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The film originally opened with a sequence focusing on Jonathan pacing anxiously backstage before the Tick, Tick.
He wants to put his views about what is going on in the world into his work, but as someone reminds him, while he may think he has a lot to say, he's not out there saving the rainforest.
The team was mindful of the role played in Larson's development as an artist, and initially planned to recreate the interior on a soundstage à la the Moondance Diner and 508 Greenwich, as the real theater was booked during the initial production period.
For Broadway superfans, Tick, Tick … Boom! Rosa tells him he must keep writing, hoping that something will succeed, but he will likely face more rejection.
Larson, sadly, passed away right before the first preview performance took place on Broadway.