Are you a fan of musicals like us? Dancing, singing, giving a great show on each strong situation or intense characters’ feelings. Who could not love all this? It’s a full dose of magic in just a movie. If you are an enthusiast of these magical movies, then we have a list for you that you’ll love.
Here’s a list of all musical films coming this year:
In the Heights. LA Times (May 2021).
In the Heights
What is it about: It follows the lives of the residents of the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, specially Usnavi, a young bodega owner who hopes and sings for a better life.
Directed by Jon M. Chu, screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and a cast including Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Stephanie Beatriz, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
Release date: June 18, 2021.
Jamie (Max Harwood) in “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.” Playbill (June 2020).
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
What is it about: 16-year-old Jamie overcomes prejudice and bullying about his homosexuality as he reveals his intentions to his class about becoming a drag queen performer.
Directed by Jonathan Butterell, screenplay by Tom MacRae, and a cast including Richard E. Grant, Max Harwood, Sharon Horgan, and Sarah Lancashire.
Release date: September 18, 2021.
Dear Evan Hansen. Collider (May 2021).
Dear Evan Hansen
What is it about: a teenager who suffers anxiety writes a letter of hope for himself on the last “first day” of school. The letter develops different situations for Evan and other characters of his school and their families.
Directed by Stephen Chbosky, screenplay by Steven Levenson, and a cast including Ben Platt, Amy Adams, Gerald Caesar, and Amandla Stenberg.
Release date: September 24, 2021.
West Side Story. Hipertextual (March 2020).
West Side Story
What is it about: The classic favorite musical for decades. Two rival gangs from New York cause trouble between the romance of a guy and girl who belong each to the rival groups.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, screenplay by Tony Kushner, and a popular cast including Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler, and Rita Moreno.
Release date: December 10, 2021.
Cyrano. The Playlist (August 2020).
Cyrano
What is it about: A great soldier with artistic abilities in poetry, has a great flaw which makes him feel completely insecure: a big, big nose. He writes love letters to the woman he secretly loves to win her over through a handsome and inarticulate soldier, Christian.
Directed by Joe Wright, screenplay by Erica Schmidt, and a cast including Peter Dinklage, Haley Bennett, Brian Tyree Henry, and Ben Mendelsohn.
Release date: December 25, 2021.
Tick Tick… Boom! Credit: WhatsOnStage (January 2021).
Tick, Tick… Boom!
What is it about: An aspiring composer who sacrificed a lot to achieve his dream of having a big break in theater questions his life choices on his 30th birthday.
Directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, screenplay by Steven Levenson, and a star cast with Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Judith Light and more.
Release date: sometime in 2021.
There are also other musical films coming over soon which we can’t wait to be released, like:
The Little Mermaid,
13,
Matilda,
The King and I,
Little Shop of Horrors,
Mean Girls,
Pippin,
Spring Awakening,
Wicked
and many, many more.