Tick, Tick... Boom!
Tick, Tick... Boom! (styled as tick, tick... BOOM!) is a musical by Jonathan Larson. It tells the story of an aspiring composer named Jon, who lives in New York City in 1990. Jon is worried he has made the wrong career choice to be part of the performing arts. The story is semi-autobiographical, as stated by Larson's father in the liner notes of the cast recording – Larson had been trying to establish himself in theater since the early 1980s.
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2016 Off-Broadway revival poster | |
| Music | Jonathan Larson |
| Lyrics | Jonathan Larson |
| Book | Jonathan Larson |
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| Premiere | May 23, 2001: Jane Street Theater, Manhattan, New York City |
| Productions | 2001 Off-Broadway 2003 US Tour 2005 Off-West End 2009 West End 2014 Encores! 2016 Off-Broadway revival |
| Awards | Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical |
Larson began to perform the piece as a solo work in 1990. After his death in 1996, it was revised and revamped by playwright David Auburn as a three-actor piece and was premiered Off-Broadway in 2001. Since then, the show has had an Off West End production, a West End production, an American national tour, two Off-Broadway revivals, in 2014 and 2016, and numerous local and international productions.
A film adaptation, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and starring Andrew Garfield in the lead role, was released by Netflix in November 2021. It was generally well received by critics with Garfield receiving an Academy Award nomination for his performance.