PREVIEW: 13: The Musical (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Eli Golden (Trouble), Rhea Perlman (The Last Halloween), Josh Peck (Drillbit Taylor), Peter Hermann (Philomena), Debra Messing (The Wedding Date), Gabriella Uhl (film debut), Ramon Reed (film debut), JD McCrary (Little), Frankie McNellis (Honey Girls), Lindsey Blackwell (The Dunning Man), Jonathan Lengel (film debut), Nolen Dubuc (Good Boys), Luke Islam (film debut), Shechinah Mpumlwana (The Warrior and the Savior), Kayleigh Cerezo (film debut), Wyatt Moss (film debut), Liam Wignall (film debut), Khiyla Aynne (Nightbooks)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Tamra Davis (Billy Madison), director; Robert Horn (Good Advice), writer; Robert L. Boyett (The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas), Laurence Mark (Dreamgirls) and Neil Meron (Hairspray), producers; Jason Robert Brown (The Last Five Years), composer; Adam Santelli (Raw Nerve), cinematographer; Joe Galdo (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Evan Goldman (Golden), a young boy about to turn 13, moves from small-town Indiana to New York City after his parents divorce. In order to manoeuvre the complex social circles of his new school and win over new friends, he decides to turn his upcoming Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The hit stage musical is transformed into Netflix’s latest must-see event, particularly for young audiences who are looking for that helping of all-singing all-dancing entertainment for the summer holidays.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 12TH AUGUST 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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