Unreleased Jonathan Larson Songs?

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 10/11/17 at 7:27pm

I've been on a Jonathan Larson kick recently, having dusted off the tick...tick...BOOM! cast recording for the first time in a couple of years. The score is incredible, particularly Come To Your Senses, Johnny Can't Decide, and 30/90. I've heard Jonathan singing Boho Days, and I've watched a ton of the videos of him performing the songs solo with a piano. No matter how they are presented, I find them extraordinarily effective.

This got me wondering out some of the other Larson pieces out there. I know that the Library of Congress has a TON of archival stuff on him, but that doesn't seem readily accessible to someone who lives in California. A few years back there was the Jonathan Sings Larson cd, but it doesn't seem to be available on any streaming services unfortunately. I was able to find a couple recordings from Superbia from that album, but I'm wondering what else exists out there.

I would really love to be pointed in the direction of anything else from either Superbia, Away We Go, or anything else that may still survive. Whether it's Jonathan singing it, or whether it's someone doing it as a tribute in concert, I'd really love to be able to give anything new a listen. However, it's proving to be really hard to find a lot of this online. I honestly would have thought that with the amount of musical theatre majors and aspiring Broadway performers, there would be more performances on YouTube of songs that aren't RENT or tick tick.

Whether it be recordings, song titles, or performances of the pieces, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Edit: Didn't Jennifer Ashley Tepper organize a tribute concert of his unreleased music at 54 Below? Or am I imagining that?

Updated On: 10/11/17 at 07:27 PM

[A Director]

Posted: 10/11/17 at 8:06pm

I own Jonathan Sings Larson on CD.  It's available at amazon.com.  It's wonderful.

[whatdoesntkillme]

Posted: 10/11/17 at 9:38pm

Jen is still working on gathering material for the concert. I think it's tentatively set for Spring 2018, but I could be wrong.

[Mildred Plotka]

Posted: 10/11/17 at 11:29pm

I’d love a professional recording of “Hosing the Furniture”. Saw Audra do it years ago. It’s a wonderful song. 

[Yero my Hero]

Posted: 10/12/17 at 12:54pm

Edit: Didn't Jennifer Ashley Tepper organize a tribute concert of his unreleased music at 54 Below? Or am I imagining that?

 

She produced a mini-concert of some of his unreleased and lesser known works as a City Center Lobby Project during their run of tick, Tick...Boom! a couple years ago. I believe she is still working on expanding it to a full length concert.

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 10/12/17 at 1:00pm

A Director said: "I own Jonathan Sings Larson on CD. It's available at amazon.com. It's wonderful."

I'm definitely going to pick this up. Looks like Amazon has three left in stock.

Thanks for the info, ya'll. "Hosing The Furniture" is fantastic. I saw an amateur performance of that one and was still struck by it.