![]() The screen version is expanded with more actors and settings, but it never loses focus on the story. He integrates all the elements, constantly moving the story forward and at a brisk pace. ![]() His knowledge of music and characters serves this story well. Miranda knows his way around musicals - he wrote the book and music for “Hamilton” and wrote “In the Heights” - so he’s the right person for this project. “Tick Tick…Boom” marks the directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda. Tragically, Larson died in 1996, the night before the off-Broadway premier of “Rent,” a musical that had a tremendous impact on the genre. ![]() ![]() Approaching his 30th birthday, he considered his life a failure - because his idol, Stephen Sondheim, who passed away last week, had his first success at age 25 with “West Side Story.” Before Jonathan Larson created the groundbreaking Broadway musical “Rent,” he wrote and performed a one-man musical show, “Tick, Tick…Boom” chronicling his struggles.
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