Jonathan Larson
Composer, Playwright, and Musician
Elton John, Billy Joel concert postponed...and a May 25 "Rhino Benefit Extravaganza." The one full production is the musical "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" by "Rent" creator Jonathan Larson at the Eureka Theatre in February. A "Mama Rhino New Works Festival" in collaboration with Mama... In this article: Billy Joel, Elton John, San Francisco, Theatre Rhinoceros, Anne Lamott, and Oracle Arena |
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Denver Post Entertainment | November 06, 2009
Review: Fort Collins' Carousel rocks an intimate Rent
...set the bar, but it could take just as long to match it. Director Kurt Terrio has gathered an impeccable cast that delivers Jonathan Larson's homage to AIDS-era New York City with passion, confidence and total commitment. They're young.
In this article: Rent, AIDS, Fort Collins, Boulder, and Colorado
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Seattle Times | October 25, 2009
In a rare interview, leading Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim talks about his work, and his Seattle stage chat
...of super-fans. His artistic daring also strongly influenced a younger wave of stage composers - including "Rent" creator Jonathan Larson. Sondheim is encouraged that "young people are still writing for theater, when they could be...
In this article: Stephen Sondheim, Broadway, Frank Rich, Seattle, Sweeney Todd, Road Show, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Tim Burton, and Broadway
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Winston-Salem Journal | October 24, 2009
Theatre Alliance's fine production of Rent will bring joy, lift spirits
...have strong voices, and some of the show's more emotional songs, such as "Your Eyes" and "Another Day," move us where playwright Jonathan Larson intended. Credit also goes to Jamie Lawson, director; Wesley Hudson, music director; and...
In this article: Rent, Broadway, New York, AIDS, and La boheme
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Wikipedia | October 22, 2009
Jonathan Larson
...conditions with little money or property. Before composing and writing the musical "Rent", his most popular and well-known work, Jonathan Larson wrote a variety of early theatrical pieces, with varying degrees of success and production.
In this article: Rent, Stephen Sondheim, La boheme, George Orwell, Broadway, Aortic aneurysm, Adelphi University, and Giacomo Puccini
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 09, 2009
Theater review: Touring 'Rent' pays off
Article:Theater review: Touring 'Rent' pays off:/c/a/2009/10/08/DD2N1A1HKI.DTL Rent: By Jonathan Larson. Directed by Michael Greif. Through Oct. 18. Curran Theatre, 445 Geary St., 8 p.m. Tues. -Fri.; 2 and 8 p.m. Sat.; 2 and 7:30 p.m.
In this article: Rent, American Idiot, AIDS, Poverty, La boheme, Ticketmaster, and Anthony Rapp
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 04, 2009
For Adam Pascal, S.F.'s 'Rent' feels like home
...the same time. "Wicked," in a long run at the Orpheum Theatre, is the other. Different as they are in temperament and effect, Jonathan Larson's 1996 rock-inflected transposition of "La Boheme" to New York's Lower East Side and Stephen...
In this article: Adam Pascal, Idina Menzel, Rent, Rent, Anthony Rapp, Broadway, New York, Wicked, and Stephen Schwartz
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SFGate: Entertainment | September 28, 2009
Theater review: 'First Day of School'
Aronson may be most famous for the play he didn't write - he created the original concept for "Rent" but left it to composer Jonathan Larson when their ideas diverged - but he knows his way around sex farces and the PTA. A clever diversion...
In this article: Peter and San Francisco
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | September 17, 2009
Washington U. targets genetic disorder among tall people
The night before the 1996 debut of the Pulitzer-prize winning play "Rent,'' its author Jonathan Larson went to two New York emergency rooms complaining of excruciating chest pain. Both sent him home saying Larson had the flu or food...
In this article: Marfan syndrome, Genetic disorder, Surgery, Aortic aneurysm, Cystic fibrosis, Chest pain, and Muscular dystrophy
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San Jose Mercury News | September 16, 2009
Musical theater gets punk'd by 'American Idiot'
...pictured above, let it all hang out for the hippie nation. "Rent" (1996): Generation X first got introduced to Broadway with Jonathan Larson"s slacker version of Puccini"s opera "La Boheme." "Spring Awakening" (2006): A 19th century...
In this article: American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, Broadway, Michael Mayer, Green Day, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Spring Awakening, Rock music, Rent, and Elvis Presley
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Blogcritics | June 29, 2009
Theater Review (Westport, CT): tick...tick...BOOM! by Jonathan Larson
"A sinister cabal of superior writers." Author: CindyC - Published: Jun 29, 2009 at 6:40 am 0 comments A new incarnation of Jonathan Larson's "autobiographical rock monologue" tick…tick…BOOM! is now playing at the Westport Country...
In this article: Rent, Broadway, La boheme, MTV, Hugh Laurie, and Rent
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Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American Tony Award-winning composer and playwright who lived in New York City and authored musicals, including Rent and Tick, Tick... BOOM!. These musicals tackle serious issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, homophobia, and the AIDS epidemic. His artistic vision and goal was to fuse Generation X and the MTV Generation with the world of musical theatre in his work. This mission was accomplished by his magnum opus, Rent, for which he was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won four Tony Awards.
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