If you don’t know Jonathan Larson’s name, you likely know is music. Even people who don’t like Broadway musicals recognize “Seasons of Love” — you know, the “525,600 minutes” song. Yeah, that was him. The late composer is the main character of Tick, Tick…BOOM!, a musical within
a musical about making musicals. Confusing, we know. But you’ll follow along just fine. Given that the Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed movie musical is about Larson making musicals, this might lead some to wonder, is Tick, Tick…BOOM! about RENT? Larson’s original musical is not. And the film adaptation isn’t either. But the changes
Miranda made to the movie basically sets it up as a prequel to RENT without it actually mentioning the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical. Tick, Tick…BOOM! the musical is a semi-autobiographical work Larson wrote before he created RENT. It started as a musical monologue after his 1984-inspired musical, Superbia, didn’t take off. After Larson’s death in 1996 (the opening night of RENT‘s first Broadway preview), it was developed into a musical with three characters and has been staged
off-Broadway a handful of times. Miranda played Jon in a 2014 production of it in New York City. Larson first started performing Tick, Tick…BOOM! in 1990 when he was 30 years old. It was originally called Boho Days. And it’s all about committing to your dreams even when it seems foolish. In both real life and in
the story, Jon (Andrew Garfield) watches as his girlfriend, Susan (Alexandra Shipp), and his best friend, Michael (Robin de Jesus) leave their artistic dreams behind for more
financially stable futures. But Jon can’t make that same change, no matter how badly his loved ones want him to. All of this takes place during the AIDS epidemic in NYC. Throughout the story, Jon is making a musical and trying to get it off the ground. But it’s not RENT. And it’s not even Tick, Tick…BOOM! It’s Superbia. Miranda and screenwriter Steven Levenson (Dear Evan Hansen) made tweaks to the story so Tick, Tick…BOOM!‘s music serves as a soundtrack to Jon and the rest of the character’s lives. There are songs in the movie that were actually created for Superbia. RELATED: ‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!: Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Career Wouldn’t Exist Without Jonathan Larson — Miranda Explains Why ‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’ is a love letter to musical theaterMiranda and Levenson creatively tied RENT into the story without actually documenting the creation of RENT. As a result, Tick, Tick…BOOM! ends up being a precursor to the rock musical, as it shows Larson’s experiences and friendships that led to him having the idea for his first and only Broadway musical. You’re essentially watching the evolution of an artist and seeing how with each failure and each success, their work changes. With each new experience — both personally and professionally — they gain new perspective that can unlock their next idea. Eventually, all of Jon’s experiences in Tick, Tick…BOOM! will lead to the creation of RENT. It’s essentially a love letter to the creation of musicals, a love letter to Larson’s indelible work, and a love letter to making art for the sake of art in general.  RELATED: ‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’: Andrew Garfield and Alexandra Shipp Made Lin-Manuel Miranda Cry in Their Audition ‘RENT’ Easter eggs in ‘Tick, Tick…BOOM!’Miranda did, however, throw some RENT Easter eggs into Tick, Tick…BOOM! that aren’t in the original show. For example, Joshua Henry’s character, Roger, is named after one of RENT‘s main characters. And a lot of the Tick, Tick…BOOM! cast have been in productions of RENT before. De Jesus was in RENT on Broadway. Vanessa Hudgens has played Mimi and Maureen in various productions, including RENT Live. And MJ Rodriguez rose to fame in the theater community for playing Angel as a trans woman rather than a drag queen like the character is usually portrayed. Tick, Tick…BOOM! may not be about RENT, but Miranda’s biopic (also his feature film directorial debut) shows everything in Larson’s life that happened before his most famous work was created. Without the events of Tick, Tick…BOOM!, there would be no “Seasons of Love.” Tick, Tick…BOOM! is in select theaters starting Nov. 12. It will debut on Netflix Nov. 19. Does Tick, Tick... Boom include songs from Rent?This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band, Tick, Tick... Boom!
Are any of the Rent cast in Tick, Tick... Boom?They were joined by “Rent” original cast members Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and “Hamilton's” Miranda (as a cook) and Schuyler sisters: Renée Elise Goldsberry and Phillipa Soo.
Are the songs from Tick, Tick... Boom original?After Larson's death, "Tick, Tick... Boom!" was adapted as a three-person Off-Broadway show and then as a movie on Netflix that has critics exploding with praise. The film is Lin-Manuel Miranda's directorial debut and stars Andrew Garfield as Larson; all of its songs were written by the original Jonathan Larson.
Did Superbia become Rent?Although Larson tried adapting the Superbia script into a screenplay in 1990 or 1991, this was just a writing exercise and ultimately went nowhere. Eventually, he chose to focus on Rent, which he spent the remainder of his life developing.
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Tick, Tick Boom songs from Rent
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