#jonathon larson

[gaypengwing]

Rent movie, they could never make me hate you 🙌🙏

[themaurice]

How to locate a theatre kid in the year of our lord 2023

"This is the life"

Three corridors, six turrets and several stone walls away-

"BO BO BO BO BO!"

[aceofallspades]

rip jon larson you would HATE tick tick boom’s 30th birthday

[theforestofteddy]

Rent-inspired lino print 📹🕯🎸🐄👗📃

I've had a few variations of this design sitting in my sketchbook for the last six months. Finally got around to finalising a design and carving it last week.

[johnny-simpson]

I saw Tick Tick Boom. I met Brandon Uranowitz, Grey Henson, and Nikhil Saboo. What is life??

I’ve always wanted to see TTB (still haven’t seen the movie) since I was fifteen. As a teenager, devoured every clip and listened to the original cast recording over and over again. I never thought in a million years that I’d ever buy a ticket to see the musical. I had an orchestra seat and it was magical.

The blocking, choreography, and stage production was amazing to watch. I finally got to live my dream.

[hillsidecomics]

Tick Tick Boom is movie that really speaks to me. Jonathon Larson's story of trying to achieve success and leave his mark in the world of art that you love with the limited time we all have has only gotten more relatable since I saw it. That and 30/90 is an absolute banger that I listened to constantly since I saw it and Andrew Garfield, Lin Manuel Miranda, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens and co all knock it out of the park. Go watch if you haven't already.

[korogie]

I ALMOST FORGOT I LOVE TIK, TIK... BUM! TOO!!!!! the andrew garfield version is so good,.... i cried. and there is a polish version being played by the same theater rn so i'm debating seeing that as well :]

I am always of the belief that live theatre is one of the best storytelling methods especially if it was written for that purpose so I would def say go see it!!! I haven't seen the musical live yet at all so I'm rlly curious abt the staging!

[living-history-lesson]

Vent in tags idfk

[person4924]

*turning 30s in the 90s* *turning 30 in 2020* welcome back jonathon larson!

[scream4ash]

favorite character poll game!!

tagged by: @ashen-char

ash, (am i even allowed to call u that?) thank u 4 tagging me!

rules: make a pool with 5 of your all-time favorite characters & then tag 5 people to do the same. see which character is everyone's favourite!

i’m tagging; @not-alesha; @calumikey; @shaunashipmanism; @brittanysnowsgf; @allsovls; and anyone else who wants to play!

[forgthetheaterkid]

Review 3: Rent!

Rating: 3/5

How familiar I am with it: I’ve listened to a good chunk of the album, read the plot on Wikipedia, and talked about it with my mom (who’s seen it).

Characters: So uh didn’t Angel kill a dog? I genuinely wanted to write about the characters and their struggles, but uh I kept getting caught up with the fact that ANGEL KILLED A FREAKING DOG! (In all honestly, even though they can be unlikable at times, I quite like Mark and a few other characters)

Plot: Now, if it was any other musical I would say that the plots really depressing and not fun. However, this is Rent. It’s supposed to be depressing. It shows what life was like during the AIDS crisis. So, I think it’s necessary

Songs: I wasn’t the hugest fan of the music. “Seasons of Love” is of course a banger and I enjoy “One Song Glory” and “Tango: Maureen,” but the rest seem to fall flat. (I do like Jonathon Larson’s music though! I love Tick Tick Boom)

Overall thoughts: I’m not the biggest fan of Rent but I think it’s an important musical.

[xhudgenssistersconfessions]

Do u know the meaning for her tattoos? I know the 22 and the om and butterfly

She's never stated the meaning behind them for her however this is what some of them mean according to google...

sunflower:

divine feminine angel:

snake:

Her "cages or wings" tattoo is a tribute to Jonathon Larson. It's a lyric from "Louder Than Words"

[patluver696969]

thinking about andrew garfield and jonathon larson rn

[whatcanido]

started thinking abt jonathon larson again.

[abyssal-author-and-artist]

Rent is literally my favorite musical, partially because I know the story behind it. It wasn't even a huge budget, it was small and discarded and it changed the world. I love Jonathon Larson. I wish he could see what his work has done.

I don't think I've ever said this before, but thanks, Jesus.

This actually meant a lot to me. I'm just one guy who loves Rent, but I'm sure there's other people this means a lot to.

A friendly reminder from one artist to another; RENT was a discarded idea. RENT was something Jonathan Larson came up with and forgot. And it changed the world.

That rough draft you have, that stupid idea you had three years ago? That could alter someone’s brain chemistry. You could change the world.

You could change the world.

Please don’t give up. Please don’t stop writing. Please don’t stop drawing. Please don’t stop making music. Please don’t stop thinking those beautiful, terrifying thoughts that live inside your mind. Because you’re incredible.

And if some random guy waiting tables in SoHo can alter the minds of a nation, then why can’t you?

And don’t give me some crap about you being too old, either. He was in his thirties when RENT got its funding. He was dead before opening night.

