Before there was Rogers and Hammerstein (IYKYK) there was Rogers and Hart and Blue Moon tells the story of Hart - Lorenz, played by Ethan Hawke - and how he lost the chance to be one half of arguably the most famous musical theatre writing duo in history.
As you might expect from a film adjacent to musical theatre this film is pretty camp, or at least Hawke as Hart is, and it’s a really terrific watch. Andrew Scott (#swoon) is Rogers and honestly I’d watch him read the phone book so count me in for anything in which he stars. Bobby Cannavale and Margaret Qualley also feature, Qualley luminous as always, Cannavale fun to watch as always.
I and the friend I saw this with both really liked Blue Moon. My made the astute observation that it felt a little bit like watching live theatre and he’s right. That’ll make sense if you see it which I recommend you do.
Blue Moon opens on 29 January, runs 100 minutes (YAY) and is rated M. The Guardian gave it four stars, with which I concur - check out their review if you want to know more on this one. Trailer here.