Tick, Tick… ​​Boom!

Summary of the musical Tick, Tick, Boom! :

Tick, Tick… ​​Boom! is an autobiographical musical that traces the life of its composer, Jonathan Larson (to whom we owe Rent). Jon is an aspiring songwriter who lives in New York City, about to turn 30 and is forced to be a waiter. He fears that he will never realize his dream: to see his compositions on the Broadway stages. Susan, his girlfriend, announces that she wants to get married and leave New York. Michael, his best friend, gets rich when he stops acting and becomes an executive. Jon's musical “Superbia” receives several workshops but without hope.
Jon wonders if his friends are right, and if the time has come to throw in the towel ...

Watch a video of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Karen Olivo in rehearsal for the version in Encores! Festival of 2014:

General information
  • Style : Music
  • Theme : Artist, AIDS, New York, Inspired by a true story
  • year of creation : 1990
Music
  • Composer :Jonathan Larson
  • Lyricist :Jonathan Larson
  • Librettist : Jonathan Larson & David Auburn
  • famous songs : "30/90" "Green Green Dress" "Johnny Can't Decide" "Sunday" "No More" "Therapy" "Times Square" "Real Life" "Sugar" "See Her Smile" "Superbia Intro" "Come to Your Senses" "Why" "Louder Than Words"
  • Famous performers : Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Raul Esperza, Neil Patrick Harris, Cassidy Janson, Tee Jay, Julie Atherton, George Salazar.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is autobiographical. Jonathan Larson wrote from his life and career and his struggles in New York.
  • Exists in film : Lin-Manuel Miranda will be the director of the film adaptation of the musical. Andrew Garfield will be Jon.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The 2001 Off-Broadway production won 1 Outer Critics Circle Awards.
  • Number of performances : 224
  • anecdotes : The musical was never produced on Broadway, only Off-Broadway!
Currently on stage