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Octet, nan Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed movie type of Dave Malloy’s shape philharmonic has announced an eight-person formed that includes Jonathan Groff, Rachel Zegler, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Gaten Matarazzo, among others.
The castings were announced coming by Miranda and his 5000 Broadway Productions.
In summation to Groff, Zegler, Ralph and Matarazzo, nan formed will see Amanda Seyfried, Phillipa Soo, Paul-Jordan Jansen and Tramell Tillman.
As antecedently announced, Julie Oh (Head of Film & TV, 5000 Broadway Productions), on pinch John Skidmore for Best Kept Secret Productions, and Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (President, 5000 Broadway Productions) will service arsenic producers connected Octet. Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & nan Great Comet of 1812) is penning nan screenplay.
The synopsis: Eight internet-obsessed group meet successful a religion basement and fastener their phones successful a box. The philharmonic follows nan octet arsenic they struggle pinch integer dependency, charting their compulsions utilizing only nan analog vibrancy of their ain voices.
- Groff (Mindhunter, Broadway’s Just successful Time, Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton, Spring Awakening) has been formed arsenic nan characteristic “Henry.” Groff is represented by CAA and Shelter PR.
- Jansen (Broadway/National Tour, Sweeney Todd, & Juliet) arsenic “Ed.” Jansen is repped by DGRW.
- Matarazzo (Stranger Things; Broadway: Sweeney Todd, Les Misérables, Dear Evan Hansen) arsenic “Toby.” Matarazzo is repped by Intention, UTA, Stewart, Jill Fritzo PR & McKuin Frankel.
- Ralph (Abbott Elementary, Sister Act 2: Back successful nan Habit; Broadway: Dreamgirls) arsenic “Paula.” Ralph is repped by CAA, Neon Kite and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman, Smelkinson & Christoper.
- Seyfried (The Housemaid, The Testaments of Ann Lee) arsenic “Jessica.” Seyfried is repped by Innovative Artists/Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein & Selz.
- Soo (Dopesick, Over nan Moon; Broadway: Hamilton, Camelot) arsenic “Karly.” Soo is repped by UTA, Anonymous Content and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.
- Tillman (Severance, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning; Broadway: The Great Society) arsenic “Marvin.” Tillman is repped by UTA, Principal Entertainment, Jill Fritzo PR, and Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein.
- Zegler (West Side Story; West End/Broadway: Evita, Romeo & Juliet) arsenic “Velma.” Zegler is repped by WME.
Executive Producers are Johnny Holland, Owen Panettieri, and Diana DiMenna. The movie is being financed and Executive Produced by Sander Jacobs, Caren Jacobs, TodayTix Group, Jeffrey Seller, Teresa Tsai, and John Gore for Broadway.com. Writer and composer Malloy is adapting his ain book of a philharmonic and will besides service arsenic Executive Producer.
Octet will beryllium Miranda’s travel up to his two-time Academy Award nominated film directorial debut tick, tick…BOOM! Oh served arsenic a shaper astatine Imagine Entertainment wherever she produced tick, tick…BOOM! and oversaw nan film’s acquisition by Netflix.
