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Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson wrote the musical Rent, which opened off-Broadway in 1996. He died just before its premiere. The show included songs like 'Seasons of Love'...
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Greene Street
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I should tell you
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I'll Cover you Reprise (Angel's Memorial)
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LCD Readout
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La vie Boheme
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Over the Moon
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Prologue
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Rent
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Seasons of love
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Tango: Maureen
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Today 4 U
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You Okay honey?
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Jonathan Larson wrote the musical Rent, which opened off-Broadway in 1996. He died just before its premiere. The show included songs like 'Seasons of Love' and 'La Vie Bohème,' and it later won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Before Rent, Larson worked on other projects, including a piece called Tick, Tick...BOOM! from 1990. He had studied at Adelphi University and participated in workshops at Playwrights Horizons.
Rent's original cast featured performers like Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, and Idina Menzel. Larson's other songs include 'Greene Street' and 'I Should Tell You.'
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