JONATHAN LARSON’S APARTMENT
THE KITCHEN
The iconic old NY apartment where there was a shower in the kitchen. Jon wrote about this in the song No More.
We were given exclusive access to tour Jon’s apartment which is now home to a film actress based in New York. The “Then” photos are from the Netflix film, a recreation of the original apartment, shot on location at 508 Greenwich Street. THEN
Taking a shower in the kitchen while your room mate’s eating breakfast and you’re getting water on his cornflakes.
THEN
THE BEDROOM
Jon did not have the money to afford central heating in his apartment and at some point brought in an illegal gas heater which he wrote about in the song No More.
THE LIVING ROOM
This was where Jon wrote all his music, hosted friends and rehearsed his shows.
Jon shares this in his opening monologue in the film.
now THEN now
No more noxious flames from gas heaters that are illegal or will blow up while you are sleeping.
I have 2 keyboards, a Macintosh computer and an impressive collection of compact discs, cassettes, and records of other people’s music.
Andrew Garfield in “tick, tick ... BOOM!” MACALL POLAY/NETFLIX VIA AP
Preston Lim Jonathan
Preston is a musical theatre performer by night and software engineer by day.
He is extremely excited to be a part of Sight Line’s production of tick, tick... BOOM!. Recent theatre credits include: Phoebus in Quasimodo, A Musical Story and Rapunzel’s Prince in Into the Woods. Preston has also hosted several documentaries with Channel News Asia, including Gadg(AID), which explored ways technology could help individuals with physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
When he isn’t performing, Preston can be found building software systems to fight mosquito-borne diseases at Verily (formerly known as Google Life Sciences). He is also currently pursuing a PhD in Public Health at the National University of Singapore, specializing in mathematical modelling for mosquito control.
Preston studied classical voice at Stanford University, where he also obtained a B.S. in Bioengineering and an M.S. in Computer Science.
Vanessa Kee
Susan
Vanessa is proud to be a locally born and bred theatre actress.
Recent notable credits include ‘Audrey’ in The Little Shop Of Horrors (Sing’theatre), ‘Helena’ in Shakespeare in the Park’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Singapore Theatre Company), originating the role Carol in Singapore, Michigan (SIFA, Pangdemonium) and Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (Sing’Theatre), to name a few.
Her extensive credits also include leading and lead understudy roles in LKY The Musical (STC), AIDA (Dir. Joe Barros), Fiddler on the Roof (Dir. Emily Maltby), ‘Maria’ (Rehearsal) in The Sound of Music International Tour (Broadway International), Into the Woods, Urinetown the Musical (Pangdemonium), A Spoonful of Sherman, Quasimodo the Musical and [Title of Show] (Sing’Theatre).
She dedicates the stage to her theatre guardian angels, M&S.
Ryan Ang
Michael
Ryan is a freelance actor and musical theatre performer who was formerly part of the SAF Music and Drama Company. He is also a professional dancer, choreographer and instructor. He graduated from Wild Rice’s Young & Wild acting programme in 2020.
Theatre credits: Immortal Variables (Nine Years Theatre) Monster In The Mirror Musical (Gateway Arts), Don’t Know Don’t Care (The Necessary Stage), Pulau Ujong: Island At The End, The Amazing Celestial Race, Momotaro & The Magnificent Peach, Candide, La Cage Aux Folles (Wild Rice), The Feelings Farm (Esplanade), The Gingerbread Man (Singapore Theatre Company), Liao Zhai Rocks! (The Theatre Practice), Dim Sum Dollies (Dream Academy).
Ryan is beyond pleased to be a part of Sight Lines’ tick, tick… BOOM! and can’t wait to present it to local audiences!
IG: @ryanangzh
Beatrice Jaymes Pung
Karessa/Female Ensemble
Beatrice is a versatile performer.
She was in the Singapore Symphony Children’s Choir for 7 years and amongst her many accolades includes the Gold Award at the Asia Arts Festival in which she represented Singapore and also placed Top 12 for Team Della in The Voice 决战好声 2017.
Beatrice graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a Distinction in the Diploma in Performance and a First Class Honors in BA(Hons) Musical Theatre. No doubt, she has found a love for all things musical, leading her to take up her first professional role as Karessa Johnson in the musical tick, tick… BOOM! upon graduating, and be a part of Pangdemonium’s musical, Dear Evan Hansen.
