Tick, Tick…Boom! Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have? tick, tick…BOOM!

Cited as official plot version

Drama Musical

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Tick, Tick…Boom!.

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  Vanessa Hudgens

  Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bad Boys for Life

• A
  Alexandra Shipp

  Shaft, Barbie

• R
  Robin de Jesus

  Camp, The Boys in the Band

• 
  Andrew Garfield

  The Social Network, We Live in Time

• J
  Joshua Henry

• J
  Judith Light

  Out of My Mind, The Menu

• B
  Bradley Whitford

  The Last Full Measure, The Post

• M
  MJ Rodriguez

  Saturday Church, Adam

• T
  Tariq Trotter

Crew Behind the Film

The Tick, Tick…Boom! behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Steven Levenson last wrote Dear Evan Hansen and Fiddler On The Roof.

Director

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Screenwriter

Steven Levenson

Producers

Brian Grazer
Ron Howard
Lin-Manuel Miranda

Production Details

What we know about the Tick, Tick…Boom! movie production.

Key Facts

• Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut.
• Film adaptation of the stage musical 'Tick, Tick...BOOM!'
• Based on the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.

Production Updates for Tick, Tick…Boom!

Jul 2021

Completed

Changed Tick, Tick…Boom! movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2019

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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