Trevor Griffiths was born in an inner city area of Boston.
Jonathan Larson -LRB- February 4 , 1960 -- January 25 , 1996 -RRB- was an American composer and playwright noted for exploring the social issues of multiculturalism , addiction , and homophobia in his work .. composer. composer. playwright. playwright. multiculturalism. multiculturalism. addiction. Substance use disorder. homophobia. homophobia. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works , Rent and tick , tick ... BOOM !. Rent. Rent ( musical ). He received three posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the rock musical Rent .. Rent. Rent ( musical ). Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Tony Awards. Tony Awards. rock musical. rock musical