Editing Jonathan Larson (section)

{{Short description|American composer, lyricist and playwright (1960–1996)}}
{{for|the American journalist|Jonathan Larsen}}
{{redirect|Jon Larson|other people with similar names|John Larson (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name             = Jonathan Larson
| image            = Jonathan Larson.jpg
| birth_name       = Jonathan David Larson
| birth_date       = {{birth date|1960|2|4}}
| birth_place      = [[Mount Vernon, New York]], U.S.
| death_date       = {{death date and age|1996|1|25|1960|2|4}}
| death_place      = New York City, U.S.
| occupation       = {{hlist | Composer|lyricist|playwright}}
| education        = [[Adelphi University]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| notableworks     = {{ubl|''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' (1996)|''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'' (2001)|''[[Superbia (musical)|Superbia]]'' (not officially published)}}
| years_active     = 1982–1996
}}
'''Jonathan David Larson''' (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'' and ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'', which explored the social issues of [[multiculturalism]], [[substance use disorder]], and [[homophobia]].

Larson had worked on both musicals throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s. After several years of workshopping, ''Rent'' began an Off-Broadway run in early 1996, though Larson died from an [[aortic dissection]] the day before its first preview performance. The show went on to enjoy critical and commercial success, and transferred to Broadway that April, one of the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest-running Broadway productions]]. Larson posthumously received three [[Tony Award]]s and the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]. ''Rent'' was also adapted into [[Rent (film)|a 2005 film]]. ''Tick, Tick... Boom!'' received an Off-Broadway production in 2001, and was also adapted into [[Tick, Tick... Boom! (film)|a 2021 film]].