Tick... Tick... Boom!

"Grande Prairie Live Theatre's sixth play of our 63rd Season"

Adult themes for ages 16 +. Content Warnings: Tick, Tick... Boom! contains discussion and representations of the following themes: adult themes, HIV/AIDS, mental health, drug and alcohol use.

A ticking can be heard in the background symbolizing the increasing anxiety Jon feels as he speeds towards his 30th birthday. Jon is a promising young composer who feels like he needs to make something of his life before he hits this next big birthday. The only problem is his agent won't return his calls, he can barely afford his rent, and he is coming up on one of the biggest creative milestones he's had to date. He wonders if time would ever slow down, and if he will ever see the future he hopes for.

Tick…Tick…Boom! is a semi-autobiographical musical based on the life and early career of composer Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent. Jonathan himself performed in the original workshop at Second Stage Theater Off-Broadway in September of 1990. It is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre. Containing fourteen songs, ten characters, three actors and a band, Tick, Tick... Boom! takes you on the playwright/composer's journey that led to a Broadway blockbuster.

Everyone will love this youthful, endearing and thoughtful piece, and will surely embrace the universal ideal of holding onto your dreams through life's most difficult challenges.

Produced by special arrangement with:

Music Theatre International

423 West 55th Street

Second Floor

New York, NY 10019

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Directed by Tahnia Getson

Dates: March 26 to April 11, 2026 This play runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday for the three weekends at Grande Prairie Live Theatre.

Time: Shows start at 7:30pm 

Place: Grande Prairie Live Theatre, 10130-98Ave. Ph: 780-538-1616