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Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. Loosely based on the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini , Luigi Illica , and Giuseppe Giacosa , it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan 's East Village , in the ...
- Jonathan Larson
- Jonathan Larson
- Jonathan Larson
- January 25, 1996: New York Theatre Workshop, New York City
Synopsis. 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 ...
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme ...
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Jan 25, 2021 · On Jan. 25, 1996, a new rock musical by a little-known writer, Jonathan Larson, gave its first performance. Friends and family filed into a small off-Broadway theater to see Rent. The show was a...
Feb 25, 2021 · By Eric Grode. Feb. 25, 2021. What’s 525,600 times 25? It has been 25 years — or, to use a memorable “Seasons of Love” calculation, 13.14 million minutes — since “Rent” upended Broadway’s sense...
- Eric Grode
Jan 27, 2019 · Before you rock out to the live version, study up on these facts about the original play. 1. It's loosely based on the 1896 opera La Boheme. The story of Rent began with playwright Billy...
Twenty years have gone by since Jonathan Larson died and his musical, the groundbreaking rock opera Rent, lived on. The key players in the musical's creation remember the days leading up to Jan....
