Billy Aronson
Billy Aronson is an American playwright and writer, who originated the concept of the rock opera Rent, which was based on Puccini's opera La bohème.[1]
Early life
He attended Lower Merion High School, Princeton University and Yale Drama School.
Rent and other plays
In 1988, as a playwright he wanted to create "a musical based on
In addition to Rent, he has written many
Full-length plays by Aronson include "Light Years" which premiered at Playwrights Horizons, "The Art Room" which premiered at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater, and "First Day of School" which premiered at 1812 Productions and SF Playhouse, and was named Best New Play for a medium-sized theater by the Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle in 2009.
He also wrote the book for the musical
Personal life
Aronson is
References
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (2011) "Rent, With Andy Mientus, Fabio Monteiro, Halle Morse, Begins at Pioneer Theatre June 10 Archived June 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine", Playbill.com, June 10, 2011, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ISBN 0-688-15437-9.
- ^ Rooney, David (2011) "From Elegiac Appalachian Hollers to New Terrain", The New York Times, May 30, 2011, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ Weber, Bruce (2001) "THEATER REVIEW; Four Years in Three Acts: College Becomes a Collage", The New York Times, October 22, 2001, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ Blankenship, Mark (2007) "Ensemble Studio Theater Marathon 2007: Series A", Variety, June 4, 2007, retrieved 2011-06-17
- ^ a b "Lisa Vogel Wed To Billy Aronson", The New York Times, April 29, 1990, retrieved 2011-06-17