Posted: 9/6/26 at 4:43am
Reviews are out for the new film "The Debut" which tells the story of Mona Friedman, a shy new jersey housewife who auditions for a role at the Brooks Arts Center in the fictional musical "Nosy Neighbors". Her life begins to unravel as her director Jerry pushes her to find her character and in turn find herself.
Bernadette Peters plays Serena Cherry, a veteran theatre actress who drops out of "Nosy Neighbors". Peters sings in the film.
Deadline confirmed Danny Burstein appears as do many Broadway veterans including Bonnie Milligan, Craig Bierko, Colton Ryan, Lilli Cooper, and K. Todd Freeman. https://deadline.com/2026/09/the-debut-review-julianne-moore-paul-giamatti-jesse-eisenberg-1237069095/
Eisenberg wrote seven original songs, of which “The City May Have Chewed Me Up (But It Can’t Spit Me Out)” sung by Julianne Moore and Bernadette Peters will be the primary push for Oscars Best Original Song category. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/the-debut-jesse-eisenberg-original-songs-oscar-push-1236687820/
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Updated On: 9/6/26 at 04:43 AM
