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: