Jonathan Larson
1960
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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)
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