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with: Kieran Brown (London West End: Love Never Dies, Wicked, Les Miserables), Alan Burgon (Ordinary Days, Midsummer Night's Dream, The Collector), Nina Weiss (Xanadu, Singing in the Rain, West Side Story)Drums: Franz Hofferer, Guitar: Roman Schwendt
Director: Joanna Godwin-Seidl (Ordinary Days, The Last Five Years, Hautnah) Director of Music and piano: Birgit Zach (Ordinary Days, Aladdin und Alice in Wonderland)
Produktion: Silke Müllner, Christina Koeppl/Vienna theatre project
One Act Pop/Rock Musical
A musical look at the courage it takes to follow your dreams, TICK, TICK... BOOM! is Jonathan Larson's autobiographical tale of a young composer on the brink of turning 30 and falling into oblivion. The show takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to the Broadway blockbuster, RENT.
His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue, and yet Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical. This compelling story of personal discovery is presented as a rock musical filled with instantly appealing melodies and a unique blend of musical theatre styles.
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.