Every Cameo, Easter Egg, and Amazing Detail in Tick Tick Boom!

I explain over 100 amazing details in Tick Tick Boom that you might've missed. This video is dedicated to the memory of Stephen Sondheim.
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[@kilimenjiro3753]

Small corrections: "Debtor Club" actually plays over the scene of him calling various industry folks. "Ever After", a song from Superbia, plays in the advertising group. (there was a little bit of confusion over the order of the songs in the credits, but they're in order of appearance in the film.)

[@HowardHoMusic]

Thanks! That's excellent. I had a suspicion I wasn't getting it right.

[@ellenb8880]

@@HowardHoMusic My son thinks I'm a theater nerd. I sent him your video to show him what a TRUE nerd knows. lol. Thanks for this. It's precious and wonderful.

[@seanmartin1270]

This movie tells the story of a musical(Tick, Tick… Boom!) that details the creation of another musical(Superbia) while inspiring events a completely different musical(Rent). Dang, that’s Inception deep!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Lin actually says he used Inception as a shorthand when he was making this movie!

[@flowerpower3082]

And Rent was Lin's inspiration to write a musical about present day New York, In The Heights.

[@bielanski2493]

My immediate thought was "meta-musical"

[@pauladenice]

The amount of detail put in this film itself deserves an Oscar

[@HowardHoMusic]

Fingers crossed!

[@j_0anna]

i seriously hope this is in oscar contention. andrew garfield for best actor 🙌

[@annaroche]

I just said that right now...

[@elliottc-c8777]

What makes me happiest is knowing Sondheim's last words on film were 'Be proud'. A beautifully simple message to send everyone he inspired, and how we all hope he felt in his last days. Proud.

[@arubisht1340]

Even though most of these details go unnoticed for most of the audience and they have no idea why we freak out, lin and his team decided to pay attention to every single detail and make it accurate. It made it so much more special. I want every movie musical to be like this. It was a beautiful tribute to musical theatre and Jonathan larson.

[@kthom7045]

And Sondheim

[@arubisht1340]

@@kthom7045 that voicemail already made me cry the first time i heard it now it breaks me. What a gift

[@NatasciaDiazDive]

And all the actual original off broadway casts got completely left out of the film. Like we didn't exist.

[@16princessdaisy]

YES!

[@sarangiljimolla377]

Lin knew exactly what he was doing. Crazy how his directorial debut is this powerful

[@tashamiel]

Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius. no words. rest in peace, Stephen Sondheim.

[@emptyvoices31]

Rest in peace both Jonathan Larson and Stephen Sondheim. Neither of you will be forgotten.

[@BurrShotHam711]

Legacy... what is a legacy? it's planting seeds in a garden you never get to see... - Lin-Manuel Miranda Rest Easy Sondheim

[@thatashgirl83]

Lin just knows SO much Broadway history so this is the kind of thing he must have loved nerding out about.

[@Wemileee]

Lin's tweet "As long as I've got a job, you've got a job." is a reference to a famous West Wing line, a show Lin's has mentioned being in love with many times and that stars Bradley Whitford who played Sondheim.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Nice!

[@janetnamimcintyre6900]

Yes! I picked up on that West Wing reference too. It was said to Bradley’s character by the chief of staff character who dated Joanna Gleason’s character on the show! A stretch perhaps but still an indirect nod to Sondheim who cast her in the original Broadway cast of Into the Woods. 😉

[@odd-ysseusdoesstuff6347]

Choreographer: How much musical references do you want? Lin and Directors: Yes I saw the movie with a friend, it was amazing!

[@TheGrifdail]

I like to think many of the smaller cameo weren't really intentional. Filming took place during the pandemic when all of Broadway was shutdown. Lin just hired all of his friend who happened to be unemployed and struggling as a result.

