Overview
- Screenings roll out via Fathom Entertainment beginning December 4–18 in the U.S., with Sony Pictures Classics leading the worldwide theatrical release on December 5.
- The film records the Hudson Theatre production in its final weeks, storyboarded in advance and shot over three days using four to five cameras.
- Friedman emphasizes performance and narrative clarity with closeups, adjusted microphone placements, and on-screen time and place graphics.
- The original revival cast—Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez—reunites on screen; the stage run won four 2024 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical.
- The NYC premiere brought out the creative team and stars, as a separate long-term Richard Linklater feature adaptation continues shooting toward an expected release around 2040.