Moral of the story is this; it’s never too late. Even after you’re gone, you will continue to change the world. You mean something, your art means something.

You could change the world.

[howeaboutthatrace]

Howe About That Race? - Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is in the rear-view mirror and the NASCAR season is underway. I’m Jonathon Howe and I ask, How About That Race?

            This year’s Daytona 500 has come and went, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the champion. Wrecky Spinout survived the chaos and won the longest Daytona 500 by miles in history. I think we have to start by giving Ricky Stenhouse his flowers. Stenhouse has been a known as a bit of a liability in the last few seasons at superspeedways and drafting tracks. At times fairly, but more often than not probably unfairly.

            Stenhouse had two career wins to his name in the cup series coming into Sunday’s Daytona 500. Both at superspeedways in 2017 while driving for Roush Fenway. Since those two wins though, Ricky has admittedly raced drafting tracks like Daytona and Talladega more aggressively as he sees it as his best chance to win, and that mentality has hindered Stenhouse’s ability to see the checkered in past races, and decreased trust levels of other competitors who could serve Ricky as drafting partners.

            Last year it was the aggression level of Brad Keselowski who robbed Stenhouse of a great finish. Stenhouse led 14 of the 2022 Daytona 500’s last 20 laps before a push gone wrong from the 6 car turned the 47 into the fence. It was a heartbreaker for the single car team JTG Daugherty and for Stenhouse Jr. who was looking to find victory lane again for the first time since 2017.

            In 2023, when Stenhouse found himself back towards the front, the stars would align to allow him to see the checkered flag first albeit under yellow. Fellow Sprint Car buddy Kyle Larson gave Stenhouse a great push down the back straight on the first overtime of Daytona 500. The push carried the 47 by Richard Childress Racing duo Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon who were leading the inside lane, before both the 5 and 47 jumped out of the outside lane to get past the Joey Logano who was leading after the restart. Before the field hit turn 3, Austin Dillon was turned on the back stretch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would have to hold off the field for another 2-lap shootout.

            The 2-lap shootout would end up being about a lap and a quarter after a push gone wrong from Aric Almirola turned Travis Pastrana inside the top 10 causing a big pileup and ending the race as the field was on the white flag lap. Joey Logano restarted behind leader Stenhouse on the outside line and pushed him out to a large lead. Almost too large as coming to the white flag, Stenhouse was several car lengths ahead of both lanes and made the choice to try and block the inside line Larson was leading, which forced the 5 to go to the middle. That really broke up the momentum on the outside, while Stenhouse found another dirt friend in Christopher Bell to give him just enough of a push to keep the 47 ahead of Logano on the outside when the field was frozen at the moment of caution.

            It was redemption for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. who ran out of gas before being able to do his victory burnout on the front stretch. It was pain for Kyle Busch, who was searching for his first Daytona 500. It’s the only thing missing from a first ballot Hall of Fame career. Call it recency bias, but this appeared to be Busch’s best chance. He overcame a costly speeding penalty on pit road which he served under green and found himself in the lead as laps were winding down, with the help of his teammate Austin Dillon behind. However, a spin by Daniel Suarez with 3 laps to go brought Busch’s hopes at checking off a Daytona 500 to a halt. Would I have liked to see NASCAR try to let the 99 car get to the pits since he spun toward them anyways? Yes, but they were overly cautious, probably for the best. Busch didn’t lose the race because of the spin, but it didn’t help. Busch and Dillon lined up side by side, and ultimately that was the decision that cost Busch the win. Had the two teammates taken advantage of the choose rule’s first appearance in the Daytona 500, maybe lining up in one lane could have allowed Busch to get the lead and keep it in Overtime. Instead, the two were passed while trying to line up on the inside after taking the green and then Dillon was taken out in the first crash beyond 500 miles.

            It was a heartbreaker for Kyle Busch, but redemption for Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Overall, I’d argue that this Daytona 500 through the 160 or so laps was one of the better 500’s of the last 20 years. By the end of stage 2, we’d seen plenty of green flag pit stop strategy, a relatively big wreck that took out favourites like Chase Elliott, and lots of lead changes. In total the race had 52 lead changes, the most since 2011 and the fourth most all time. There were gripes about tv commercials but that was probably more to do with everyone having twitter to jump on and complain. The race itself in my mind was a really quality superspeedway race. I do wonder if NASCAR can do anything with the Next Gen car package to make it easier for a third lane to develop and create more tight racing, but that may have more to do with Daytona itself than the package since it’s a narrower track where handling matters.

            So, I ask you, how about that race? What did you like, what did you hate, how did your favourite drivers perform. Congratulations Ricky Stenhouse Jr.  and I cannot wait for Auto Club Speedway, NASCAR’s final trip to a track that has long been the most underrated on the schedule and this will be the final race on its original 2-mile configuration. For Howe About That Race, I’m Jonathon Howe and may all your favourites stay at the front.