Friday, December 20, 2024

'The Jonathan Larson Project' is up next at the Orpheum Theatre

A story with strong connections to the East Village will hit the stage early next year at the Orpheum Theatre. (Thanks to the commenter for this tip!) 

"The Jonathan Larson Project" features a newly discovered collection of songs by "Rent" and "tick, tick… BOOM!" creator and composer. The musical, featuring more than 20 previously unheard songs, has its world premiere when previews start on Feb. 14. Opening night is March 10 for the 16-week run. 

You can find ticket info here. The Orpheum is at 126 Second Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place.

In the early 1990s, Larson was known to frequent the Life Cafe (RIP 2011) on the NW corner of Avenue B and 10th Street, where he worked on treatments of what would become "Rent," also set in this neighborhood.

That production started as a staged reading in 1993 at the New York Theatre Workshop on Fourth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery — three years before its smash Broadway debut.
Larson died of an aortic dissection on Jan. 25, 1996, the scheduled day of the first preview performance Off-Broadway. He was 35. 

Tribute to Larson at the Life Cafe. Photo from 2011 by Michael Sean Edwards.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2024 at 4:49 PM

    Tragic story. But man, I hated the Rent songs so much.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 21, 2024 at 12:21 AM

    You're welcome! I'm excited for this show.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 22, 2024 at 8:55 PM

    My sister and Jonathan were friends at White Plains High School in NY. We’re honored he was from our hometown. It was tragic the way he died and we still honor his legacy

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