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Jonathan Larson

Feb 04, 1960 - Jan 25, 1996 (35 years old) in Mount Vernon, New York, USA

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Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!. He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the rock opera Rent.

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tick, tick... BOOM!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Self (archive footage)
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
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Away We Go!
Elevator Passenger

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