When describing Tick…Tick…Boom! , I echo the words that broke the post-show silence of RENT ’s first preview: “Thank you, Jonathan Larson!” Written as a semi-autobiographical ‘rock monologue’ and faithfully adapted for the screen, Tick…Tick…Boom! marks both the directorial debut of Lin-Manuel Miranda ( Hamilton, In The Heights ) and, hopefully, a turning point in the creation of modern movie musicals. In the run up to his 30th birthday, Jonathan Larson is in the throes of s

I should probably lay my cards on the table here, I fell in love with the soundtrack while listening to Ben Platt singing it on Spotify –...