Finally.
If you’re not familiar with the story behind the creation of the musical "RENT", you should look it up.
"For every burst of applause and prestigious award, there is the reminder that its creator is not here to share in its glory. In fact, it was only one week before Rent’s first preview that Jonathan Larson felt the first thump of the aortic aneurysm that would take him away…"
–From the official site.
And while his work has garnered many wonderful reviews, brought joy to many people and more than that, comfort where needed, I’m especially glad to hear that the Library of Congress is officially archiving all of his notes, scores, etc. This is an honor that goes to people like Irving Berlin. Ira Gershwin. Leonard Bernstein. To have it go to Jonathan is the kind of acknowledgement that restores just a little bit of my faith in the world.
""I’ve never seen anyone who wrote down his thoughts as much as he did. There’s just so much of the person there, what he was thinking and feeling about things."--Mark Eden Horowitz, Senior Music Specialist
I’m not surprised, considering how much he put into the rest of his work…
Tags: rent, musical, jonathan larson, library of congress
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