Lin-Manuel Miranda has set his next directorial project.
The Hamilton creator will direct a feature film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s musical Octet, which premiered Off-Broadway in 2019. The a capella musical explores the topic of internet addiction as told through an eight-person support group meeting in a church basement.
“I haven’t stopped thinking about Octet since I saw Annie Tippe’s premiere production in November of 2019. Dave Malloy’s score is versatile, brilliant and grows more relevant with each passing year. It won’t leave me alone so here we are,” Miranda said.
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This marks the second feature film Miranda will direct, after adapting Jonathan Larson’s musical tick, tick…BOOM!, starring Andrew Garfield, in 2021.
Julie Oh, who is joining Miranda’s production company, 5000 Broadway Productions, as the head of film and TV, is producing the film, alongside John Skidmore for Best
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