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Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, substance use disorder, and homophobia.
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Tick, Tick... Boom! (styled as tick, tick... BOOM!) is a...
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Martin sits on the board of trustees for the Jonathan Larson...
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American composer and playwright Jonathan Larson was a...
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Jonathan Larson focused on composing Rent in the early...
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Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist, and playwright. Most of his works talked about homosexuality and homophobia. His best known works were Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom! He won three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Rent .
Feb 25, 2021 · Jonathan Larson, left, who wrote the music, lyrics and book of “Rent,” with the play's director, Michael Greif, in 1996. Sara Krulwich/The New York Times. By Eric Grode. Feb. 25, 2021.
- Eric Grode
Jul 16, 2023 · On the evening of January 25, 1996, just hours before the musical was set to make its debut, Jonathan Larson’s life was tragically cut short. An undiagnosed aortic aneurysm robbed the world of a visionary genius on the cusp of witnessing his creation’s triumph.
Nov 15, 2021 · Senior Music Specialist Mark Eden Horowitz discusses his connection with the early work of Jonathan Larson in the second of four blog posts leading up to the release of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Larson’s "tick, tick…BOOM!" this month.
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