Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright whose works tackled serious issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, homophobia, and the AIDS epidemic. His artistic goal was to fuse Generation X and the MTV Generation with musical theatre. This mission was accomplished by his magnum opus, which became iconic and earned him posthumous accolades. His work resonated with a wide audience and left a lasting impact on musical theatre.
(Vocal Selections). 12 vocal selections from this Broadway smash complete with souvenir photos from the production. Songs include: Another Day * I'll Cover You * Out Tonight * Rent * Seasons of Love * What You Own * Your Eyes * and more.
Before the revolutionary rock musical Rent, Jonathan Larson had another story to tell... his own. tick, tick ... BOOM! is a three-chapter pop rock musical about facing crossroads in life and holding on to your dreams that was first produced off Broadway in 2001. It tells the story of young Jonathan, a promising young composer on the eve of his 30th birthday. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (tick); his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue (tick); and he's still waiting tables and trying to write the great American musical before time, and life, passes him by (BOOM!).
18 simplified piano solo arrangements from the 2005 film adaptation and its soundtrack: Seasons of Love * One Song Glory * I'll Cover You * Without You * Halloween * Love Heals * Out Tonight * Santa Fe * and more.
In these pages, Rent offers what most theater books can't: a chance to step behind the curtain and feel the electricity of a stage phenomenon as it unfolds. Rent has single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and taken America by storm. Sweeping all major theater awards, including the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama, as well as four 1996 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score for a Musical, Rent captures the heart and spirit of a generation, refleting it onstage through the emotion of its stirring words and music, and the energy of its young cast. Now, for the first time, Rent comes to life on the page -- through vivid color photographs, the full libretto, and an utterly compelling behind-the-scenes oral history of the show's creation. Here is the exclusive and absolutely complete companion to Rent, told in the voices of the extraordinary talent behind its success: the actors, the director, the producers, and the librettist and composer himself, Jonathan Larson, whose sudden death, on the eve of the first performance, has made Rent's life-affirming message all the more poignant.