Jonathan Larson

Jonathan Larson

Born: February 4, 1960
Died: January 25, 1996
in Mount Vernon, New York, USA
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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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Movies for Jonathan Larson...

Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Title: Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: January 19, 2022
Type: Movie
Go deep inside the film tick, tick...BOOM! with director Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor Andrew Garfield and the rest of the film's acclaimed ensemble. The award-winning biopic tells the story of the late Tony Award®-winning legend Jonathan Larson, an artist at a crossroads desperate to tell his story.
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tick, tick... BOOM!
Title: tick, tick... BOOM!
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: November 11, 2021
Type: Movie
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Title: No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Character: Himself
Released: August 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Feature length documentary about Jonathan Larson and "Rent"'s journey from Broadway to the screen. Featuring director Chris Columbus, the entire cast, and dozens of friends and family of Jonathan Larson.