tick, tick… BOOM!
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Directed and Choreographed by Katie Banville
Musical Direction by Dr. Randi Roberts
Jul 3 - Aug 4, 2024Low-priced Previews Jul 3 - Jul 6, 2024Life Affirming • Upbeat • For Fans of Rent
Before he electrified the world with Rent, Jonathan Larson was a young man struggling to make his mark in the theater. While he waits tables and seeks his big break, the pressure to give it all up grows as Jon approaches his 30th birthday. Will he sell out to keep the lights on? Will he lose the love of his life? Will he finally write the soaring song that can change everything? And if he does, will anyone be there to see it? Set in 1990 and scored by the music that redefined a genre, tick, tick… BOOM! cracks open the ticking-time-bomb world of creating theater to celebrate the power of finding your voice and holding on to a dream.
“Larson’s songs thrum with the intense feeling, larky humor, and musical vitality that are the hallmark of enduring theater. Heart-grabbing.” –The New York Times
Cast
AJ Rafael
AJ Rafael
Jon
AJ Rafael is over the moon to make his Cygnet Theatre debut! From Moreno Valley, CA. 1M subscribers on YouTube. Notable collaborations: Tori Kelly, Kimiko Glenn, Simu Liu, Jesse Barrera. Favorite theatre credits: Grease (Johnny Casino) at Musical Theatre West, Mamma Mia! (Pepper) at East West Players, Burn All Night (Oz) at American Repertory Theatre. AJ also founded and produces the show “Crazy Talented Asians”, recently held at East West Players and Club M. This one’s for my dad, who like Jon, left this world too early to see his legacy fulfilled. Love and gratitude to Alyssa, my supportive family & friends, Lucky, Randi, and Katie @ajrafael
Emma Nossal
Emma Nossal
Susan
Emma is grateful to tell this story, especially as she herself turns 30 this year! She last appeared on the Cygnet stage as Regina in Rock of Ages and in Musical Monday: Funny Business.
Favorite credits: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), MTW; Elf (Jovie), Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo), Theatre at The Welk; Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), New Village Arts; 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), A Chorus Lckine (Maggie), Moonlight; Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Nat’l Tour (Swing), Right Angle Entertainment; Hairspray(Penny Pingleton), SDMT. Love to family, Drew, & FSE!
For Emma’s upcoming projects, check out emmanossal.com.
Leo Ebanks
Leo Ebanks
Michael
Leo Ebanks is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet Theatre. Recent Credits: Everybody in “EVERYBODY”(Georgia State University) Male Swing/Ensemble in “HAIR”(Two River Theatre) Benny/Ensemble in RENT(PinchnOuch Theatre). Brucie in SWEAT(Georgia State University). Harlem Ensemble & U/s Coalhouse Walker Jr in RAGTIME(Moonlight Amphitheater). TYRIEK in “Mud Row”(Cygnet Theatre). Adult Ensemble in “Dr Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas”(Old Globe Theatre). HUD in “HAIR”(Old Globe Theatre). TonTon Julian in “Once On This Island”(Moonlight Amphitheater). Instagram: @itsjust_Leooo.
AJ Rafael
Jon
AJ Rafael is over the moon to make his Cygnet Theatre debut! From Moreno Valley, CA. 1M subscribers on YouTube. Notable collaborations: Tori Kelly, Kimiko Glenn, Simu Liu, Jesse Barrera. Favorite theatre credits: Grease (Johnny Casino) at Musical Theatre West, Mamma Mia! (Pepper) at East West Players, Burn All Night (Oz) at American Repertory Theatre. AJ also founded and produces the show “Crazy Talented Asians”, recently held at East West Players and Club M. This one’s for my dad, who like Jon, left this world too early to see his legacy fulfilled. Love and gratitude to Alyssa, my supportive family & friends, Lucky, Randi, and Katie @ajrafael
Emma Nossal
Susan
Emma is grateful to tell this story, especially as she herself turns 30 this year! She last appeared on the Cygnet stage as Regina in Rock of Ages and in Musical Monday: Funny Business.
Favorite credits: 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), MTW; Elf (Jovie), Nunsense (Sister Mary Leo), Theatre at The Welk; Singin’ in the Rain (Kathy Selden), New Village Arts; 42nd Street (Peggy Sawyer), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), A Chorus Lckine (Maggie), Moonlight; Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Nat’l Tour (Swing), Right Angle Entertainment; Hairspray(Penny Pingleton), SDMT. Love to family, Drew, & FSE!
For Emma’s upcoming projects, check out emmanossal.com.
Leo Ebanks
Michael
Leo Ebanks is thrilled to be returning to Cygnet Theatre. Recent Credits: Everybody in “EVERYBODY”(Georgia State University) Male Swing/Ensemble in “HAIR”(Two River Theatre) Benny/Ensemble in RENT(PinchnOuch Theatre). Brucie in SWEAT(Georgia State University). Harlem Ensemble & U/s Coalhouse Walker Jr in RAGTIME(Moonlight Amphitheater). TYRIEK in “Mud Row”(Cygnet Theatre). Adult Ensemble in “Dr Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas”(Old Globe Theatre). HUD in “HAIR”(Old Globe Theatre). TonTon Julian in “Once On This Island”(Moonlight Amphitheater). Instagram: @itsjust_Leooo.
July 2024