Before 'Rent', there was 'Tick, Tick...Boom!'. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning creator of the Broadway phenomenon, 'Rent', is the story of Jon, a composer, and the sacrifices that he makes to achieve his big break in theatre. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out of the city, his best friend is making big bucks on Madison Avenue and, yet, Jon is still waiting on tables and trying to write the great American musical!
Daisy Wilson lives in a small Texas town, a widow since her philandering husband was shot by his mistress—an action with which she has some sympathy. It’s 1928, and romance reenters Daisy’s life when she finds Garland Steinholden in the front yard awaiting permission to call on her, despite her older sister’s chagrin. What follows is the inquisition, the courtship, the pecan pie, and the big, loud rocks crashing down on a small wooden table!