Larson's Story TICK, TICK...BOOM! Plays Below Zero 4/16-18
by BWW News Desk - Apr 16, 2009
A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, TICK, TICK... BOOM! is Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (TICK,), his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue (TICK...), yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical (BOOM!).
Larson's Story TICK, TICK...BOOM! Plays Below Zero 4/16-18
by Gabrielle Sierra - Mar 24, 2009
A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, TICK, TICK... BOOM! is Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city (TICK,), his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue (TICK...), yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical (BOOM!).
'tick, tick…BOOM!' and 'To Kill a Mockingbird' Headline Westport's 2009 Season
by Robert Diamond - Oct 6, 2008
An adaptation of the renowned novel and film 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and a contemporary musical by the creator of 'Rent' will be part of the six-play 2009 season at Westport Country Playhouse (Joanne Woodward and Anne Keefe, artistic directors, Jodi Schoenbrun Carter, managing director) in Westport, CT. The historic theatre's 79th season will run April 21 through December 2009.
tick, tick…BOOM! Blows The Lid Off
by Nancy Grossman - Oct 3, 2007
The time is 1990 and the place is New York City. The story has been told many times before, but not quite like this. A struggling artist strives to follow his dream and fulfill his promise to write the great American musical with a self-imposed deadline of age 30. Talk about your biological clocks!
LA tick...tick...BOOM! Extends at Rubicon Through 7/30
by BWW News Desk - Jun 30, 2006
Producer Michael Jackowitz announced today that the critically-acclaimed Los Angeles Premiere of the Rubicon Theatre Production of tick...tick...BOOM!, Jonathan Larson's autobiographical pop rock musical has extended through Sunday, July 30 at the Coronet Theatre
TICK, TICK… BOOM! IS AN EXPLOSIVE PRODUCTION
by Bradley A. Rose - Jun 5, 2006
tick, tick… Boom! originally presented as a 'rock monologue' entitled Boho Days, was performed by composer/lyricist Jonathan Larson as an autobiographical look at his dream of leaving his mark on the musical theater landscape. Larson was working on Boho Days at the same time he was writing the ground-breaking musical RENT, though, of course, his tragic death meant that he did not live to see his dream become a reality.
UK Review- Tick Tick Boom
by Glenn Meads - Aug 15, 2005
How fitting to see three wonderful performers giving such polished faultless performances bring resonance to this wonderful work.