Sony Pictures Classics dropped the official trailer for Richard Linklater’s biographical musical film Blue Moon marking another stirring collaboration with Ethan Hawke, who plays legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart. Also starring in the biopic of songwriter Lorenz Hart are Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Scott, who portrays Richard Rodgers.
The film mostly takes place at the bar of legendary New York Theater District institution Sardi’s, on the opening night of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, with Rodgers’ former creative partner Lorenz Hart struggling with alcoholism and depression.
Blue Moon world premiered at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where Andrew Scott was awarded the Silver Bear for Best Supporting Performance. Following the premiere, Sony Pictures Classics has set the U.S. release for a limited opening on October 17, 2025 in New York and Los Angeles, followed by a nationwide expansion on October 24, 2025.
Here is the synopsis:
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self‑confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his groundbreaking hit musical Oklahoma!
Critics embraced the film, David Roony’s review in the The Hollywood Reporter noted, “Blue Moon is a deceptively modest project, but it’s beautifully executed and fascinatingly nuanced despite being quite straightforward in terms of plot. The movie has a lot to say about the give and take of creative collaboration; the fickle embrace of the then-quite-insular New York theatrical community; the somewhat safe space of that environment for gay men, even if it was seldom spoken of openly; and the fact that even that degree of tacit acceptance does little to alleviate the solitude of the closet.”
Watch the official trailer for Blue Moon.
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