Opening Night (2016 film)

Opening Night
Directed by	Isaac Rentz
Written by	Gerry De Leon Greg Lisi
Produced by	Daniel Posada Alex Garcia Topher Grace
Starring	Topher Grace Alona Tal Anne Heche Taye Diggs Rob Riggle Paul Scheer Lauren Lapkus JC Chasez Lesli Margherita Brian Huskey
Cinematography	Andre Lascaris
Edited by	Lauren Connelly
Music by	PJ Hanke
Production companies	Dark Factory Entertainment Itaca Films Globecom
Distributed by	Instrum International
Release dates	June 3, 2016 (2016-06-03) (Los Angeles Film Festival) June 2, 2017 (2017-06-02) (United States)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Opening Night (formerly One Shot) is an American musical comedy film directed by Isaac Rentz and written by Gerry De Leon and Greg Lisi. The film takes place in real time, backstage on the opening night of a Broadway musical.^[1]

The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 3, 2016. It was later released on June 2, 2017.

Plot[]

A musical comedy centered on a failed Broadway singer (Topher Grace) turned production manager who must save the show on opening night by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew before they wreak havoc.^[2]

Cast[]

• Topher Grace as Nick
• Alona Tal as Chloe
• Anne Heche as Brooke
• Taye Diggs as Malcolm
• Rob Riggle as Goldmeyer
• Paul Scheer as Ron
• JC Chasez as himself
• Lauren Lapkus as Alex Bean
• Lesli Margherita as Brandy
• Brian Huskey as Lee
• Zach Cregger as Micky
• Johnny Ray Gill as Eric
• Peter Serafinowicz as Waldo (voice)

Production[]

In November 2014, it was revealed that Taye Diggs had joined the cast of One Shot, with shooting set to begin in Mexico City.^[3] In 2016, the name of the film was changed to Opening Night, before its premier at Los Angeles Film Festival as part of the Limelight section.^[2] On October 26, 2016, the first official red band trailer was released to the internet ^[3]

References[]

External links[]

• Opening Night at IMDb
• Opening Night at Rotten Tomatoes