[@curtisevanschicago]

For someone who knows zero about musical theater, TTB and videos like this have been fun to watch. Broadway seems to be more of a community than industry, and you can feel that in Lin-Manuel's film like the heat off a bonfire. It'll be years before the last Easter egg is found 😄

[@HowardHoMusic]

True true. Many more easter eggs left to uncover...

[@alexeidarling]

Not just the Friends In Deed group - earlier, Jonathan mentions friends who have died by name...Ali, Gordon, and Pam. Who are some of the people who introduce themselves at the beginning of the Life Support song. That gave me a start when I heard it.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Those were the names of his real life friends who died. He memorialized them.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Also, I covered that aspect in my follow-up video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKXWqH6Cf62BaqM

[@kevinsanborn5157]

Coincidentally the power also goes out in In The Heights just like Tic Tic Boom and Rent. I wonder if Lin borrowed that idea for ITH?

[@HowardHoMusic]

Good connection!

[@gingerholley4634]

ITH is referencing a real blackout that happened in NY that caused several deaths.

[@SMPSmiles]

This video (like the movie) is incredible. Thank you. At 19:30 Jonathan says he can’t handle five more years writing things “that no one will ever see”. That’s precisely and presciently Lin’s definition of legacy. Thanks again.

[@paolabenitez2637]

the Sondhaim cameo on the answering machine makes me so soft, i couldn't begin to imagine what Mr. Sondheim must've felt while recording that audio and going back to those days when he saw the inmense potential and passion Jonathan Larson had on musical theater, both of this men loved their work so much and this movie is beautiful way to remember them

[@baronharkonnen7894]

It is soooo poetic that Sondheim's last film appearance was about his words to Jonathan Larson.

[@brettbeiersdorfer3206]

Here’s something else that’s cool- the drummer in the band onstage at the workshop is actually the drummer playing on the songs. An even cooler thing- he’s a Broadway drummer and has created the drum parts for some the biggest musicals of all time, such as Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Frozen, etc. his name is Sean McDaniel!

[@HowardHoMusic]

WOWOWOW...great catch! Love it!

[@erikab2231]

And Sean is married to Ben Cohn who is a Broadway conductor!

[@shailynstuckey2983]

absolutely amazing, Lin did his homework and then some, hopefully this film goes down as one of the greatest adaptations ever

[@pikachiu132]

Lin : I'm making a movie. *calls everyone he knows* Who wants to be in my movie.

[@jeffswim]

This is wonderful work. However, you missed one more reference. When the power goes out in JL's apartment, he lights a candle. In Rent, the power goes out and then there is a song called "Light My Candle." I smiled when I saw that, and I am smiling now realizing that I caught that Easter egg and no one else did. 😉

[@HowardHoMusic]

Nice! Why did I not think to include that?!

[@dommagwili2486]

BOOM! Howard, my head exploded. Lin-Manuel Miranda's work on this movie is staggering but I wouldn't have known. You have provided me with a detailed spotlight on all the nuance, wrinkle, and surprise in this film. People are recognized and now, because of your work, will never be forgotten. Well done, my friend. MORE!

[@HowardHoMusic]

I always appreciate your kind words. Thanks for watching!

[@suebee0619]

What I especially loved about Bernadette's cameo is her wearing the hat from Sunday in the Park and the fact that Jonathan leads her forward on the word "light." She sang "Color and Light" in the show and it's also an overarching theme.

[@sarahgreer5111]

Another connection Vanessa Hudgens has: she also played Vanessa in the 2018 Kennedy centre production of In the Heights.

[@zachkornfeldcult6587]

The thoroughness and the thoughtfulness of Jonathan Larson in this movie is WILD. I cant understand how they put this all together. They are all geniuses.

[@broadwaybabywmh]

This movie is proof that the Musical Theatre Matrix is real

[@HowardHoMusic]

LOL...that's what I'm saying!

[@broadwaybabywmh]

@@HowardHoMusic Now what I wanna know is does Steven Spielberg's West Side Story connect to the Musical Theatre Matrix?

