Talk:Jonathan Larson
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[edit] Billy Bishop Goes to War
Talented as he is, Jonathan Larson did not write "Billy Bishop Goes to War" as the article implies under the heading "Early Works." "Billy Bishop" was written by Canadian playwright John Gray (http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000308)
[edit] The History of Rent and Sarah Schulman
I'm not an expert by any means so I don't feel qualified to edit the main entry but some discussion needs to be inlcuded about Sarah Schulman, the "borrowing" of concepts, plot events and characters from her novel "People in Trouble." See this Slate article for a beginning reference point: http://www.slate.com/id/2131017/
- I think that information would be better suited on the actual RENT page rather than the Jonathan Larson page. Thylacine222 02:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Finally, a somewhat complete encyclopedia biography of...
...one of America's greatest composer/lyricists, Jonathan Larson. He got his start in theatre compositions with Sacrimoralimmorality (aka Saved) featuring a cross that turned into a swastika and an abortion comedy musical number that generally mocked the Moral Majority, quickly moved on to an adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 that became Superbia that started with a parody of "We Are the World" and turned into a commentary on the bottom-line mentality destroying the world currently, got really pissed off and vented his fears and frustrations at turning 30 and still waiting tables through the rock monologue/one-man show tick...tick...BOOM!, showcased his music skills in an En Garde Arts commission with J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, and ended it with Rent, an East Village La Boheme.
It is so sad that we will never hear a more developed score from this young composer. However, it is good to know that his work still flourishes. Rent is a runaway success for ten years now, tick...tick...BOOM! has been produced in some form with a song each from Superbia and Saved, and J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation continues to appear in repertory theatre performance lists across the country.
Thank you, Jonathan Larson.
