Tick Tick Boom: Lin-Manuel Miranda's fear of death kept him on a creative edge 

The untimely passing of the creator of Rent left a lasting impression on the Hamilton director 

Andrew Garfield and Alexandra Shipp in Tick Tick Boom, due in cinemas and on Netflix.

The night before his musical was due to debut off-Broadway, Jonathan Larson died of an aortic aneurysm, aged just 35. That musical was Rent, which went on to become one of the all-time greats in musical theatre, winning the Pulitzer Prize for drama and numerous Tony awards. 

It was a bittersweet success for Larson, who never got to see it soar following years of trying unsuccessfully to bring his storytelling to audiences.