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Biography
Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!. He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the rock opera Rent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Larson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Awards & recognition
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 1996
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Music · 1996
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Lyrics · 1996
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1996
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 1996
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- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1996
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1996
- Richard Rodgers Awards — Musical Theatre
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Lyrics · 2002 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 2002 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Lyrics · 1996 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Book of a Musical · 1996 · nominated