[@theremixonyoutube]

I feel terrible, because I watched Tick Tick Boom over my Thanksgiving vacation break, and nowhere in my alerts did it pop up that Stephen Sondheim passed away. As soon I found out days later, I dropped to my knees and cried. Being a New Yorker and having such a personal connection to Broadway and Off-Broadway alike (my time in Rocky Horror), I feel like I've disappointed my idols. I love John and everything he did, imagine a couple in a car trying to sing Therapy word for word without any lyric sheets, and Sondheim, Stephen Sondheim is a man beyond words. If God was a playwright, he'd be Stephen Sondheim, and I know they're looking down on all of us, the hopeful and pessimistic alike, and are just spitballing ideas off each other up there for hilarious and insightful commentary on life and its follies. All I can say is there is a mix of tears, both of love and sadness, in the loss of our Broadway icon, but Sondheim and Larson are unforgettable, or in another word, immortal, and will love through their work, inspiring many generations to come. Rest in Paradise, Mr. Sondheim.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Well said. It's been a week, and I am still in mourning as well. Bless you!

[@katiegoodall5347]

You have done nothing to disappoint either Larson or Sondheim. Art is forever and the legacy will live on in your heart. That's the most important thing

[@kaley1368]

My musical theater brain just IMPLODED! Thank you for taking the time to put this video together! Much appreciated and much love!

[@abigailjohn8634]

To know that Andrew Garfield has seen this video makes my heart so happy! ♥️😍

[@HowardHoMusic]

Me too!

[@vios2077]

This movie is a beautiful love letter to the theatre community. There is so much passion, love and thought put into this, it's just amazing

[@johnr8588]

Joel Grey in the diner asking for his check...("La Vie Bohème") Thank you for this. I noticed a lot of the Easter eggs and other details, but this was amazing. SO many more details than I had noticed. THIS is how a movie musical should be made! I smell the EGOT for LMM.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Haha...yes, the check!

[@joanna4655]

I know! LMM deserves an EGOT for sure. Rip, Sondheim. 💙💔

[@leannehaddock6254]

I can smell the EGOT too!

[@yoyoeldas]

Omg the guy sitting with Benny is supposed to be Mr. Grey right?

[@johnr8588]

@@yoyoeldas Joel Grey is at a table by himself = trying to get someone's attention-asking for his check.

[@jpetersgoyanks]

FYI: I would watch a whole movie of Bradley Whitford as Stephen Sondheim any day and twice on Tuesday.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Same. Anything to have him back.

[@carlosadeleon]

Whitford does something so good with his portrayal - it feels at first like caricature because it is so distinctly Sondheim, but it feels natural because Whitford commits to the bit. No winks or nudges, just this idiosyncratic genius that doesn’t really get that he’s way too much of a genius to be this personable and warm. I’d watch an entire movie of Whitford as Sondheim at dinner parties.

[@thanksroro7043]

Feel like the same person!!!!

[@DP-nl4uq]

I’ve always been more film and tv oriented with limited / casual knowledge of theater and knew there was more to this movie that I was missing and you just gave me a whole other level of appreciation for the film and for theater in general with this. Great job.

[@luluhutton2663]

For me, it’s not quite an “Easter egg” because any Broadway fan can see those hints! I love this, I had a lump in my throat this entire moment I watched this. The movie hit me really hard. In a good way!!

[@TheClobo2001]

honestly my favourite part of Sunday is that Lin's on screen for a split second, which I didn't notice at first despite KNOWING he must be there somewhere because you hear him shouting in Spanish (?)

