Tick, Tick, Boom’s Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús on Jonathan Larson’s Impact on Their Lives

If you want to see a phenomenal performance, look no further than Andrew Garfield in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s fantastic directorial debut, tick, tick…Boom!. While Garfield has already proven himself to be a gifted performer with his previous roles on the stage in Angels in America and in films like Never Let Me Go and Hacksaw Ridge, he’s taken himself to another level in the way he brought Jonathan Larson back to life in tick, tick…Boom!. Not only did he capture Larson’s energy and zeal for life, but he also made it look effortless, including when he had to sing full force while delivering an emotional performance. Again, if you want to see a true “tour-de-force“ performance that will assuredly be nominated for an Academy Award, you want to check out tick, tick…Boom!. With the film now playing in select theaters and streaming on Netflix, I recently got to speak with Alexandra Shipp and Robin de Jesús. During the interview, the talk about how playing these roles impacted their liv