The Jonathan Larson Project announces London premiere

Emmie Newitt 19 December, 2025, 10:31

Following its recent critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run, the new production, which commemorates 30 years since Larson’s death, heads to London next summer.

the jonathan larson project london Artwork for The Jonathan Larson Project.

The Jonathan Larson Project is an electrifying celebration of the groundbreaking composer behind musical delights such as Rent and tick, tick..BOOM! The show allows audiences a rare and exhilarating window into Larson's creative world, including some unheard songs from the archives of the late composer.

It's 16-week Off Broadway season at the Orpheum Theatre captivated critics and audiences alike. Its run ended in March.

The 2026 London production holds special significance, marking 30 years since Jonathan Larson’s death in January 1996 from an aortic dissection just one day before Rent’s first performance in New York.

The Jonathan Larson Project will be reimagined for the Southwark Playhouse Borough stage by the original Off-Broadway director John Simpkins.

The cast for the run is to be announced.

Jonathan Larson’s family said: ‘’We are delighted to have the opportunity to bring Jonathan’s lesser-known music to a British audience. His spirit is very much alive in all these songs and, although written long ago, the work remains more relevant now than ever.”

The Jonathan Larson Project will play at Southwark Playhouse Borough from 9 July to 22 August 2026.