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The show's main character is Jon, a struggling composer about to celebrate his 30th birthday. His [[Black Best Friend|best friend]] Michael, a successful businessman, encourages Jon to pursue a more stable, better-paying career. Jon's girlfriend Susan, a dancer working as a ballet instructor, is ready to settle down and start a family. In the middle of trying to get his own musical produced, Jon has to decide what he really wants to do with his life. |
The show's main character is Jon, a struggling composer about to celebrate his 30th birthday. His [[Black Best Friend|best friend]] Michael, a successful businessman, encourages Jon to pursue a more stable, better-paying career. Jon's girlfriend Susan, a dancer working as a ballet instructor, is ready to settle down and start a family. In the middle of trying to get his own musical produced, Jon has to decide what he really wants to do with his life. |
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=== ''tick, tick... BOOM!'' provides examples of: === |
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* [[Cut Song]]: "Boho Days" |
* [[Cut Song]]: "Boho Days" |
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* [[Homage]]: The show is a giant one to Stephen Sondheim. |
* [[Homage]]: The show is a giant one to Stephen Sondheim. |
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Fear or love, baby, don't say the answer —"Louder Than Words"
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tick, tick... BOOM! is a musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson. The work was partly autobiographical, although it was not produced until after Larson's death in 1996. The show is also partily a tribute to Larson's idol, Stephen Sondheim, with its plot driven similarly to Company. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from Sunday in The Park With George.
The show's main character is Jon, a struggling composer about to celebrate his 30th birthday. His best friend Michael, a successful businessman, encourages Jon to pursue a more stable, better-paying career. Jon's girlfriend Susan, a dancer working as a ballet instructor, is ready to settle down and start a family. In the middle of trying to get his own musical produced, Jon has to decide what he really wants to do with his life.
- Cut Song: "Boho Days"
- Homage: The show is a giant one to Stephen Sondheim.
- "I Am" Song / "I Want" Song: "Why", which comes very late in the story.
- "I Want" Song: "Johnny Can't Decide"
- Reclusive Artist: Jon
- Shout-Out: to West Side Story and Mary Poppins in "Why"
- Show Within a Show: Jon's musical, SUPERBIA
- Tear Jerker: "Why". If you aren't crying from the beginning, when Jonathan finds out Michael has AIDS, you'll be crying by the end of the song.
- Jonathan finally playing "Happy Birthday" at the end.