Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes director Will McIntyre, costume designer Abby Engbrecht, and actor Cody Jensen from the Paradise Center for the Arts production of tick, tick… BOOM! This hit musical by Jonathan Larson of Rent fame takes us through his musical theater journey and reminds us to hold on to our dreams.
Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick… BOOM! This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in musical theatre. Containing fourteen songs, many characters, and six performers, Tick, Tick… BOOM! takes you on the playwright/composer’s journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster. Everyone will love this youthful, endearing, and thoughtful piece, and will surely embrace the universal ideal of holding onto your dreams through life’s most difficult challenges.
Performances: April 4*, 5, 11, and 12 at 7:30 PM; April 6 & 13 at 2:00 PM
*ASL Interpreted Performance
Tickets: Member: $19.50, Non-Member: $21.50, Student: $15.50 (Includes a $1.50 processing fee)
Paradise Center for the Arts, 321 Central Avenue N., Faribault
