A story often hits harder when viewers know it's true, and tick, tick BOOM! is — at least as far as make-believe musical comedy can be. The composer Jonathan Larson wrote an autobiographical monologue in 1991, when his career seemed stalled. It wouldn't be long before Larson broke through with the prize-winning Rent, a Broadway success he didn't live to see. Converted to a three-person musical after his death, BOOM! is Larson's story of early disappointment and unshakable hope. The... Read this story