Beatrice has also found the passion and joy in teaching as well as spreading her knowledge for all things musical!
Eric Larrea Male Ensemble
Eric is a Peruvian-born Singaporean performer who has an undying passion for theatre making.
He graduated from LASALLE College of the Arts with a BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre and is currently doing the Directing Residency at Singapore Theatre Company.
You might have seen him as Uncle Fester (The Addams Family, LASALLE) or PC Stirling (2:22 A Ghost Story, STC) or you may have not. Either way, you’ll definitely see him in this one!
Rino Junior John Michael Understudy
Rino is a theatre-trained actor who graduated as valedictorian, achieving a Distinction in his theatre studies.
He was most recently seen in the The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by Sight Lines Entertainment. Some other stage credits include: Rice Ball (Wild Rice), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Singapore Theatre Company), Survivor Singapore (The Necessary Stage), PLAYtime!Imagination Station (Esplanade), The Paiseh Pieces (The Second Breakfast Company), Ang Moh Pai (Esplanade), and Wheels on the Bus (Freddo Children’s Theatre).
Coming from a multiracial family, Rino constantly seeks to draw from his experiences and captivate the audience with his honesty. He looks forward to bringing not only his acting, but his tap dancing and jestering skills to more major productions in the coming years!
Derrick Chew Director & Producer
Derrick is a highly experienced Creative Producer who has created works combining Film and Theatre with over 20 years of experience in the Entertainment industry. Mentored by veteran Theatre Producer and acclaimed Hollywood actress Tan Kheng Hua, Derrick was the Marketing Manager for Pangdemonium Theatre Company from 2010–2012 before starting Sight Lines.
For Sight Lines, his credits include Everything but the Brain, Edges (A Song Cycle), Lord of the Flies, and the Crack the Case mystery series.
Derrick made his feature film debut in 2022 with the film BOOM which world premiered at the 33rd Singapore International Film Festival (Official Selection –Singapore Panorama).
For his works, Derrick has been featured prominently on international and local media including BBC, NBC, Channel News Asia and The Straits Times; to name a few.
Jonathan Larson Book, Music & Lyrics
Jonathan Larson received the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for RENT. He also won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the 1994 Richard Rodgers Award for RENT and twice received The Gilman & Gonzales-Falla Theatre Foundation’s Commendation Award. In 1989 he was granted the Stephen Sondheim Award from American Music Theatre Festival, where he contributed to the musical “Sitting on the Edge of the Future”.
In 1988 he won the Richard Rodgers Development Grant for his rock musical Superbia, which was staged at Playwrights Horizon. He composed the score for the musical J.P. Morgan Saves the Nation, which was presented by En Garde Arts in 1995. Mr. Larson performed his rock monologue tick, tick... BOOM! at Second Stage Theatre, The Village Gate and New York Theatre Workshop. In addition to scoring and song writing for “Sesame Street”, he created music for a number of children’s book-cassettes, including Steven Spielberg’s “An American Tail” and “Land Before Time”.
Other film scores include work for Rolling Stones magazine publisher Jann Wenner. He conceived, directed and wrote four original songs for “Away We Go!”, a musical video for children. RENT, his rock opera based on “La Boheme”, had its world premiere on February 13, 1996 at New York Theatre Workshop. Mr. Larson died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on January 25, 1996, ten days before his 36th birthday. His music (including songs cut from his shows) is archived in the Library of Congress.
Joanne Ho Music Director
Joanne is the first Singaporean to graduate from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland with an MA in Music Directing. She was nominated for Best Musical Direction in Broadway World’s West End Awards.
Recent music directing credits include The LKY Musical (2022, 2015), Fun Home (Pangdemonium), [title of show], A Spoonful of Sherman (Sing‘Theatre), In Pieces (7/8 Musical Collective), Spring Awakening (Lasalle), Chicken Little, Red Riding Hood, Peter Rabbit, Three Little Pigs, Treasure Island, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Junior Claus (SRT’s Little Company), The Addams Family (Edinburgh Fringe), Nine (RCS), Songs for a New World (Theatre Lab Productions) and Triple Threats (Pangdemonium).
Joanne currently teaches Musical Theatre at Lasalle College of the Arts and has also trained performers at Universal Studios Singapore, NUS, SOTA, Singapore American School and Stamford American School.
