Photos by Steven
Crews at the Orpheum Theatre on Second Avenue are prepping the venue between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place for the next production — "The Jonathan Larson Project."
Yesterday, the signage arrived...
The musical features a newly discovered collection of songs by the creator and composer of "Rent" and "tick, tick… BOOM!" It includes over twenty previously unheard songs.
Previews start on Feb. 14. Opening night is March 10 for the 16-week run. Find tickets here.
Larson died of an aortic dissection on Jan. 25, 1996, the scheduled day of the first preview performance of "Rent" Off-Broadway. He was 35.
In the early 1990s, Larson frequented the Life Cafe (which closed in 2011) on the NW corner of Avenue B and 10th Street. There, he worked on treatments for what would become "Rent," which is also set in this neighborhood.
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