
Franklin Shepard is a talented Broadway composer who abandons his theater career and all his friends in New York in order to produce films in Los Angeles. The story begins at the height of his Hollywood fame and moves backwards in time, showing snapshots of the most important moments in Frank’s life that shaped the man he is today.
Cast

Paul Mescal
Franklin Shepard

Ben Platt
Charley Kringas

Beanie Feldstein
Mary Flynn

Mallory Bechtel
Beth Spencer

Hannah Cruz
Gussie Carnegie

Boo Arnold
Mr. Spencer
Leah Loftin
Mrs. Spencer

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Unknown
Werner Richmond
Minister
Ray L. Perez
Luncheonette Patron
Kate Heron
Auditionee #1
Tiana Stuart
Auditionee #2
Zora Ambrose Ellis
Mary's Work Friend
Jon Reneé
Pianist
Tristan Tierney
Tyler
Crew

Richard Linklater
Director, Screenplay, Producer

Jonathan Marc Sherman
Screenplay, Producer

Sandra Adair
Editor
George Sledge
First Assistant Director
Derek Franzese
Second Assistant Director

John Sloss
Executive Producer

Mike Blizzard
Producer

Jason Blum
Producer

Ginger Sledge
Producer

Bruce Curtis
Production Design
Tara Cooper
Makeup Department Head
Glen Ackers
Sound Mixer

Stephen Sondheim
Music, Songs, Musical
T.J. Larson
Script Supervisor

George Furth
Musical
Victoria Resendez
Art Direction