Tick, Tick... Boom! is a musical by Jonathan Larson. It tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is semi-autobiographical, as stated by Larson's father in the liner notes of the cast recording – Larson had been trying to establish himself in theater since the early 1980s. Larson began to perform the piece as a solo work in 1990. After his death, in 1996, it was revised and revamped by playwright David Auburn as a three-actor piece and was premiered Off-Broadway in 2001. Since then, the show has had an Off West End production, a West End production, an American national tour, two Off-Broadway revivals, in 2014 and 2016, and numerous local and international productions. A film adaptation, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and starring Andrew Garfield in the lead role, was released by Netflix in November 2021.
| Music | Jonathan Larson |
| Lyrics | Jonathan Larson |
| Productions | 2001 Off-Broadway, 2003 US Tour, 2005 Off-West End, 2014 Encores, 2016 Off-Broadway revival |
About Tick, Tick... Boom!
The story of an aspiring playwright and composer in New York City who fears he made the wrong career choice. The film is an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical of the same name. It was directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Achievement of Tick, Tick... Boom!
The film premiered at the 2021 AFI Fest. Production of the film was halted due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020.
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Latest information about Tick, Tick... Boom! updated on November 24 2021.
