Jonathan Larson
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Jonathan Larson was an American composer and playwright best known for creating the groundbreaking rock musical "Rent" and the autobiographical work "Tick, Tick... Boom!".
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| instanceOf |
American
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aortic dissection ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-01-25 ⓘ |
| diedBefore | the Broadway premiere of Rent ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Adelphi University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jonathan David Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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rock musical ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
HIV/AIDS in Rent
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bohemian life in New York City in Rent ⓘ |
| hasWorkLocation |
Broadway
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Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 21st-century musical theatre composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Stephen Sondheim
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rock music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depicting bohemian life in New York City
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modernizing musical theatre with rock music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memorial | Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary musical theatre ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rent
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Superbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tick, Tick... Boom! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ musician ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | White Plains, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| subjectOf |
Tick, Tick... Boom! (film)
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Tick, Tick... Boom! (stage musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Jonathan Larson Grants
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Jonathan Larson Grants
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Broadway production of Rent
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Broadway production of Rent
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Broadway production of Rent