Review of tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) by Thewaffle — 05 Dec 2021

This is the rare film adaptation that elevates the show it's based on. Tick Tick Boom the musical draws much of its power from Larson's successor work Rent and his untimely death. The film has the benefit of drawing on that hindsight and Miranda does a great job highlighting the show's themes against Larson's real life. I think the musical, and the film, could use some lyrical reworking. The songs are often a bit too literal with their message, like the characters are just singing their internal monologue. Watching TTB and Rent, it's clear how much better Larson's writing gets over time.

Hopefully Miranda continues to bring new and underappreciated musicals to the screen. There are a lot of great shows that wouldn't get a chance on Broadway that would spring to life on screen.