00:00Lin-Manuel Miranda has revealed the cast list for his upcoming feature film, Octet.
00:05Miranda revealed on Tuesday that Amanda Seyfried, Rachel Zegler, Cheryl Lee Ralph,
00:10Philippa Sue, Gaten Matarazzo, Jonathan Groff, Tramiel Tillman, and Paul Jordan Jansen have
00:16all been cast in the musical adaptation. He shared the news with this Instagram post.
00:20He also added that rehearsals for the project have begun. The Hamilton creator revealed earlier
00:25this month that he would direct a feature film adaptation of the musical, which premiered off
00:29Broadway in 2019. The acapella musical explores the topic of internet addiction, as told through
00:35an eight-person support group meeting in a church basement. This is Miranda's second time directing
00:39a feature film, after taking on the musical Tick Tick Boom in 2021. The project comes on the heels
00:45of musical projects for several cast members, including Zegler, who just took home an Olivier
00:49for her role in Evita in The West End, Seyfried, who starred in The Testament of Anne Lee, and
00:54Groff, who just finished up his Broadway run of Just in Time. As for the rest of the cast,
00:59Sue originated the role of Eliza in Miranda's Hamilton, and Abbott Elementary's Ralph returns
01:04to musicals after originating the role of Dina in Dreamgirls on Broadway. Plus, Stranger Things
01:09actor Matarazzo comes from a musical past and recently starred in Sweeney Todd. Jansen appeared
01:14on Broadway in Sweeney Todd, and while best known for Severance, Tillman started his career
01:19in several Broadway and off-Broadway productions. For more on this story, go to THR.com.
01:24This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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