[@samsherwood8332]

The news broke about Sondheim while my mom and I were watching Tick Tick Boom, we found out because some headlines came up when I went to search for which actor was playing Sondheim

[@gabrielarivera8468]

i remember bawling my eyes out during Sunday and just screaming at every single cameo. I also read a New Yorker article of an interview with Lin before I watched the film and was so happy to find out that the recording is actually Sondheim. A few days later I heard the news about his passing and rewatched all the favorites like Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, etc. but then I rewatched Tick Tick Boom and when that voice recording came on, I couldn't control myself. Then ofc I was snapped back to reality with my mom calling me a dramatic crybaby:)

[@TheLeonardoPontes]

Thank you for this, I had almost no idea what a huge celebration of musical theater the movie really is. Damn, Lin, well done 💙

[@AMoniqueOcampo]

I want Lin-Manuel Miranda to direct the movie of my life! Fun fact: the 2008 production of Rent was my first Broadway show!

[@HowardHoMusic]

That means you saw it right before it closed! Wish I could've seen that.

[@mike-m123]

Just got around to watching this movie and oh man, Lin is the only person who could have brought this to life and he did it beautifully

[@robertoignacio4054]

I watched the film last night and am still overcome with emotion. I loved this video and loved all the Easter eggs, most of which I missed. I’m one person who loves researching a film, a show while I’m either watching it, or right after. Being an Actor myself I always appreciate learning the behind the scenes trivia, it makes me appreciate the material so much more. Thank you so much for this video

[@millyboop2047]

this movie is basically just Lin going all-out theatre kid mode and getting every broadway person ever so he could make something to show everyone the story of an absolute legend

[@michaeldeery9014]

"Long as I got a job, you've got a job," is a line from.the West Wing said by Leo to Josh in the episode Noel. Josh is played by Bradley Whitford who played Stephen Sondheim.

[@rlojhan]

This video is so properly researched and well written. Thank you for making this. I hope this gets more engagement it deserves! Rest in peace Stephen Sondheim ❤

[@lils2721]

i think this is genuinely one of the best movie musicals i’ve ever seen i literally did not take my eyes of the whole time watching it

[@jaeboy817]

i loved this movie already, but now that i know all these details, it makes this like 100x better.

[@nixhixx]

Also, at the end, I'm pretty sure there's another cameo of Christopher Jackson going into the theater.

[@maddietillem6778]

I thought I'd noticed all the easter eggs, I wasn't even close... this video is blowing my mind. Thanks Howard!

[@HowardHoMusic]

And just imagine, I'm pretty sure there are many that I missed as well. This film is a treasure trove!

[@johnnyyouchoosemyadventure6021]

This is great. Kenita Miller also sits next to Kate Rockwell. She played Mama in the revival of Once On This Island, understudied and later went on to play Celie in The Color Purple, and also has frequently performed at the Public. There are SO many amazing cameos. But wanted Kenita to get a shout-out.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yes, great shout out! This film is filled with musical stars for sure.

[@neoshenlong]

I didn't know much about Larson before watching this movie, but when I saw people from Hamilton and some familiar faces make cameos I knew there had to be other cameos like that. Watched three versions of Rent and came back to see who I could spot, but i never imagined basically every person who shows up in the movie is a cameo holy shit

[@backpack606]

What. A. Film. My love of musicals had waned over the last few years but watching this the other day has totally reignited it and reminded me why I was so passionate about it for so long.

[@corra7]

Such a horrible disease…. My cousin passed away years ago with the same heart defect. Doctors sent him home after complaining of lower back ache…dropped dead five days after. Extensive ultrasounds might have detected the problem. Tall thin man too. Larson helped bring this disease onto the front pages. Hopefully this will help others. What a gift to the arts works.

[@ashnight67]

I noticed a lot of the cameos when I saw it the first time, but I definitely want to do a re-watch or two soon to see some of the other things you mention that I didn't catch before.

[@octabodemes]

I used to be a kinda theater kid and thought I lost my touch but I literally spent the whole movie pointing at my TV like that one Leonardo DiCaprio meme

[@lalanicole9381]

I have loved rent since the first time I saw it and never knew Jonathan’s story. I love the way Lin captures everything and can tell such an inspiring story.

