Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American compo… Read Full Bio ↴Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer from New York City who created musicals including Rent (1996) and tick, tick...BOOM! (1990).
These musicals seriously tackle issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, sexual orientation and HIV. Rent was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won four Tony Awards. The scores of his shows reveal that he was an apt composer and lyricist.
One tick, tick...BOOM! song called "Sunday" is an homage to Stephen Sondheim, who supported Larson. It stays close to the melody and lyrics of Sondheim's own song of the same title but turning it from a manifesto about art into a waiter's lament.
Among the many awards he received during and after his lifetime were: the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for Rent), the Richard Rodgers Production Award, the Richard Rodgers Development Grant, the Stephen Sondheim Award, the Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation's Commendation Award, the Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Score of a Musical for Rent, the Drama Desks for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Book, and Best Lyrics (also for Rent), the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical (again for Rent), the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical in the Off-Broadway category (another for Rent), and three Obie Awards for Outstanding Book, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music (yet again for Rent).
Among his many creative works are Rent, tick, tick...BOOM!, Sacrimoralimmorality (1981)with David Armstrong (retitled Saved for the one-week run on 42nd Street), Superbia, the music for J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, numerous individual numbers, music for Sesame Street, music for the children's book cassettes of An American Tail and Land Before Time, music for Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner, and four songs for the children's video Away We Go! (which he also conceived and directed).
Larson died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed aortic dissection (aortic aneurysm), believed to have been caused by Marfan syndrome, on January 25th, 1996. It was ten days before his 36th birthday, and the night before Rent's first preview off-Broadway.
After his death, Larson's family and friends started the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation.
In 2005, a film version of his most popular production Rent was released, directed by Christopher Columbus.
In September of 2008, Rent closed after 12 successful years on broadway. One of the final shows and the finale were filmed for a limited engagement film, "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway." The DVD and Blu-Ray disc were released was in February 2009.
Currently original cast members Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, and Gwen Stewart are performing on the farewell broadway tour of the show.
These musicals seriously tackle issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, sexual orientation and HIV. Rent was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won four Tony Awards. The scores of his shows reveal that he was an apt composer and lyricist.
One tick, tick...BOOM! song called "Sunday" is an homage to Stephen Sondheim, who supported Larson. It stays close to the melody and lyrics of Sondheim's own song of the same title but turning it from a manifesto about art into a waiter's lament.
Among the many awards he received during and after his lifetime were: the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for Rent), the Richard Rodgers Production Award, the Richard Rodgers Development Grant, the Stephen Sondheim Award, the Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla Theatre Foundation's Commendation Award, the Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Score of a Musical for Rent, the Drama Desks for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Book, and Best Lyrics (also for Rent), the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical (again for Rent), the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical in the Off-Broadway category (another for Rent), and three Obie Awards for Outstanding Book, Outstanding Lyrics and Outstanding Music (yet again for Rent).
Among his many creative works are Rent, tick, tick...BOOM!, Sacrimoralimmorality (1981)with David Armstrong (retitled Saved for the one-week run on 42nd Street), Superbia, the music for J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, numerous individual numbers, music for Sesame Street, music for the children's book cassettes of An American Tail and Land Before Time, music for Rolling Stone magazine publisher Jann Wenner, and four songs for the children's video Away We Go! (which he also conceived and directed).
Larson died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed aortic dissection (aortic aneurysm), believed to have been caused by Marfan syndrome, on January 25th, 1996. It was ten days before his 36th birthday, and the night before Rent's first preview off-Broadway.
After his death, Larson's family and friends started the Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation.
In 2005, a film version of his most popular production Rent was released, directed by Christopher Columbus.
In September of 2008, Rent closed after 12 successful years on broadway. One of the final shows and the finale were filmed for a limited engagement film, "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway." The DVD and Blu-Ray disc were released was in February 2009.
Currently original cast members Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, and Gwen Stewart are performing on the farewell broadway tour of the show.
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Boho Days Don't step on Simon, Renaud and Phillipe They're still on th…
Christmas Bells FIVE HOMELESS PEOPLE: Christmas Bells Are Ringing Christ…
Contact GROUP A -Hot-Hot-Hot-Sweat-Sweet -Wet-Wet-Wet-Red-Heat -Hot-…
Finalé Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells are ringing Chri…
Finale MIMI I Should Tell You I Should Tell You ROGER I Shoul…
Finale "A" All Seven Homeless Christmas bells are ringing Christmas b…
Finale B There is no future There is no past Thank God this moment'…
Glanz Und Glory Roger: Ich schreib' ein großes Lied, Bevor ich ... Glanz u…
Goodbye Love It's true you sold your guitar and bought a car? It's…
Halloween How did we get here, how the hell? Pan left, close…
Happy New Year Mark Pan to the padlocked door. New Year's rocking eve.…
Happy New Year 2 MAUREEN I think we need an agent! MARK We? JOANNE That's sel…
Happy New Year B Maureen: I think we need an agent! Mark: We? Joanne: T…
I Should Tell You I should tell you, I'm disaster I forget how to begin…
I'll Cover You Live in my house I'll be your shelter Just pay me back With…
I'll Cover You (reprise) COLLINS Live in my house I'll be your shelter Just pay me ba…
Ill Cover You Live in my house, I'll be your shelter Just pay me…
La Vie Boheme Who died? Our Akita Evita You make fun, yet I'm the one A…
Life Support GORDON: LOOK -- I FIND SOME OF WHAT YOU TEACH SUSPECT BECAUS…
Light My Candle What'd you forget? Got a light? I know you, you're You're…
Louder Than Words Why do we play with fire? Why do we run our…
Love Heals Maureen Like a breath from midnight air Like a lighthouse, l…
On the Street THREE HOMELESS PEOPLE Christmas bells are ringing Christma…
One Song Glory ROGER One Song Glory One Song Before I Go Glory One Song To …
Out Tonight What's the time? Well, it's gotta be close to midnight My …
Over the Moon Last night, I had a dream I found myself in a…
Rent How do you document real life When real life's getting more…
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Season of Love Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five …
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Take Me or Leave Me MAUREEN Every Single Day I Walk Down The Street I Hear Peopl…
Tango: Maureen JOANNE The Samples Wont Delay But The Cable - MARK There's …
Today 4 U COLLINS Gentlemen, Our Benefactor On This Christmas Eve Whos…
Today 4U Gentlemen, our benefactor on this Christmas day Whose chari…
Tune Up #1 Mark December 24th, nine pm, Eastern Standard Tim…
Tune Up #2 Mark Tell the folks at home what you're doing Roger Roge…
Voice Mail #1 Roger & Mark's Outgoing Message "Speak" ... (&…
Voice Mail #2 Mr. Jefferson Well, Joanne - We're off I tried you at the…
Voice Mail #3 Mrs. Cohen Mark, it's the Wicked Witch of the West Your mo…
Voice Mail #4 Roger and Mark: 'SPEAK'...(beep) Alexi Darling: …
Voice Mail #5 ROGER & MARK'S ANSWERING MACHINE "Speak..." (Beep) ROG…
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What You Own MARK Don't Breathe Too Deep Don't Think All Day Dive Into Wo…
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Will I Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tomor…
Will I? Will I lose my dignity? Will someone care? Will I wake tom…
Without You Without you The ground thaws The rain falls The grass gro…
You Okay Honey? A Homeless Man Christmas bells are ringing Christmas bells…
You'll See What happened to Benny What happened to his heart And the id…
Your Eyes Your eyes As we said our goodbyes Can't get them out of…