Hugh Sheridan to star in tick, tick…BOOM!

Hugh Sheridan will star as Jonathan Larson in the off-Broadway musical rock musical tick, tick…BOOM!, the autobiographical musical by the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, Jonathan Larson, which will play at Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre from 1 -12, February 2023 before a limited season at QPAC’s Playhouse in Brisbane from March 1 to 5, and Sydney's Lyric Theatre from April 20 - 23.

Just prior to the opening night of Rent, its creator and composer Jonathan Larson tragically passed away before the first public performance. But, before Rent, Larson had created another musical tick, tick…BOOM!

The year is 1990 and a promising young composer is grappling with a career as an artist, whilst staring down turning 30 in New York City. Whilst being torn between fear and love, he faces one of life’s greatest questions… What do we do with the time we have?

As well as Hugh Sheridan, tick, tick…BOOM!  will also feature Elenoa Rokobaro (Rent at the Sydney Opera House, Anyone Can Whistle, Well Behaved Women) as Susan, Finn Alexander (Urinetown, Assassins, Aspects of Love) as Michael plus Sheridan Adams (Cruel Intentions: The 90’s Musical) and Andrew Coshan (A View From A Bridge, Hamlet). 

tick, tick…BOOM!  was developed into a film in 2021 by Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda in his feature directorial debut.

tick, tick…BOOM! first premiered Off-Broadway in 2001 and has toured extensively since including a US national tour, West End production, an Off-Broadway revival and numerous international productions.

tick, tick…BOOM! is produced by Adrian Storey from StoreyBoard Entertainment (Chess the Musical, Barnum, Follies, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) and directed Tyran Parke (Chess the Musical, Barnum, Follies, Sunday in the Park with George) and with Musical Direction by Kohan van Sambeek (Cinderella, Aladdin, Wicked). 

Storeyboard Entertainment presents:

tick, tick…BOOM!

Starring Hugh Sheridan, Elenoa Rokobaro, Finn Alexander, Sheridan Adams and Andrew Coshan.

Comedy Theatre, Melbourne

1 to 12 February 2023

https://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=TICBOOM23

T: 1300 11 10 11

QPAC Playhouse

1 - 5 March 2023

https://qpac.com.au/event/ticktickboom23/

T: 136 246

Lyric Theatre, Sydney

20 – 23 April 2023

ticktickboomthemusical.com.au

Image by Benny Capp.