Jonathan Larson was a musical composer who famously wrote the hit show Rent
November 19, 2021 - 08:05 GMT Emmy Griffiths Andrew Garfield has won over critics with his portrayal of the talented but struggling musical composer Jonathan Larson in the semi-autobiographical film Tick, Tick... Boom!, which was released on Netflix on Friday. But what happened to Jonathan in real life? Find out more about his life, and the bittersweet success of his hit musical Rent, here…Who was Jonathan Larson? Jonathan Larson was a musical composer who famously wrote Rent.
He is torn between quitting his artistic, impoverished lifestyle completely and taking up a position in marketing or continuing to pursue his dreams. Speaking to Deadline about playing the late composer, Andrew said: "When I started to understand who Jonathan Larson was, it was as if Lin was re-introducing me to a long-lost brother I didn’t know I had, like an older brother I felt a kinship with. Someone who’s a revolutionary, someone who saw the heartbreak of the world around him and turned it into beauty.
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