Among the many whom Larson influenced was Miranda, who also hustled in his 20s as a struggling theatre songwriter. It was as if he sensed he had limited time. “Tick, Tick… Boom!” followed his struggle to make a name for himself and find success as an aspiring New York theatre composer as he fretted about turning 30. This was Larson’s semi-autobiographical piece that came just before his massive ‘90s hit “Rent” - Larson tragically died at 35 of an aortic failure, hours before the off-Broadway debut of “Rent.” Lin-Manuel Miranda has earned many prestigious awards Tonys, Grammys, Emmys and a Pulitzer Prize, while changing the Broadway scene forever with his hit “Hamilton.” Now, Miranda is making his directorial debut with Netflix’s “Tick, Tick… Boom!,” a beautifully crafted adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s “rock monologue” of the same name, that premiered off-Broadway.
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