[@kennedyhack-juman1565]

this video just reinforced my love for Broadway and all the history it has. THANK YOU

[@danabarakat1816]

Saw this movie last night and absolutely loved it! Haven’t seen something this good in a while. Andrew Garfield and the cast did a wonderful performance!

[@justbreathe7573]

Today I finished watching Tick, tick... Boom! I felt so nostalgic and touched to know that the song Seasons of love was written by Jonathan Larson himself, as it was the first song I practiced in college, it is the song we practiced for weeks to perform for our college's silver jubilee. 🖤 It was beautiful then, it is more beautiful now. ♥️ Thank you for this video. This is a masterpiece of a movie inspired by several masterpieces. ♥️🖤

[@welcomestranger]

I knew that there were a number of industry cameos, but had no idea it was completely stacked with them. Very thorough!

[@stephman3154]

There are also the references to “Yellow Bird” and Mary Poppins’ “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” in “Why”

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yes! That's true. There are other musical references I didn't mention since I thought they were relatively self-evident. For example, the Jeffersons theme song in the song "No More."

[@suno8911]

Vanessa Hudgens also played Miranda’s Vanessa of “In the Heights” in the 2018 Kennedy Center production alongside Anthony Ramos. Lin-Manuel has said that he wanted to work with her after seeing her in it, and that the aforementioned production revealed that Ramos was “the real” Usnavi.

[@michaelelliott8350]

Thanks for this - I knew there were lots of references I was missing; I can't believe I missed the Kit Kat Klub! Lin-Manuel Miranda is a genius, and I watched this a couple days after Stephen Sondheim's death, which made this even more impactful - really a tribute to two geniuses of Broadway (Sondheim and Larson). Rent is literally the ONLY Broadway musical I've ever bought tickets for a second show 2 days after I saw it the first time.

[@rosariomitacc178]

Lin is a gem!

[@Kasino80]

Also the "as long as I have a job, you have a job" I is a direct quote from another big Hamilton influence, The West Wing.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Oh cool!

[@claramexico25]

I sow one, at the rehearsal the pianist plays chords from youll be back of hamilton, that actually seems Lin Manuel loves those chords because i hearted them on “vivo” too.

[@stephaniekaylor]

Not sure if you'll see this, but thank you for making this and other videos. Your videos are incredibly well-researched and thoughtful, and you're obviously very talented and dedicated to every subject. Just wanted to let you know in case no one has told you in a while (but I'm sure you get it a lot). Ps: forgive the run-on sentences, but this video has made me weepy and sentimental and I could've blubbered on for longer, so... To sum up: I think you're great!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Thank you! Sometimes it's a struggle to make these videos, so your words of support do matter.

[@ShaharHarshuv]

Amazing! I did notice some of those and I had a feeling the entire moondance ensembles are broadway stars as I recognized some of them.

[@sophiapoundstone5931]

Love that someone made this video. There were so many cameos in this movie I didn't even catch them all after watching through some of these scenes multiple times. There were a few that were driving me crazy cause I knew I'd seen them somewhere before.

[@user-ts6yl8kg3k]

Haha this is basically what I pointed out to my sister when we watched the movie together. I'm sure she got a bit annoyed by me when I couldn't stop talking about the cameos during the Sunday scene xD

[@cynthiavaldez5941]

If I'm not mistaken, Santa Fe is also a reference to a song in Newsies, another musical that was on Broadway. Figured I should mention it since I didn't see anybody else mention it in the comments. Probably just a coincidence but I figured it wouldn't hurt to bring it up.

[@becsterbrisbane6275]

Wow, great video! Mind blown! I watched Tick Tick boom once again last night after work in tribute to Stephen, it hit soooo differently :( . Side note- I had NO IDEA Vanessa Nadal also had a part, well, there you go, haha!

