![]() ![]() ![]() Teen drama ensues as it always does between geeks and cool kids, but it all comes out ok in the end. Meeting new friends in Appleton, Evan becomes obsessed with finding new cool friends to attend said Bar Mitzvah. With his Bar Mitzvah in jeopardy and to a move to nowhere about to happen, it’s the end of the world for Evan. Photo: Netflixġ3 is the story of Evan Goldman, a 13-year-old native New Yorker who thanks to a divorce is forced to move to Appleton, Indiana. I saw that production and was floored by the brilliance of its cast, the simplicity of its staging and the enormous heart and comedy that flowed off that stage. In 2014, the National Youth Music Theatre in the UK staged a production at the Apollo Theatre in London’s West End directed by Jason Robert Brown. It was the only Broadway musical ever with a cast and band made up of teenagers. There have been an increasing number of film musicals released directly by streaming services such as Netflix and generally, you can see that filmmakers (usually with extensive help from theatre creatives) are finding their way back to making great movie musicals, so when it was announced that 13 the musical was coming to Netflix I was quietly hopeful.ġ3 is an original musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. Last Updated on 21st August 2022 Douglas Mayo reviews the film adaptation 13 the musical of 13 the musical now showing on Netflix. ![]()
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