Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical)

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Tick, Tick... Boom! is an autobiographical rock musical by Jonathan Larson that chronicles a struggling composer’s anxieties and aspirations in New York City on the brink of turning 30.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf autobiographical musical
rock musical
stage musical
basedOn Jonathan Larson's life
bookWriter Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED
castSize three principal actors
composer Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED
genre autobiographical theatre
rock musical
hasAdaptation Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021 film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Jon NERFINISHED
Michael NERFINISHED
Susan NERFINISHED
influencedBy Jonathan Larson's experiences writing Rent
lyricist Jonathan Larson NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Jon NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableSong 30/90
Boho Days NERFINISHED
Johnny Can't Decide NERFINISHED
Louder Than Words NERFINISHED
Therapy
Why
offBroadwayPremiereDate 2001
offBroadwayPremierePlace Jane Street Theatre NERFINISHED
orchestrator Stephen Oremus NERFINISHED
originalForm solo rock monologue
originalLanguage English
performanceStyle concert-style staging
premiereDate 1990
producer Victoria Leacock NERFINISHED
revisedAs three-actor stage musical
revisedBy David Auburn NERFINISHED
setting New York City
subject New York City NERFINISHED
artistic anxiety
struggling composer
turning 30
targetAudience adult theatre audiences
theme aging
art versus security
fear of failure
friendship
romantic relationships
timePeriod early 1990s

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Stephen Oremus notableWork Tick, Tick... Boom! (musical)
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