New York, 1990. Jonathan Larson is an aspiring musical theatre writer. He has been working on his musical Superbia for several years - it is consuming all of his energy. At last he has managed to land workshop of it and an audience for it but he is still needs a song to complete Act 2, a song that he seems unable to compose. While that clock is ticking his girlfriend is looking to move for a job, leaving him with a decision to make. To crown it all he's about to turn 30 and feels he should have accomplished something by then.—grantss