[@kilimenjiro3753]

New Easter Egg! (spotted by a-love-poet-at-heart on Tumblr): At the start of "Play Game", there's a sound byte of "pl-pl-play game" repeated a few times. That's Jonathan Larson's voice, extracted from the 1989 demo recording of the song.

[@eitteb_em]

I did not think there’d be that much connection to everything and it just makes this movie so much more beautiful. Like a full picture of his life rather than just that period of time. I feel like I should mention this because I don’t see anyone talking about it, but Jennifer Ashley Tepper was the historian consultant for the movie and I swear there couldn’t have been anyone better for that. She’s written tons of books about stories from Broadway and she created the Jonathan Larson Project (which has a recording of Rhapsody, White Male World, and the extra song Stay out of my Dreams and many other songs that Larson wrote but never got to record. It’s very good, and I’m rambling now). I just think that it’s cool that there’s so much care put into something, which I know should be the norm for biographical films but it’s still refreshing to see. Loved the video! Made me cry over a man I never met all over again EDIT: Also, that part where he says to the guy “I’m the future of musical theatre” was apparently a thing he actually said to someone. Don’t remember where I read that but yeah (take it with a grain of salt my memory is awful 😅)

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yes, I think I've read some of Tepper's work when I was preparing this video. The work of people to share Larson's legacy is truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing this!

[@HaunaMyKiki]

Yeah! I believe Anthony Rapp was the one who mentioned that Jonathan once introduced himself to someone -during one of his peasant's feasts- with, "I'm the future of musical theatre." What a nerd! 😆☺ (edit for a small correction)- Not at a peasant's feast. It was during Anthony's birthday party at his apartment.

[@eitteb_em]

@@HaunaMyKiki that’s right! I must have read it in his biography or something but I knew it was something that happened irl

[@jennjensen3974]

Thank you so much for this! I just finished watching this for the second time tonight. It's just so brilliant. I'm also proud of myself for catching the Sunrise reference tonight after missing it the first time.

[@stijnvth]

I'm not gonna lie I was so blown away by Tick, Tick ... Boom on Netflix that i started to dig into all of this and I now might have to say i'm a musical fan. ;-)

[@kelviannaepperson3677]

I just ordered Rent the novel for my birthday i had heard about it watching a broadway anniversary show. I was so excited

[@victoriaacrage6342]

14:53: Daphne Rubin-Vega is also wearing a coat Jonathan Larson gave her after a Rent rehearsal

[@dirk5636]

This vid is epic - great work!! TTB IS EPIC. LinMM is a genius and his film and it’s pastiche of Broadway magic and meaning, specific to inspiration and final years of JL, is incredibly touching - it’s a dramaturg’s dream - and brings home SS’s adage “No one is alone”. Even though JL might have felt that way at the time. Lin continues to give us hope. My fav Easter egg though (if it is one) comes at the end when JL is singing in C-Park, remembering the good times with his friend Michael, who’s just come out as being HIV positive. He sings, remembering those times with Michael at musical theatre camp, drilling songs over and over, til they got it “ri-ight”… Well, Robin DeJesús’s first big gig was in Todd Graff’s movie CAMP, where he ALSO played a Michael… a boy, coming to terms with his sexuality, crushing on his best friend (who he also sings with), before they get a surprising visit from Sondheim. Now, I don’t yet know how that connects to JL’s story specifically if at all… but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the synchronicity. Epic.

[@HowardHoMusic]

OH yes! That's a great one. Thanks for catching it.

