Production photos released for THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT

Following a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run, The Jonathan Larson Project is being reimagined by its original director, John Simpkins, for its London premiere at the Southwark Playhouse Borough. Commemorating 30 years since the death of Jonathan Larson, this powerful new production celebrates the life and legacy of the brilliant artistic mind behind RENT and tick.. tick… BOOM!, who tragically died of an aortic dissection one day before RENT’s first performance in New York. It follows Larson as a young man in New York City, following his heart and trying to change the world. The show offers a rare and exhilarating window into Larson’s creative world, featuring previously unheard songs from the late composer’s archives and celebrating his artistry, activism, and restless imagination through his early, experimental, and never-heard work, brought to life with bold theatricality and contemporary resonance.

The Jonathan Larson Project stars Max Harwood (the breakout star as Jamie New in the film Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Imelda Warren-Green (Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder), Michael Mather (currently playing Fiyero on the international tour of Wicked), Natalie Kassanga (Satine in Moulin Rouge! The Musical) and Marcus Collins (original West End cast of Kinky Boots). 

It is conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper and directed by John Simpkins, with musical direction by Livi Van Warmelo, set design by Nate Bertone, movement direction by Taylor Walker, lighting design by Sam Biondolillo, costume design by Jean Gray, video design by Alex Basco Koch, and music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.

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