NEW YORK — Jonathan Larson, the cheerily boyish composer of the musical “Rent,” died in 1996 at the age of 35. “The Jonathan Larson Project,” the new off-Broadway collection of his unheard songs, is a ...
If you are a regular theatergoer, you probably have a story about "Rent." The Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning show changed Broadway forever when it opened in 1996. Part of the reason the rock musical ...
Like “Oklahoma!” “West Side Story,” “A Chorus Line” and “Hamilton,” Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” revolutionized by changing the subject and sound of musical theater. Even though it has been 26 years since ...
Casting will be announced at a later date. The “new” music was found in files and boxes after the visionary Rent writer died suddenly at the age of 35 in 1996. The trove of songs includes work from ...
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“The Jonathan Larson Project,” a years-in-the-making musical collage of Larson’s life, features songs he wrote before he died. Now it’s onstage at the Orpheum. By Rachel Sherman The actor, who starred ...
As a member of Rent‘s original Broadway cast, Anthony Rapp got to witness Jonathan Larson‘s genius firsthand. “He was so prolific,” Rapp, 53, told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, March 10, while ...
Jennifer Ashley Tepper's The Jonathan Larson Project began performances Off-Broadway February 14, with opening night set for March 10 at the Orpheum Theatre. Meet the cast and creatives in the video ...
On March 2, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent will return to its Downtown home—virtually, at least—in a gala celebration from New York Theatre Workshop. Several of the show's original stars, ...
If you’re looking for the perfect musical soundtrack for your romantic holiday, consider this offbeat song “Valentine’s Day.” Pulitzer Prize winning composer Jonathan Larson wrote the song, eventually ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. I don't necessarily remember my first encounter with Rent as a whole, but I ...