Date of Birth: February 04, 1960
Date of Death: January 25, 1996 (35)
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Latest News on Jonathan Larson:
Just last month, singer and actress Naturi Naughton-Lewis officially joined the company of The Great Gatsby as Jordan Baker. This marked her first return to the Broadway stage in 20 years, where she debuted as Little Inez in the Tony Award-winning production of Hairspray following her time in multi-platinum R&B group 3LW. Go inside her rehearsal process in this video!
China Anne McClain officially made her Broadway debut in The Great Gatsby on Broadway Monday night. The Disney Channel alum took the Broadway Theatre stage as 'Daisy Buchanan,' alongside Ryan McCartan. Watch videos!
The official trailer is here for The Uprising, the forthcoming movie starring Tony Award-winner Andrew Garfield and directed by Paul Greengrass. Check it out now.
Southwark Playhouse has shared the official trailer for THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT, the European premiere of a celebration of the composer behind Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!. Check out the video here!
Cena Musical has shared a clip of 'Chega,' the Portuguese-language version of 'No More' from Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK... BOOM! Watch in this video!
Michael Mather performed 'SOS' from THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT at West End Live, ahead of the show's UK premiere at Southwark Playhouse, marking 30 years since Jonathan Larson's death. Check out the video here!
A new trailer has been released for The Magic Faraway Tree, the family film starring Tony-winner Andrew Garfield and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy. Check it out now.
The official trailer is here for The Magic Faraway Tree, the family film starring Tony-winner Andrew Garfield and Golden Globe winner Claire Foy. Check it out now.
Watch Ryan McCartan, Michael Maliakel, and Austin Colby take their final bows in Broadway's The Great Gatsby in a new video of their last curtain call on March 29.
In his new book Making RENT, Tim Weil takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most groundbreaking musicals of the 20th century. In a recent interview with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, Weil opened up about his first impressions of Jonathan Larson, the emotional weight of the show’s earliest days, and the creative process that shaped its now-iconic score.
Grace Mouat performed 'Love Heals' from The Jonathan Larson Project in a new video posted by Southwark Playhouse. Check out the video and learn more about the show here!
In this BroadwayWorld Exclusive chat, we sit down with Tim Weil, the original music director of Rent, to talk about his powerful new book, Making Rent: The Story Behind the Music That Changed Broadway. Watch in this video.
Tony, Emmy, and Grammy Award winner Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, Parade), will make his Menier stage debut in Midnight at The Never Get with book music and lyrics by Golden Globe® and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Mark Sonnenblick (“Golden”, KPop Demon Hunters).
Cast members from The Great Gatsby performed a special halftime show at Pride Night with the New York Knicks earlier this week. Led by Dariana Mullen, watch a video of the ensemble of the hit Broadway musical performing 'La Dee Dah.'
Ballyhoo Table & Stage will present a bold, fresh take on RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, running July 16 through August 16, 2026.
