In ‘Tick, Tick… Boom,’ Robin De Jesús Finds The Role He’s Been Waiting For

Robin de Jesús made his Broadway debut 16 years ago as Angel in “Rent,” and returned two years later to originate the role of Sonny in “In the Heights.” Fittingly, his new film is an artistic union of those musicals’ respective creators, Jonathan Larson and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The actor and singer can now be seen in “Tick, Tick… Boom!” ― an adaptation of Larson’s semi-autobiographical 1991 “rock monologue,” and Miranda’s feature directorial debut. The movie, which began streaming on Netflix Friday, depicts Larson (played by Andrew Garfield) as a struggling New York artist on the cusp of turning 30, years… Read Full Article