Preview:
- Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler and Tramell Tillman will appear in musical adaptation ‘Octet’
- Lin-Manuel Miranda is directing the movie.
- It follows people struggling with digital dependence.
Going full speed ahead on musical adaptation ‘Octet’, director Lin-Manuel Miranda (no stranger to stage work himself), has found the cast for the movie version.
Miranda hit social media to reveal a cast led by Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler and Tramell Tillman.
qMfRY8Du4FlY96ErTRxSO1And that’s just three: the ensemble will also include Sheryl Lee Ralph (‘Abbott Elementary’), ‘Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo, Jonathan Groff (‘Frozen’) and Paul-Jordan Jansen (‘Most Beautiful Island’).
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Direct Film Take on Off-Broadway Musical ‘Octet’
What’s the story of ‘Octet’?
With a script and score by Dave Malloy, directed by Annie Tippe, the show follows an octet of people struggling with digital dependency, charting their compulsions using only the analog vibrancy of their own voices. With witty lyrics, shimmering harmonies and virtuosic solos, ‘Octet’ sings of connection, redemption, hope — and how we can be truly present with each other.
It opened off-Broadway on May 19, 2019, at the Signature Theatre in New York City, before ending its run on June 30. That was followed by a west coast premiere with a five-week run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2022.
‘Octet’: Lin-Manuel Miranda talks
Here’s Miranda’s statement on tackling the musical for the screen:
“I haven’t stopped thinking about ‘Octet’ since I saw Annie Tippe’s premiere production in November of 2019. Dave Malloy’s score is versatile, brilliant and grows more relevant with each passing year. It won’t leave me alone so here we are.”
Movies and TV Shows Featuring Amanda Seyfried:
- ‘Mean Girls’ (2004)
- ‘Nine Lives’ (2005)
- ‘Alpha Dog’ (2006)
- ‘Big Love‘ (2006-2011)
- ‘Mamma Mia!’ (2008)
- ‘Jennifer’s Body’ (2009)
- ‘Dear John’ (2010)
- ‘In Time’ (2011)
- ‘Les Miserables’ (20212)
- ‘Lovelace’ (2013)
- ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ (2014)
- ‘Ted 2‘ (2015)
- ‘Pan’ (2015)
- ‘First Reformed’ (2017)
- ‘Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again‘ (2018)
- ‘The Art of Racing in the Rain‘ (2019)
- ‘Mank’ (2020)
- ‘Scoob!‘ (2021)
- ‘A Mouthful of Air’ (2021)
- ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ (2025)
- ‘The Housemaid’ (2025)