(Aaron Burr in Hamilton) and Karen Olivo. It’s clear that the movie is deeply personal to him, and he even played Jon at the Encores! Off-Center Revival 2014, with Leslie Odom Jr. It ran for 12 years, grossed over $280 million, and won four Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.Ĭonsidering his talent, his reputation, and his connection to the source material, there really seems no one better to direct the live action adaptation than Lin-Manuel Miranda. Tragically, he died of an undiagnosed aneurysm the night before the opening of Rent, which went on to become one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. Larson was known for experimenting with different forms of musical theatre, and the rock musical genre he became famous for with Rent and Tick, Tick… Boom! was relatively unknown at the time. It was initially performed as a rock monologue with just Larson, a piano and a rock band, with later productions going on to add the characters of Michael and Susan as well. The original Tick, Tick… Boom! was written by Larson himself, as a musical about making a musical. To top it all off, Jonathan is plagued by the constant ticking of the clock in his mind, reminding him he is fast approaching the dreaded 3-0. It is all set for a workshop but it is missing a crucial number. He has spent eight years developing his dystopian musical Superbia, which is set in a future where ‘the vast majority of humanity spend their entire lives just staring at the screens of their media transmitters, watching the tiny elite of the rich and powerful who film their own fabulous lives like TV shows’. His dear friend Freddy (Ben Levi Ross) is HIV positive and in and out of the hospital. His girlfriend Susan (Alexandra Shipp) just wants to have a conversation about their future together. His best friend Michael (Robin de Jesús) is encouraging him to write jingles so he can pay the bills. Tick, Tick… Boom! tells the tale of aspiring playwright Jon (Andrew Garfield), who worries about making something of himself while he still has the capacity to. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s adaptation of Tick, Tick… Boom! is an emotional portrait of the man behind the masterpiece, musical genius Jonathan Larson. ‘In eight days my youth will be over forever, and what exactly do I have to show for myself?’ worries Jonathan Larson, instantly making himself relatable a mere two minutes into the film.Īnyone who knows that a year has 525,600 minutes in it would be familiar with the iconic musical Rent (that, or they just know it as the song from Michael Scott’s farewell). An increasingly frantic piano plays in the background.
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