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Netflix’s tick, tick…BOOM! Brings Moondance Diner Back for One Day Only

The Moondance Diner, where Jonathan Larson worked for many years, is the location of one of the most thrilling scenes in tick, tick…BOOM! The real diner, however, closed in New York City in 2007. On the heels of the Netflix release of the movie which tells the story of Larson, the diner came back in the form of a food truck for one day only on Saturday, November 20. With visits from film cast members Robin de Jesús, Alexandra Shipp, original RENT cast member Daphne Rubin-Vega, and more beloved stars, it was an exciting day on 46th Street!

Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of RENT. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who’s waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he’s due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have?

tick, tick…BOOM! stars Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Tony Award nominee Robin de Jesús, Tony Award nominee Joshua Henry, Emmy nominee MJ Rodriguez, Emmy Award winner Bradley Whitford, Tariq Trotter, with Emmy and Tony Award winner Judith Light, and Vanessa Hudgens. The film is written by Tony Award winner Steven Levenson, and produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard for Imagine Entertainment, Julie Oh, and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Check out some photos from the Moondance Diner event below.


The Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
The Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Khaila Wilcoxon, Jewelle Blackman, James Harkness, and Amber Gray outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Khaila Wilcoxon, Jewelle Blackman, James Harkness, and Amber Gray outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Riley Costello, Mili Diaz, and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Riley Costello, Mili Diaz, and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Luz Towns-Miranda outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Luis A. Miranda, Jr. and Luz Towns-Miranda outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Daphne Rubin-Vega outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Daphne Rubin-Vega outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús outside the Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
The Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.
The Moondance Diner Food Truck. Photo by Emilio Madrid.