Birth Place: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Latest News on Jonathan Larson:
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.
North Shore Music Theatre will stage RENT for the first time September 16–28, 2025. Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical follows a year in the lives of artists in New York’s East Village, featuring iconic songs including “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” and “Take Me or Leave Me.” Watch video from the production!
Jordan Matthew Brown as Dennis in the hilariously heartbreaking 'It Hurts Me' from Goodspeed's All Shook Up! The production runs at The Goodspeed in East Haddam, CT until August 24, 2025. Watch in this video.
Dean (Jackson Reagan) and Lorraine Jackera Davis decide to take a chance in 'It's Now or Never' from Goodspeed's All Shook Up! Watch the new video now.
Goodspeed has released a video of the cast of their production of All Shook Up performing 'Don't Be Cruel.' This production features Kerstin Anderson, Ian Dominguez Ball, Jenna Bienvenue, Corinne C. Broadbent, and more.
Amber Ardolino has shared a video of the cast of The Great Gatsby in South Korea! See her in costume as Jordan Baker for the first time, along with Matt Doyle as Jay Gatsby, Senzel Ahmady as Daisy Buchanan, and Gerald Caesar as Nick Carraway.
Watch cast of All Shook Up perform 'Jailhouse Rock' at Goodspeed Musicals! The production is currently running at the The Goodspeed in East Haddam, CT through August 24, 2025.
Center Stage Records will release a new album of songs by the composer/lyricist Peter Foley (1967–2021), titled Out of Myself – Songs of Peter Foley. Check out an exclusive video of “You Captured My Heart,” performed by Max Chernin, here!
Watch L Morgan Lee perform her chill-enducing performance of 'There's Always Me' from All Shook Up at Goodspeed Musicals! The production is currently running at the The Goodspeed in East Haddam, CT through August 24, 2025.
Tony-winning producer Jeffrey Seller recently visited The View to discuss his new memoir, 'Theater Kid.' During the conversation, Seller opened up about discovering his love of theater at a young age, why he created the rush and lottery ticketing system, and his experience producing hit musicals like Hamilton. Watch it now!
The official trailer has been released for After the Hunt, Luca Guadagnino's latest film starring Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield (Angels in America), Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Tony nominee Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. Watch it now!
Watch a video of Matt Doyle and Senzel Ahmady performing 'My Green Light' ahead of starring in The Great Gatsby in Seoul, South Korea. The cast also includes Gerald Caesar, Amber Ardolino, Jeanna De Waal, and more.
Watch Ryan Mac & Kerstin Anderson sing 'One Night With You' from All Shook Up at Goodspeed Musicals! The production is currently running at the The Goodspeed in East Haddam, CT through August 24, 2025.
