On the night of March 31, 1943, famed lyricist Lorenz Hart — the scribe of such hits as “My Funny Valentine” and “Blue Moon” — holds court at Broadway’s iconic Sardi’s bar, reminiscing about past successes. Oklahoma!, a new musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, has just premiered, marking the first collaboration of Rodgers without Hart. Marooned in his own shattered present, Hart confronts on a world transformed by war, dimmed by alcoholism, and plagued by unrequited love.
Unfolding in real time over that single evening, Richard Linklater’s sardonic drama features a larger-than-life performance by Ethan Hawke as the ailing, alcoholic, and sexually ambiguous Hart. Featuring memorable supporting turns by Andrew Scott as Rodgers and Margaret Qualley as Hart’s protégé Elizabeth, Blue Moon is at once a lacerating study of solipsism and a bittersweet meditation on the vicissitudes of friendship and art.
Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance (Andrew Scott), Berlinale 2025
Richard Linklater
Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott
USA/Ireland
2025
English
Book Tickets
Credits
Executive Producer
Steven Farneth, Macdara Kelleher, John Keville, Donna Eperon, Lisa Crnic, David Kingland, Aaron Wiederspahn
Producer
Mike Blizzard, John Sloss, Richard Linklater
Screenwriter
Robert Kaplow
Cinematography
Shane F. Kelly
Editor
Sandra Adair
Production Design
Susie Cullen
Original Music
Graham Reynolds
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