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The musical moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996. On Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12 years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway.
Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, Rent follows the ups and downs of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, struggles to find his place in the world; his roommate Roger, an HIV-positive musician, wonders how he will leave his mark before he dies.
Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love. Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.
Feb 25, 2021 · It has been 25 years — or, to use a memorable “Seasons of Love” calculation, 13.14 million minutes — since “Rent” upended Broadway’s sense of what musical theater could be.
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Loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Boheme, Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished friends struggling to survive and create in New York’s gritty Alphabet City in 1991.
Apr 29, 1996 · A rock retelling of La Bohème in the era of AIDS, Rent follows a group of bohemian artists struggling to create and find love in New York’s East Village. The musical was revolutionary for its...
Jan 25, 2021 · On Jan. 25, 1996, a new rock musical by a little-known writer, Jonathan Larson, gave its first performance. But that show almost didn't happen: Larson died of an aortic aneurysm early that...
208 W. 41st St., New York, NY. SYNOPSIS: Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winning rock musical retelling of the “La Bohème” story...relocated to AIDS-era East Village, New York. A penniless...
Apr 18, 1996 · Rent (Original, Musical, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 29, 1996 and played through Sep 7, 2008.
Meet the original Broadway cast of Rent on Broadway, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.
