its latest world premiere of a new American opera, Ricky Ian Gordon's THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS, a co-production with the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene (Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic Director, Dominick Balletta, Executive Director).