![]() ![]() “There was a push for this movie to be diverse and well-represented,” he tells Shondaland. The casting of the film is something Brown is particularly proud of. The feature film adaptation features new music by Brown along with songs adapted from the earlier theatrical productions, and introduces adult characters - played by Debra Messing, Peter Hermann, Josh Peck, and Rhea Perlman - to the previously kids-only cast. Now, the coming-of-age story is heading to Netflix on Friday, August 12. ![]() ![]() To this day, it remains the only Broadway musical with a cast and band consisting entirely of teenagers. Over the years, cast members have included Ariana Grande, Elizabeth Gillies ( Victorious), Graham Phillips ( The Good Wife), Emma Degerstedt ( Unfabulous), and singer-songwriter Sara Niemietz. The show, 13: The Musical, premiered in Los Angeles in 2007 before heading to Broadway in 2008 and London’s West End in 2012. That was insanity.” But somehow, it worked. The show featured a cast of thirteen 13-year-olds and an all-teen band, which Brown laughs about now, saying it was “a terrible idea. On the cusp of his teen years, Evan must learn to navigate his new school’s social circles and make friends before his bar mitzvah. In 2003, Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown began work on a new musical about a 12-year-old boy, Evan Goldman, who moves from New York City to small-town Indiana after his parents’ divorce. ![]()
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