tick, tick...BOOM!

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Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... Boom! 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! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.

His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. Set in 1990, this compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theatre styles.

Everyone will love this youthful, endearing and thoughtful piece, and will surely embrace the universal ideal of holding onto your dreams through life's most difficult challenges.

Please be advised that this production contains adult language and content.

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  • July 27, 2024
    -
    August 17, 2024
  • Run time
    90 minutes with no intermission
  • Bennett Hall
    @
    7pm (4pm on July 28)
  • Directed by:
    Justin Cerne
  • Book:
    Jonathan Larson
  • Music by:
    Jonathan Larson
  • Producer(s)
    HollyJolly Foundation
    Kay and Peter Bernon
    Clausen Family Foundation
    Jill and Stephen Karp
    Dennis and Kimberly Kozlowski
    Judith Greenberg Seinfeld
    Karen Keelan
    Les Silverman
    Charlie and Jane Forman
    Bart and Leslie Grenier
    Alan and Kim Hartman
    John Heaps and Mary Ellen Ferrel
    Harrison Roach and Molly Cerne Roach
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