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Is it still grungy?
Are there even artists there anymore, or is it just all NYU kids and tech bros in condos?
Whats left ofla vie boheme, aside from branding opportunities?
(though thats gotten a big boost of notoriety by way ofLin-Manuel Mirandas kinetic Netflix adaptation).
That structure maintains some momentum, though it puts the shows aims in opposition.
Are we here to learn more about Larson or simply to laud him?
(The latter, mostly.)
That tension is more striking whenThe Jonathan Larson Projectswerves into his political satire.
From the sound of his other material in this vein, Larson hadnt yet cracked the idea.
The bombast does work.
You do feel, but what you feel, specifically, is harder to say.
The Jonathan Larson Projectis at the Orpheum Theatre through June 1.
