Episode 1663
Jonathan Larson
Sun, 2021-Nov-21 02:04 UTC
Length - 1:25
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With 195,302 views on Saturday, 20 November 2021 our article of the day is Jonathan Larson.
Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for exploring the social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, and homophobia in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his musicals Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom! He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the rock musical Rent.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:04 UTC on Sunday, 21 November 2021.
For the full current version of the article, see Jonathan Larson on Wikipedia.
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