Overview
- Sony Pictures Classics and Fathom launched the filmed Broadway production in U.S. cinemas on December 5, reaching more than 1,000 theaters according to Deadline.
- The capture was filmed at the Hudson Theatre in June 2024 over multiple live performances with additional audience‑free sessions, preserving the original cast, orchestrations and design.
- Early reviews are broadly positive, with praise for Jonathan Groff and Daniel Radcliffe, and an initial Rotten Tomatoes sampling reported at 94% from 33 reviews.
- Director Maria Friedman employs closeups, fluid camera work and selective audience sound to offer an onstage perspective that departs from traditional front‑of‑house pro‑shots.
- The release is distinct from Richard Linklater’s separate feature adaptation, which is being filmed over roughly 20 years with Paul Mescal, Beanie Feldstein and Ben Platt.