Writer/director Tom Federle is a former Broadway dancer who wrote the book this movie is based on and is the showrunner for “High School Musical: The Musical.” Every moment in "Better Nate Than Ever" reflects his own deep love for musicals and for the people who create them. He also knows that Wicked should have beat Avenue Q for the 2004 Tony award and that somehow, some day, he is destined to perform. That is the case with the title character of “Better Nate Than Ever,” a Pittsburgh seventh grader who knows all the lyrics to “Corner of the Sky” from the 1970s musical Pippin. Also unfortunately, those middle schools are often a far distance from Broadway. Unfortunately, theater kids often have a really tough time in middle school. If not for the mysterious but unquenchable spark in the kids born loving plays and musicals, who would tell our stories? These are the children and teenagers who grow up to create “ My Fair Lady,” “ Hamilton,” “Mamma Mia,” “Les Miserables,” and “The Sound of Music.” They are the people who make us laugh, cry, stand up and cheer, and dance in the aisles.
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