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‘The Musical’ Begins Filming in Los Angeles With Rob Lowe, Gillian Jacobs and Will Brill

Leveraging California tax credits, the film transforms Bonilla and Heller’s earlier short into a full-length feature supported by a Los Angeles crew

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Overview

  • Principal photography launched August 6 across multiple Los Angeles locations with support from the state’s film incentive program.
  • Rob Lowe stars as the school principal, Gillian Jacobs appears as his new partner and Tony Award winner Will Brill leads as a drama teacher plotting revenge.
  • Giselle Bonilla directs from a screenplay by Alexander Heller, extending the duo’s original short developed at the American Film Institute.
  • The production is spearheaded by producers Rob Lowe and Alexander Heller alongside Greg Lauritano, Jordan Backhus and Findlay Brown, with an executive team of industry veterans.
  • The shoot exemplifies California’s effort to reclaim independent filmmaking by using tax credits to counter recent cost-driven relocations.