Librarian for Music, Theatre and Dance
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2085
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Audio & Video
Jonathan Larson
La Bohème (Puccini)
Overview
Below are links to selected resources related to Jonathan Larson, the musical Rent and the source material upon which it is loosely based—Giacomo Puccini's opera La Bohème and Henri Murger's novel Scènes de la vie Bohème.
Many items listed are available in the Music Library and other libraries on campus. Consult the Library Catalog for complete holdings information and availability of materials. Access to some resources is restricted to U-M affiliates. Non-affiliates may be able to access resources through their own local or institutional libraries (either directly or possibly via interlibrary loan). There are other resources included below that are openly available online.
If you need assistance, a librarian will be happy to help you. Also, if you have recommendations for other resources not owned by or accessible through U-M Library, please let us know.
Books & Scores
- Rent: Vocal Selections byCall Number: M 1508 .L33 R4 1996
- Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical byCall Number: ML 50 .L36 R46 2008
- Tick, Tick-- Boom!: Piano/Vocal Selections byCall Number: M 1508 .L33 T6 2001
- Scènes de la vie de Bohème byCatalog results for all editions held by U-M Library.
- La Bohème byCatalog results for musical scores of La Bohème held by U-M Library.
- Stagestruck: Theater, AIDS, and the Marketing of Gay America byCall Number: ML 410 .L285 S38 1998
- Mainstream AIDS Theatre, the Media, and Gay Civil Rights: Making the Radical Palatable byCall Number: PN1590 .G39 J86 2016
- Acts of Intervention: Performance, Gay Culture, and AIDS byCall Number: PN 2266 .R661 1998
- Alphabet City byCall Number: F 128.68 .L6 B51 1992
Web Resources
- Jonathan Larson Papers, 1978-1996Library of Congress archival collection containing materials relating to Larson's musicals, musical revues, club acts, films, and dance works, in particular Superbia, tick, tick...BOOM!, and Rent, his successful rock musical adaptation of La Bohème. These materials include manuscript and computer-generated music scores and sketches, lyric sheets and sketches, scripts, notes, research materials, correspondence, notes and sketches for designs, production materials, programs, and press materials. In addition, the collection contains personal writings and correspondence, class and workshop notes, business papers, photographs, and books containing Larson's annotations.
- Jonathan Larson Grants (formerly Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation)Created in 1997 and administered by American Theatre Wing since 2008, Jonathan Larson Grants are awarded to musical theatre composers, lyricists, and book writers.
- New York Theatre WorkshopHosted first staged reading (1993) and official Off-Broadway opening production (1996)
- Nederlander TheatreHosted original Broadway production (1996)
- Shaftesbury TheatreHosted original UK production (1998)