English actor Andrew Garfield will play Jonathan in Tick, Tick… BOOM!
This musical was written by Jonathan Larson, who won 3 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama posthumously in 1996 for Rent.
The story
Tick, Tick… Boom! is an autobiographical musical that follows Jon, a budding composer who lives in New York. Jon is about to turn 30 and is a waiter. He fears he will never manage to be on Broadway.
Susan, his girlfriend, announces that she wants to get married and leave New York. Michael, John's best friend, finds enormous financial success when he quits acting and becomes an executive at a Madison Avenue company.
Jon wrote a musical, Superbia, which receives several workshops but without hope. Jon wonders if his friends are right, and if now is the time to throw in the towel.
Andrew Garfield is known on the big screen for his roles in Spiderman, The Social Network, Hacksaw Bridge, A Boy...
We could see him on stage in Angels in America (for which he received the Tony Award for Best Actor in a play) Death of a Salesman, Romeo and Juliet...
As for Lin-Manuel Miranda, we no longer present him. He is the composer of Hamilton, In the Heights, Bring It On and the soundtrack of Moana He is also an excellent actor, on stage and on screen. He played Alexander Hamilton, Usvani in In the Heights, Charlie in Merrily We Roll Along, and Jack in Mary Poppins Returns.
In 2014? Lin-Manuel interpreted the role of Jon at the Encores Festival.
He will direct the film adaptation of the musical which will be available on Netflix.