THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT

This new production commemorates 30 years since Larson’s death on the very eve of his greatest success.

Max Harwood (the breakout star as Jamie New in the film Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Marcus Collins (original West End cast of Kinky Boots), Michael Mather (currently playing Fiyero on the international tour of Wicked), Grace Mouat (Karen Smith in the West End premiere of Mean Girls and original West End cast of SIX) and Imelda Warren-Green (Kathy and Stella Solve a Murder in the West End), will star in the European premiere of The Jonathan Larson Project.

Following a critically acclaimed Off-Broadway run, The Jonathan Larson Project will premiere in London at Southwark Playhouse Borough from Thursday 9 July – Saturday 22 August, 2026.

An electrifying celebration of the ground breaking composer behind Rent and tick, tick… BOOM!, it is being reimagined for London by the original Off Broadway director, John Simpkins.

The Jonathan Larson Project is a show about a young man following his heart in New York City trying to change the world. The show offers a rare and exhilarating window into Larson’s creative world, featuring previously unheard songs from the late composer’s archives. They illuminate the artistry, activism, and restless imagination of one of musical theatre’s most influential voices. 

The 2026 London production holds special significance, marking 30 years since Jonathan Larson’s death in January 1996 from an aortic dissection just one day before Rent’s first performance in New York.

This exciting UK cast of West End stars will bring Larson’s early, experimental, and never-heard work to life with bold theatricality and contemporary resonance.