[@jjlametc]

a couple i noticed! "when is later" is from "Later" in A Little Night Music "write what you know" is an idea from the Merrily We Roll Along book - Frank praises Charley for writing what he knows (in the final scene), and gives the same advice to a young writer (in the first scene)

[@nela277]

OMG! So Lin Manuel Miranda call ALL his friends in Broadway to do his film in hommage to Larson. Wonderful. I love this movie. It is just fantastic. I hope Andrew Garfield and the movie will win an Oscar. I must admit I love musicals but as I dont live in the US (I’m peruvian and I live in France) most of those icons of Broadway were unknown for me, we have musicals here too in French or in english but sing by sometimes unknown singers so I knew the songs but not the stories behind. Thanks you for the explanations in this video. I feel like I have a lot of catch up to do :)

[@lolalolalin]

OMG thank you for putting this all together!! I'm so new to broadway AND wow!!! After watching this, making me smile all day long!! so much love from Taiwan!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Thank you! I love Taiwan!

[@missniksing]

Beautifully put together. Thank you for taking the time and care to honour all the contributions to this special film. A time capsule and tribute film if there ever was one.

[@carlasouza5306]

Ag was so good... he deserves every award

[@talkofthestage6053]

This is crazy impressive! How you published so quickly blows my mind - thank you so much for this.

[@LuisBravo-xq5ef]

Beautiful video - thank you for taking the time to compile it all these amazing details - I cried through and through and feel so full in my heart! ♥️

[@prborders]

Thanks so much for this awesome video! I noticed the names Pam, Gordon, and Ali when he lists friends that have passed. Same names from the support group in Rent.

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yes, and in fact, they are the real-life names of friends Larson lost to AIDS. I covered that aspect in my follow-up video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKXWqH6Cf62BaqM

[@SerIndefinido]

Amazing video, I can always count on you to bring quality content. I had only noticed some of these, but this video blew my mind with all the references and cameos. Congrats to you, Monica and Annika for all the incredible work and research that you all did to assemble this video!

[@saiberunato]

Now I wanna see Superbia completed and brought to stage and film just like Tick, Tick.. Boom!

[@HowardHoMusic]

Same!

[@carolinemedeiros425]

Wow! This is amazing! Thank you for your work!

[@abrahamantoine9280]

Wonderful to have put all of this together Howard, all the best !

[@Julie-gm8fz]

Amazing! Thanks for putting this all together for us! I love Lin’s attention to details like this. It makes all of his projects so great. And the original Moondance Diner was moved to LaBarge, Wyoming?? I’m from Wyoming! I had no idea there even was a LaBarge, but if it’s over near Jackson, wonder what they’re doing with it… or does it just sit? Hmmm, gotta research that now LOL

[@HowardHoMusic]

Yes, and get back to us. I hope it's being used for something good.

[@Julie-gm8fz]

@@HowardHoMusic So do I! And not just a catcher for tumbleweeds lol

[@Julie-gm8fz]

@@HowardHoMusic I thought I wrote something back a few days ago about what I found about the Moondance Diner in Wyoming and now I don’t see it 👀 I’ll try to remember what I found lol Basically it sounds like they used it as an actual diner for years and it was fixed nicely and then something happened and changed ownership and it hasn’t been used for a few years. Which is quite sad; I do hope that someone will purchase it and fix it back up. Maybe after Covid decided to calm down and tourists come back a little more 😊

[@miguelinform123]

Thank you so much. This is beyond great. Your love for the musical theatre and the masters of this medium is encapsulated in every video you make ❤️

[@muumarlin1731]

This is amazing! Thank you for making this video.

[@kasia8306]

Incredible video! You're like a Broadway encyclopedia, I'm so impressed

[@tobrinajolly3714]

I had to come back and rewatch this after Andrew Garfield and Eddie Redmayne both mentioned your video in an interview.

[@tonyatienza]

i caught SOME of these, but your video opened my eyes to so much more!!! GREAT MOVIE and GREAT TRIBUTES!!!!

[@andersgludjensen9031]

This was touching and beautiful and so so inspiring. Thank you for this

[@amynicYT]

Really appreciated the pacing and engaging storytelling in this video!

[@RoderickHsiao]

This video is one of the most beautiful one in this year, thank you a lot

[@drdarian]

Beautiful video. Thank you for uploading.