Overview
- Sony Pictures Classics launches the filmed production in wide release beginning Dec. 5, with U.S. screenings in more than 1,000 theaters and tickets sold via Fathom Entertainment.
- Shot at the Hudson Theatre in June 2024, the release blends multiple live performances with audience‑free sessions, using the Broadway cast, sets, orchestrations and design.
- Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez reprise their acclaimed performances from the Tony‑winning run, which earned four 2024 Tonys including Best Revival, Lead Actor for Groff, Featured Actor for Radcliffe and Best Orchestrations.
- Early reviews highlight the intimacy and onstage camera work that bring viewers close to the actors, with some critics arguing frequent closeups and quick cuts underplay choreography and spatial context.
- The Broadway revival recouped its $12 million capitalization and played to sold‑out houses, as a separate 20‑year film project from Richard Linklater continues in long‑term production.