Larson’s character begins succeeding in his goal after finding a music box that can liberate his emotionless brethren from their plight. Meanwhile, the district of INCITY is inhabited by the rich and famous whose lives are spent enacting their scripted lives for the entertainment of the poor. Out retained his feelings, however, and found purpose in helping others regain theirs. Set in 2064, it followed an inventor named Josh Out who lived in OUTLAND - a city where emotions are erased from citizens at birth. Larson moved to New York City the following year.įascinated by George Orwell’s 1984, Larson began adapting the novel into a musical named Superbia. He enrolled as an acting major with a four-year scholarship, but he began focusing on musical compositions before graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1982. Centered on a troupe of struggling artists, the production would inspire him to craft a similar tale of his own - particularly after moving to New York City and experiencing the hardships of work-life and fighting for purpose himself.Īfter graduating from White Plains High School in 1978, Larson attended Adelphi University on Long Island. He was still a child when he saw a children’s adaptation of Giacomo Puccini’s La Boheme. “I was changing his diaper, so he had to be pretty young, and he started singing ‘Yellow Bird,'” recalled his father. Lance Johnson/Flickr Larson’s sister, grandmother, and father. Most of his friends happily spent their days outside, while Larson started gravitating to music before he was even potty trained. Raised by Allan Larson and Nanette Notarius, he and his older sister Julie had an idyllic childhood in the suburbs. In Tick, Tick … Boom!, meanwhile, his autobiographical protagonist was convinced he was hearing a ticking noise and was about to fatally explode - perhaps foreshadowing his own early death. His 1983 musical Superbia envisioned a world where people were obsessed with celebrities and relentlessly glued to their handheld devices. Vincent’s Hospital and the Cabrini Medical Center, doctors attributed his symptoms to stress, according to the Washington Post.īut although his life was cut tragically short, Larson’s body of work has stood the test of time - and even proved prophetic. While he had sought medical attention at St.
Jonathan Larson’s death was made all the more tragic by the fact that he had been suffering serious chest pains and dizziness and had trouble breathing for several days beforehand.
Adelphi University Jonathan Larson was 35.
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