History Theatre / TickTickBoom

* IAmSong / IWantSong: "Why", which comes very late in the story.
* IWantSong: "Johnny Can't Decide"

A film adaptation, directed by Creator/LinManuelMiranda and starring Creator/AndrewGarfield as Jon, was released on Creator/{{Netflix}} November 19, 2021.

!!The 2021 Film Adaptation Provides Examples of:
* AdaptationExpansion: The film's "Jon" is explicitly identified as Jonathan Larson, and more elements of his biography are included in the story.
* BittersweetEnding: Susan narrates that [[spoiler:five years after Jon's first workshop, he died on the opening previews of ''Rent'' which would become his success. It did, however, become an international sensation and ran for twelve years on Broadway]].
* ForegoneConclusion:
** Jon expects that Superbia will be his breakout hit and he will be a success like Sondheim. Viewers know that ''Rent'' is actually going to be that hit, five years later.
** Jon talks about how he wants to have his success and feels like he's running out of time. He ends up being right, dying when he's 35.
* MythologyGag:
** The cut song "Green, Green, Dress" plays on the radio in the scene where Susan wears it; it otherwise doesn't appear in the film.
** Jon's answering machine says "SPEAK" just like Mark and Roger's in Rent.
** While Jon is trying to write a song before Susan comes over, he plays the opening notes to "One Song Glory" in Rent on his keyboard.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Rosa, Jon's agent. She fields his multiple phone calls with patience. When his first show isn't the success he desires, she says that ThisIsReality and the best thing to do is put on a new show.

** Jon's answering machine says "SPEAK" just like Mark and Roger's in ''Theatre/Rent''.

** Jon's answering machine says "SPEAK" just like Mark and Roger's in Rent.

* SelfDeprecation: Jonathan Larson's Jon pre-CharacterDevelopment is a bit obsessive, self-centered, and oblivious to others' problems. Susan calls him out for this, saying that all he can think about is his own work and not about what other people like her may want. He grows out of it by

* BittersweetEnding: Susan narrates that [[spoiler:five years after Jon's first workshop, he died on the opening previews of ''Rent'' which would become his success]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Rosa, Jon's agent.

A film adaptation, directed by Creator/LinManuelMiranda and starring Creator/AndrewGarfield as Jon, is planned for release by Creator/{{Netflix}} in 2021.

* LifeEmbellished: According to Larson's father, the play was essentially a semi-autobiography about Larson's struggles to make it as a composer.

** The song "Sunday" is a clear parody of the song of the same title from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge'' - they actually [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong share the same melody]], but Larson turned Sondheim's song upside down.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Theatre/{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it wasn't produced in its finished form until 2001, five years after Larson's death. The show is also partially a tribute to Larson's idol, Music/StephenSondheim, with its plot bearing similarities to ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Theatre/{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it wasn't produced in its finished form until 2001, five years after Larson's death. The show is also partly a tribute to Larson's idol, Music/StephenSondheim, with its plot bearing similarities to ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Theatre/{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it was not produced until after Larson's death in 1996. The show is also partly a tribute to Larson's idol, Music/StephenSondheim, with its plot bearing similarities to ''[[Theatre/CompanySondheim Company]]''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Theatre/{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it was not produced until after Larson's death in 1996. The show is also partily a tribute to Larson's idol, Music/StephenSondheim, with its plot driven similarly to ''Company''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

The show's main character is Jon, a struggling composer about to celebrate his 30th birthday. His [[BlackBestFriend best friend]] Michael, a successful businessman, encourages Jon to pursue a more stable, better-paying career. Jon's girlfriend Susan, a dancer working as a ballet instructor, is ready to settle down and start a family. In the middle of trying to get his own musical produced, Jon has to decide what he really wants to do with his life.

* OdeToFood: "Sugar" is a song that sounds like it's about picking up a prostitute, but halfway through, it turns out to be about buying Twinkies.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Theatre/{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it was not produced until after Larson's death in 1996. The show is also partily a tribute to Larson's idol, Creator/StephenSondheim, with its plot driven similarly to ''Company''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

''tick, tick... BOOM!'' is a [[TheMusical musical]] with music and lyrics by [[{{RENT}} Jonathan Larson]]. The work was partly autobiographical, although it was not produced until after Larson's death in 1996. The show is also partily a tribute to Larson's idol, StephenSondheim, with its plot driven similarly to ''Company''. One song, "Sunday", is an update of a song of the same name from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''.

* BathOfPoverty The song "No More" has Jon and Michael listing things Michael doesn't have to put up with now that he's no longer poor and has moved into a nicer apartment:
--> ''No more taking a shower in the kitchen''
--> ''While your roommate's eating breakfast''
--> ''And you're getting water on his cornflakes!''

* ShoutOut: to ''Theatre/WestSideStory'' and ''Film/MaryPoppins'' in "Why".

** The song "Sunday" is a clear parody of the song of the same title from ''Theatre/SundayInTheParkWithGeorge''- they actually [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong share the same melody]], but Larson turned Sondheim's song upside down.

* CutSong: "Boho Days".

* ReclusiveArtist: Jon.