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Also known as Jonathan David Larson

compositore e drammaturgo statunitense (1960-1996)

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Jonathan Larson was a male artist from the United States. He is associated with the genres of Broadway, musical, and soundtrack. His works include the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick ... BOOM!, as well as the songbook Seasons of Love. He is also linked to the work Cavalier.

Larson was recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection. He has a presence in music databases with a playcount of 4976649 and 150982 listeners. His works are referenced by 682 other encyclopedia articles. He died on January 25, 1996, having been born on February 4, 1960.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Cavalier
  • Seasons of Love (from Rent) (Sheet Music)
  • Rent Songbook
  • Seasons of Love (From Rent)
  • Tick, Tick ... BOOM! (Songbook)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1960-02-04
Active to
1996-01-25
broadwaymusicalmusicalsrentsoundtrack

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
150,982
Total plays
4,976,649

Tags

musicalBroadwaySoundtrackmusicalsRent

Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer from New York City who created musicals including Rent (1996) and tick, tick...BOOM! (1990). These musicals seriously tackle issues such as multiculturalism, addiction, sexual orientation and HIV. Rent was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and won four Tony Awards. The scores of his shows reveal that he was an apt composer and lyricist. One tick, tick...BOOM! song called "Sunday" is an homage to Stephen Sondheim

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Quotes

  • One of these days I'll find a way / I'll rise above the throng / They'll be amazed at what they see / One of these days someone will say / I knew it all along / One of these days, that's what will be
  • There is no god, or love, just time / Saying "Do what you will. Nothing's real today" / We are fleeting numbers, and images / Like the liquid crystal digital readout / Floating on the sea of grey.
  • Come to your senses, defenses are not the way to go / And you know, or at least you knew / Everything's strange, you've changed and I don't know what to do / To get through
  • In one week I'll be thirty. Three-zero. Older than my Dad was when I was born. Older than Napoleon was when he ... did something that was probably extremely impressive at the time – I'm not a historian. I'm a composer. Sorry, a "promising young composer." I should have kids of my own by now, a career, but instead I've been "promising" for so long I'm afraid I'm starting to break the fucking promise.
  • 6 AM. The sky glows. Somewhere a bird chirps. I want to shoot it.
  • Break of day, the dawn is here / Johnny's up and pacing / Compromise or persevere? / His mind is racing / Johnny has no guide / Johnny wants to hide / Can he make his mark, if he gives up his spark? / Johnny can't decide

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Key facts

Born
Jonathan David Larson , ( 1960-02-04 ) February 4, 1960, Mount Vernon, New York , U.S.
Died
January 25, 1996 (1996-01-25) (aged 35), New York City , U.S.
Occupation
Composer lyricist playwright
Education
Adelphi University ( BFA )
Years active
1982–1996
Notable works
Rent (1996) Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001) Superbia (not officially published)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jonathan
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
White Plains
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
playwright
Educated at
Broadway
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Field of work
musical
Genre
theatre
Show 8 more facts
date of death
1996-01-25
date of birth
1960-02-04
influenced by
Stephen Sondheim
cause of death
aortic dissection
writing language
English language
name in native language
Jonathan Larson
Commons category
Jonathan Larson
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (7)

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Article · Italiano

Jonathan Larson (White Plains, 4 febbraio 1960 – New York, 25 gennaio 1996) è stato un compositore e drammaturgo statunitense. È noto per aver affrontato argomenti come la multicultura, tossicodipendenza, omofobia e AIDS nelle sue opere; esempi tipici di questi interessi possono essere rinvenuti nel suo musical capolavoro Rent e in tick, tick... BOOM!. Ha ricevuto due Tony Award postumi ed il Premio Pulitzer per la Drammaturgia, sempre postumo, per Rent.

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