Jonathan Larson
Writing
- Born
- February 4, 1960 · Mount Vernon, New York, USA
- Died
- January 25, 1996 (age 35)
Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!. He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the rock opera Rent.
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Known for
Behind the camera7
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM! Songs, Lyricist, Musical
- 2020RENT Musical
- 2019Rent Songs, Lyricist, Musical, Writer, Original Music Composer
- 2008Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Musical, Book, Music
- 2006No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' Music
- 2005Rent Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Book
- 1996Away We Go! Director, Music, Lyricist, Writer
Acting4
- 2022Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! as Self (archive footage)