HELLO AGAIN, the highly anticipated film based on the musical by Michael John LaChiusa, comes to movie theaters in a nationwide release beginning November 8th. Starring Broadway and television stars Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, Cheyenne Jackson, T.R Knight, Rumer Willis, Jenna Ushkowitz, Sam Underwood, Nolan Gerard Funk, Al Calderon and Tyler Blackburn, the film focuses on a series of love affairs among ten characters during the ten different decades of the 20th century. One character from each scene moves on to the next, seemingly discarding his old partner in favor of new love.
HELLO AGAIN is a soulful journey on matters of the heart and the loins. The musical cemented Michael John La Chiusa as one of contemporary musical theatre's most important voices. The musical's film adaptation is directed by Tom Gustafson with screenplay by Cory Krueckeberg.
In HELLO AGAIN, though, everyone ultimately stands alone. The couplings, with feverish passion and intensity, ultimately show the divide between love and lust. The longing that leads to sex covers up each character's desire for an elusive emotional connection. Through these private moments come some of the most soul-searching songs in contemporary musical theater, and now, on film. |
