![]() ![]() ![]() An Aesop: There is a balance between writing like every project is a make-it-or-break-it, and taking care of your life. ![]() What's more, while Susan breaking up with him breaks his heart and he later imagines her singing "Come to Your Senses", it's Michael telling Jon that he's HIV-positive that makes him have his Jerkass Realization, leading to a complete breakdown that ends with him actively making up with both of them. Michael in turn begs Jon to come with him to the apartment, and take up a day job at his advertising firm because he can do this work and pay the rent while working on his musical masterpieces. He keeps praising Michael's acting abilities when talking about his friend, while Michael is more modest and says that Jon is the real talent. Their song "No More" has the refrain "I could get used to you" as they dance around Michael's new apartment, complete with running along the walls. His roommates tease that he's been crying in the fridge every day since Michael decided to move out. Ambiguously Bi: Jon is as close to Michael as he is to Susan.Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: The subplot of Susan being envious of Karessa's relationship with Jon is cut the two women instead duet (metaphorically) "Come to Your Senses" as a Jerkass Realization for Jon.Over a decade later with a job market that is much harsher, the movie cuts this aspect and just has Michael focus on convincing Jon that he's talented enough that he'll hit it big sooner or later, even if not right now. This was in line with Larson's other musical RENT with the idea that getting a corporate job was "selling out". Adaptation Explanation Extrication: In the play, after fighting over Michael's decision to go into advertising and leave theater behind, later on Michael tells Jonathan when he's at his lowest that though Michael enjoys the monetary perks his job brings, Michael says that finds it horribly unfulfilling and dull as a reason for Jon to continue writing rather getting a job at his firm.Levenson and Miranda used this stray reference, cut from later drafts, to create an entirely new character. BOOM! where Jonathan mentions Susan's green dress was a commission made by one of his fellow waiters at the diner, Carolyn. ![]()
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