Jonathan Larson
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compositore e drammaturgo statunitense (1960-1996)
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Jonathan Larson was a male artist from the United States. He is associated with the genres of Broadway, musical, and soundtrack. His works include the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick ... BOOM!, as well as the songbook Seasons of Love. He is also linked to the work Cavalier.
Larson was recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection. He has a presence in music databases with a playcount of 4976649 and 150982 listeners. His works are referenced by 682 other encyclopedia articles. He died on January 25, 1996, having been born on February 4, 1960.
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Key facts
- Born
- Jonathan David Larson , ( 1960-02-04 ) February 4, 1960, Mount Vernon, New York , U.S.
- Died
- January 25, 1996 (1996-01-25) (aged 35), New York City , U.S.
- Occupation
- Composer lyricist playwright
- Education
- Adelphi University ( BFA )
- Years active
- 1982–1996
- Notable works
- Rent (1996) Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001) Superbia (not officially published)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jonathan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- White Plains
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- playwright
- Educated at
- Broadway
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- musical
- Genre
- theatre
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- date of death
- 1996-01-25
- date of birth
- 1960-02-04
- influenced by
- Stephen Sondheim
- cause of death
- aortic dissection
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Jonathan Larson
- Commons category
- Jonathan Larson
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Article · Italiano
Jonathan Larson (White Plains, 4 febbraio 1960 – New York, 25 gennaio 1996) è stato un compositore e drammaturgo statunitense. È noto per aver affrontato argomenti come la multicultura, tossicodipendenza, omofobia e AIDS nelle sue opere; esempi tipici di questi interessi possono essere rinvenuti nel suo musical capolavoro Rent e in tick, tick... BOOM!. Ha ricevuto due Tony Award postumi ed il Premio Pulitzer per la Drammaturgia, sempre postumo, per Rent.
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