Vanessa Hudgens Lands Role In Lin-Manuel Miranda Upcoming Netflix Project, tick, tick…BOOM!
Vanessa Hudgens has landed a role in Lin-Manuel Miranda upcoming Netflix film, tick, tick…BOOM!. The young actress will be joined by Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, and Robin de Jesus in this new project based on the autobiographical Off-Broadway show written by RENT creator, Jonathan Larson.
According to Deadline, “The musical, which was written by Steven Levenson, is set in 1990 and will follow Jon (Garfield), an aspiring theater composer who waits tables in New York City while writing Superbia, which he hopes will be the great American musical that will finally give him his big career break. The young man is feeling pressure from his girlfriend Susan (Shipp), who is tired of continuing to put her life on hold for Jon’s career aspiration. Meanwhile, Jon’s best friend and roommate Michael has given up on his creative dream and has taken a high paying advertising job on Madison Avenue and is preparing to move out. As Jon approaches his 30th birthday, he is overcome with anxiety, wondering if his own impossible dream is worth the cost.”
Congrats to Vanessa!