Jonathan Larson

1960 - 1996

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: theatre

country of citizenship: United States of America

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: Adelphi University, Broadway, White Plains High School

occupation: composer, writer, actor, screenwriter, librettist, playwright

award received: Tony Award for Best Original Score, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Richard Rodgers Awards for Musical Theatre

influenced by: Stephen Sondheim

Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom!, which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, substance use disorder, and homophobia. He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Rent. Source: Wikipedia (en)