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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.
27 de ene. de 2019 · Tragically, the creator and composer died on January 25, 1996 — the night before Rent ‘s Off-Broadway premiere at the New York Theatre Workshop — of an aortic dissection believed to have...
25 de ene. de 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...
11 de jul. de 2022 · On January 25, 1996, playwright Jonathan Larson died of an aortic aneurysm due to Marfan syndrome at just 35 — on the day of Rent’s off-Broadway premiere.
5 de oct. de 2021 · After writing Tick, Tick...Boom! and Rent, but before Rent debuted to the acclaim it would go on to receive, Jonathan died at the age of 35. It was January 25, 1996, the same day that Rent 's first Off-Broadway performance was scheduled.
12 de nov. de 2021 · “Tick, Tick…Boom!” — an early musical by Jonathan Larson, who created “Rent” — was born of sadness, anger and frustration, friends and family members tell The Post.
25 de feb. de 2021 · Members of the original production’s cast and creative team discussed the stratospheric heights and ghastly lows of 1996, remembering the gifted young writer who would have been 61 years old...
