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‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Review: A Love-Letter to the Creative Struggle
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‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Review: A Love-Letter to the Creative Struggle

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Lin-Manuel Miranda really said “I am going to make 2021 the year of the stage musical adaptation.” “Tick, Tick… Boom!” is based off the semi-biographical stage play of the same name by Jonathan Larson. The film stars Andrew Garfield as Larson, a 29-year-old aspiring playwright, and his quest to get the musical that he has… Continue reading ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ Review: A Love-Letter to the Creative Struggle

‘In the Heights’ Review: A (Slightly Overlong) Film Custom-Made for Theaters
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‘In the Heights’ Review: A (Slightly Overlong) Film Custom-Made for Theaters

David Palmer1 Comment

If anything is going to bring back the theater experience, it’s this film. “In the Heights” is based on the stage play by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and follows a young man (Anthony Ramos) in Washington Heights, New York City as he goes about his life among his community. Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz,… Continue reading ‘In the Heights’ Review: A (Slightly Overlong) Film Custom-Made for Theaters