Tan Rui Shan
Choreographer
Tan Rui Shan is a dynamic actress and choreographer whose acting portfolio includes a range of noteworthy productions like: Ah Chiam/Titoudao (2024) in Titoudao, and Mrs Lee Kuan Yew in Kwa Geok Choo (Toy Factory). She has also choreographed for productions like A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Singapore Theatre Company) and will be choreographing for The Wizard of Oz (Wild Rice) end of this year.
As a co-founder of Bitesize Theatre Productions, she has also created original works such as “The Monster in the Mirror Musical”. Rui Shan is known for her Shanshine energy and she has a strange phobia of buttons (koumpounophobia).
Eucien Chia Set Designer
Eucien’s first collaboration with Sight Lines was Edges (A Song Cycle) in 2013. Having designed the set for RENT (Pangdemonium) in 2016, he is thrilled to revisit the world of Jonathan Larson with tick, tick… BOOM!
Accolades: ST Life! Theatre Awards Best Set Design winner for The Almighty Sometimes (SRT); Company (Dream Academy); Dealer’s Choice (Pangdemonium); December Rains (Toy Factory).
Hafiz Hosni Associate Choreographer
Prior to his BA(Hons) in Musical Theatre from LASALLE College of the Arts, Hafiz had been training in traditional and contemporary Malay dance for over a decade in Azpirasi. Further training includes a pas de deux mentorship programme with Acro Arts Sg and Steps On Broadway Summer Study in NYC. Hafiz is currently a P7:1SMA dance associate. (IG:@ hafizoid)
Designs for new commissioned works: for Esplanade TheatresKingdoms Apart; A Good Death; for SIFA - The Commission; DisSPACEments; with Checkpoint Theatre – Normal; with Wild RiceA $ingapore Carol; The Emperor’s New Clothes; with Toy FactorySleepless Town; Shanghai Blues;
Selected credits: with Singapore Ballet - Cinderella; with Pangdemonium - Falling; Into The Woods; Doubt; Glass Menagerie; End of the Rainbow; with Wild Rice - La Cage Aux Folles (2017); Boeing Boeing (2017).
Event & Entertainment Design: Inaugural National Day Parade at the Floating Platform (2007); Monster Rock (Universal Studios Singapore).
Selected credits include: Little Shop of Horrors (asst. dir & assoc. choreographer); The LKY Musical (dir. Steven Dexter); Chicago the Musical (dir. Nikki Snelson); Forever Young Musical (director’s assistant & understudy, dir. Hossan Leong); Universal Studios Singapore Light-Up Parade (dancer).
Grace Lin
Associate Set Designer
Grace Lin is a designer of sets/environments for plays, musicals and film. Arriving at set design from a background in architecture and graphic communication, she has over 10 years of experience working in various fields such as editorial design, graphic illustration as well as environmental design, and has been working as a full-time theatre freelancer since 2015.
Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the National University of Singapore and a Masters in Design Communication from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Daniel Wong
Sound Engineer
Daniel Wong is a sound designer, composer, and music producer. He graduated from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music with a B.Mus (Hons) in Recording Arts & Science.
Sound design credits include Doubt, People, Places & Things, Muswell Hill (Pangdemonium), 2:22 - A Ghost Story, The Almighty Sometimes, The Sound Inside, Tuesdays with Morrie (SRT), I And You (Gateway Arts), The Monster in the Mirror (Gateway Arts), G*d is a Woman and Cafe (W!LD RICE). Composition credits include SmartyPants and the Swordfish (Gateway Arts), and Perfecting Pratas (Sight Lines).
Tan Jia Hui Costume Coordinator
Jia Hui is a professional in the field of arts and theatre management. She has since gained extensive experience working with both local and overseas costume designers for a myriad of productions.
Her design credits include notable works such as Everything For You (Nine Years Theatre), 2:22 A Ghost Story, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, LUNGS, Sound Inside (SRT), Five Elements (Ding Yi Music Company- An Esplanade Commission), The Rattle King (An Esplanade Commission), and many more.
Michael Chan
Lighting Designer
Michael is a lighting designer and consultant based in Singapore. Please visit his websitelightinginsomnia.com - to find out more about him.
NONFORM
Sound Designer
NONFORM is a dynamic multidimensional creative agency, home to a collective of versatile and visionary multimedium artists. NONFORM embraces a strategic approach to deconstruction, using creativity as a powerful tool for problemsolving. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to navigate complex challenges and deliver cutting-edge solutions.
