Opened: November 12, 2021

Directed by: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Mj Rodriguez, Ben Levi Ross, Judith Light, Bradley Whitford, Laura Benanti, Danielle Ferland, Micaela Diamond, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Gizel Jimenez, Kate Rockwell, Aneesa Folds, Joel Perez, Judy Kuhn, Danny Burstein, Lauren Marcus, Richard Kind, Tariq Trotter, Ryan Vasquez, Joanna P. Adler, Jelani Alladin, André De Shields, Bebe Neuwirth, Beth Malone, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Chita Rivera, Chuck Cooper, Howard McGillin, Joel Grey, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, Phylicia Rashad, Bernadette Peters, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Alex Lacamoire, Amanda Green, Chad Beguelin, Dave Malloy, Georgia Stitt, Grace McLean, Helen Park, Jason Robert Brown, Jeanine Tesori, Joe Iconis, Marc Shaiman, Matthew Sklar, Nick Blaemire, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Shaina Taub, Stephen Schwartz, Stephen Trask, Steven Levenson, Tom Kitt, Christopher Jackson & Stephen Sondheim

In his feature film directorial debut, Lin-Manuel Miranda beautifully pays homage to legendary Rent composer Jonathan Larson and musical theater in general.

Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) is on the precipice of something amazing as he struggles to finish his first full-length musical. His girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp) is offered an out-of-town job and his best friend Michael (Robin de Jesús) moves out of their apartment. Many of Jonathan’s friends are being affected by the AIDS epidemic at the start of the decade.

Miranda was incredibly smart in making sure almost the entire cast is somehow involved in the theater industry. Garfield is brilliant as Larson while showing off a fantastic voice.

Keep a lookout for an insane number of cameos from theater greats (including a few original Broadway cast members of Rent).

Final say: A defining and lasting musical. ★★★★★