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  1. 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.

  2. Mar 25, 2022 · Jonathan Larson's Life and Death: How His Legacy Lives on in tick, tick... Boom! By Madison Feller Published: Mar 25, 2022 5:00 PM EDT. Save Article. Two musical theater legends collide in...

  3. For his debut as a film director, Hamilton creator Lin Manuel Miranda turned to some unlikely source material - an unfinished one-man show by the late Jonathan Larson.

  4. Nov 19, 2021 · Hollywood Flashback: Jonathan Larson Died on the Opening Night of ‘Rent’ in 1996. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s film adaptation of Larson’s autobiographical ‘Tick, Tick … Boom!’ — streaming on Netflix —...

  5. Jonathan Larson was born to Allan and Nanette Larson in Mount Vernon, New York, on February 4, 1960. A talented actor and musician, he was offered a full scholarship to Adelphi University on Long Island, where he met his idol (and later mentor) Stephen Sondheim.

  6. Nov 19, 2021 · Boom!, out on Netflix this Friday, tells the story of a musical theater composer named Jonathan Larson as he approaches his 30th birthday.

  7. Feb 25, 2021 · Jonathan Larson’s rock-infused reboot of “La Bohème” had already generated positive chatter during its Off Broadway rehearsals at New York Theater Workshop. But then came full-throated shouts of...

  8. Feb 4, 2022 · There really was only one Jonathan Larson, and he WAS “the future of the American musical theater.” That’s not mythology, it’s empirical fact. Ask Lin-Manuel Miranda if you don’t believe me.

  9. Jan 25, 2021 · On Jan. 25, 1996, a new rock musical by a little-known writer, Jonathan Larson, gave its first performance. But that show almost didn't happen: Larson died of an aortic aneurysm early that...

  10. Jonathan Larson. Music Department: tick, tick... BOOM!. Jonathan Larson was born to Allan and Nanette Larson in Mount Vernon, New York, on February 4, 1960. A talented actor and musician, he was offered a full scholarship to Adelphi University on Long Island, where he met his idol (and later mentor) Stephen Sondheim.