Michael Lee Props Master
Michael Lee is a theatre carpenter, set designer and prop maker, having been involved in several productions including Conundrum Theatre’s “MotorMouth Loves SuckFace”, “Twelfth Night”, as well as Sing’Theatre’s “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Grease”.
Jia Hui has also served as a Costume Coordinator for multiple shows, including A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The LKY Musical, The Almighty Sometimes (SRT), Falling, Into the Woods, End of the Rainbow, The Glass Menagerie (Pangdemonium) and more.
Additionally, she has taken on leadership roles in wardrobe departments for various stage productions, such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Forbidden City (SRT), Hi, Can You Hear Me?, Off Centre, Those Who Can’t Teach, Ghost Writer (TNS), White Hare (Toy Factory) and more.
Leong Lim Hair & Wig Designer
Leong, a veteran hairstylist with over 30 years of experience, operates his craft at The Hair Shop in Singapore. Renowned for his work in film and theatre, Leong’s creative hairstyles have left an indelible mark on various productions. He specializes in developing signature looks for characters and clients alike, infusing each with personality and flair.
Notable recent projects include People, Places, and Things, Doubt, Cabaret, Into The Woods, and Singapore Ballet’s captivating Cinderella.
Music Theatre International www.mtishows.com
With offices in New York, London and Melbourne, Australia, is one of the world’s leading dramatic licensing agencies, protecting the rights and legacy of composers, lyricists and bookwriters and supplying scripts, musical materials, and other theatrical resources to theatres around the world.
MTI has been a driving force in extending the production life of such classic musicals as Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Annie and in promoting newer shows like Leap of Faith, If/Then and Honeymoon in Vegas as well as tick, tick… BOOM!.
With over 500 titles in its catalogue including hits from the Broadway and London stage, musical revues, the Broadway Junior Collection [70-minute adaptations of Broadway musicals especially geared for performance by young people] and other youth musicals, MTI shows have been performed by 60,000 amateur and professional theatrical organizations throughout the US and in over 60 countries around the world.
The Creative Team behind 30/90 Music Video
Joanne Ho
Music Director & Keyboard
Bio in Creative Team Section.
Daniel Chai
Guitar
Daniel is a triple award-winning graduate of Musicians Institute, Los Angeles. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. Daniel enjoys playing the guitar and all sorts of string things.
He is happy to be able to make music with friends for concerts and musicals, and runs his own recording studio as well doing music production. Daniel also teaches at Singapore’s Lasalle College of the Arts and SOTA (School of the Arts).
Daniel feels blessed to be playing music and hopes he is able to bring a little joy to the world.
Rizal Sanip
Percussion
Rizal Sanip served as a regular in the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band for 13 years, from 1990 to 2003. His home-grown passion for music has propelled him into musicals starting with Honk! in 2002 for Singapore Repertory Theatre. Today, Rizal plays in musical theatre and concerts, records for artistes as a studio sessionist and composes for library music (UPM).
Selected Musical Theatre credits include Into the Woods, Little Shop of Horrors, Rocky Horror Picture Show, LKY The Musical, Rent, Next to Normal, Fun Home, Peter Pan In Serangoon Gardens and The Lion King.
To enrich his experience as a veteran musician, Rizal went back to school at age 48 in 2018 to obtain a music degree from Lasalle College of the Arts.
He feels blessed to have a career in music, continually be involved with major theatre productions and is thrilled to be involved in the production of tick, tick…
Brandon Wong
Bass
Brandon Wong is synonymous with the classical, jazz, pop and musical theatre scene in Singapore. A brilliantly versatile musician, Brandon has collaborated with major ensembles including the Singapore Armed Forces Bands, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Chinese Orchestra, and Metropolitan Festival Orchestra to name a few.
Brandon graduated from Singapore Polytechnic with a Diploma in Electronics, Computer and Telecommunications in 1998.
A full scholarship recipient, Brandon graduated in 2017 with B.Mus Honours (Distinction)Double Bass Performance from the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS and is also recipient of the prestigious Steven Baxter Memorial Award for outstanding performance and achievements.
Multitalented and inquisitive, Brandon extends his industrious nature to being a double bass specialist and luthier, audio engineer and producer.
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