Larson's legacy lives on in the multitude of productions of Rent, which is currently enjoying an Off-Broadway revival, as well as his autobiographical musical Tick, Tick... Boom!

The Jonathan Larson Foundation, which supports the work of emerging musical theatre writers, also ensures that the theatre will never be without new vital voices.

Playbill.com has put together a handful of videos from the man who taught us to measure a year in love and that there's no day but today.