Rejecting Jonathan Larson (Rent)
We Regret To Inform You: The Rejection Podcast
Larson's Musical, Superbia
Larson was fascinated by george orwell's 19 84 and that very year was coming up. He wrote the orwell estate seeking permission to adapt the famed novel into a musical. But his request was rejected outright. So larson wrote a science fiction musical set in 20 64. It forecasted an ominous future where screens dominated the culture, a cautionary tale on the impacts of technology. And somewat later, argue not all that far off the music would be. Ew way, very scynth heavy. Larson wrote seven drafts of superbia. Then one night he decided to do something truly crazy: He sent a sample to stepen santheim.
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