Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon is a study in contradiction. From the title card that opens the films with two contrasting comments about Lorenz Hart, it pushes and pulls viewers various directions at the same time. But it is only through that frenzy that we can appreciate the chaos that makes up this conflicted person.
For fans of Hamilton, this film gives a chance to remember the extraordinary event that it was. Renée is part of the development at a very early stage, and moves along to off-Broadway and to Broadway. We see just how much work goes into the staging of such a play.
Broadway doesn?t always work onscreen. Even though there can be something magical about live...