‘tick, tick… Boom’ Review

Snippet from my review originally published November 15, 2021:

"If you’re into musical theater and movies, Lin Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, Netflix’s tick, tick…Boom! is just for you. This movie is a love letter to musical theater fans and the work of Jonathan Larson, who created the original Tick, Tick…Boom! and Rent. You can tell this is a movie that Miranda wanted to make, and he loved doing it. In an interview, Miranda said that he understood many of the lived experiences that Larson went through, and that he’d kick himself forever if he didn’t get to direct this film, or hate whoever else got this gig. Miranda felt that if he knew how to direct anything, it’s this, and he was right. This is an impressive directorial debut.  

tick, tick… Boom! is about the struggles and anxiety of starving artist Jonathan Larson and how he could not get his dystopian play Superbiaproduced. One of the main conflicts is his inability to write the pivotal song at the turning point of his play. Once he does write it, it mirrors his life in a great way and is a standout song of the movie."

My full review can be found over at POC Culture