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The show's main character is Jon, a struggling composer about to celebrate his 30th birthday. His [[Black Best Friend|best friend]] Michael, a successful businessman, encourages Jon to pursue a more stable, better-paying career. Jon's girlfriend Susan, a dancer working as a ballet instructor, is ready to settle down and start a family. In the middle of trying to get his own musical produced, Jon has to decide what he really wants to do with his life.
In 2021, Netflix released a film adaptation of the musical, with Lin-Manuel Miranda directing. [[Andrew Garfield]] plays Jonathan Larson, aspiring composer and waiter, Alexandra Shipp is Susan, while [[Bradley Whitford]] plays Stephen Sondheim.
Not to be confused with [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M02bAWDFkI the 2007 song of the same name] by [[The Hives]].
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* [[Cut Song]]: "Boho Days", "Play Game," and "Swimming" were cut from the play. They're restored in the film.
*[[Heroic BSOD]]: Jon's play ''Superbia'' doesn't get the greenlight, his girlfriend is furious with him, and his best friend is hiding a big secret.
* [[Homage]]: The show is a giant one to Stephen Sondheim.
* [["I Am" Song]] / [["I Want" Song]]: "Why", which comes very late in the story.
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Johnny Can't Decide"
*[[Mundane Luxury]]: For Jon who's on a waiter's salary, and Michael who is moving up from a broke actor to a business executive, they admire the new apartment Michael is able to get on his higher income. A dishwasher makes them wax poetic.
* [[Reclusive Artist]]: Jon
* [[Shout-Out]]: to ''[[West Side Story]]'' and ''[[Mary Poppins]]'' in "Why"
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