Blue Moon, a new biopic charting the life of late, legendary Broadway lyricist Lorenz Hart, made its world premiere at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival February 18, and the reviews are in. See what critics are saying about it below.
The film depicts Hart near the end of his life, mostly taking place on the 1943 opening night of Oklahoma! The show would revolutionize the art form of musical theatre and establish Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II as one of Broadway's most most influential and lucrative writing teams. The trouble is before Oklahoma!, Rodgers had primarily been half of Rodgers and Hart, a partnership that produced 28 stage musicals (including On Your Toes and Pal Joey) and such standards as "Blue Moon," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "My Funny Valentine," and "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered." By 1943, Hart's alcoholism had sent Rodgers looking for new collaborators, and Hart would see an untimely death just months later.
Blue Moon stars Ethan Hawke as Hart, with Margaret Qualley as Elizabeth Weiland, Bobby Cannavale as Eddie, Andrew Scott as Rodgers, Jonah Lees as Knuckles, Simon Delaney as Hammerstein, and Cillian Sullivan as Stevie. Robert Kaplow wrote the screenplay, with Richard Linklater (Boyhood, Merrily We Roll Along) directing.
A wide release is expected in May.
Read the reviews below.
The Independent (Geoffrey Macnab)
Loud and Clear (Serina Seghedoni)
Playbill will continue to update this list as reviews come in.
