Rent And Tick Movie Analysis

Jonathan Larson, the composer of Rent and Tick, Tick....Boom! Both were musicals released in the early 2000s. The music in these musicals were not entirely an orchestra more of classic rock, which I believed made both movies even better and brought out the storyline even more. Jonathan Larson was born to a Jewish family on February 4, 1960 in White Plains, New York, USA. At a young age he was exposed to performing arts being music and theater. He was very involved in his high school arts programs. He played trumpet and tuba in high school and was involved in his school's choir and took piano lessons. He was also considered a great actor in high school, acted thee lead role in many productions at White Plains High School. He was influenced by rock musicians such as Elton John, …show more content…
Performed in many plays and musicals during university and also began composing music as well. Later in his schooling wrote a score to a musical called “Libro de Buen Amor” which can be translated to (Book of Good Love), written by Jacques Burdick who was the department head and later became Jonathan’s mentor. Larson graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, participated in a summer stock theater program in in Augusta, Michigan, as a piano player. This earned him an Equity Card for membership in the Actor’s Equity Association.
When Jonathan lived in his loft he had no heat, him and his roommates said it was the worse conditions to live in. Even with his living situation Larson and his roommates always through a Christmas party for his friends and co-workers which usually included music and acting performances. He worked as a waiter at the Moondance Diner for about ten years on the weekends and on the weekdays worked on composing and writing musicals. While working at the diner Larson met Jesse L. Martin who eventually lay the role of Tom Collins in the original cast of Larson’s