On the eve of his 30th birthday, the promising young theater composer moves between love, friendship and the pressures of life in New York.
Director:
The screenwriters Lin-Manuela Mirande:
Jonathan Larson (book), Stephen Levenson (screenplay) Stars:
Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Bradley Whitford The film follows John (Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who waits at the tables in a New York restaurant in 1990 as he writes what he hopes will be the next great American musical. A few days before he presented his work in a significant performance, John felt pressure everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life outside of New York; from his friend Michael, who went from his dream to a life of financial security; in the midst of an artistic community ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. Over time, John is at a crossroads and faces a question that everyone is sure to ask: what to do with the time we have?