| "Rent" is a typical story of love, | | | | of a sudden on the eve of the first |
| friendship, and community. Yet, there is | | | | performance. Later, "Rent" opened on |
| something in this show that has made it | | | | Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre on |
| enter into its 12th wonderful year on | | | | April 29, 2006 with a huge applause. It |
| Broadway! This show has brought a wave | | | | won the Tony Award for the Best Musical |
| of change in the thinking of the new | | | | as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama |
| generation, plus their attitude towards | | | | in the same year. In the words of New |
| musical theatre. | | | | York Times critic, Ben Brantley, "Rent |
| "Rent" is the version of "La Boheme", | | | | shimmers with hope for the future of the |
| Giacomo Puccini's evergreen opera of | | | | American musical." |
| 1896. It features a group of French | | | | The musical stars Adam Pascal in the |
| artistes who struggle to make a living | | | | role of Roger. He is famous for his |
| in Paris. The late Jonathan Larson, the | | | | performance as Radames in "Aida" and as |
| creator of the musical version, altered | | | | Emcee in "Cabaret." Then, we have |
| the location to the East village of New | | | | Anthony Rapp in the role of Mark Rapp. |
| York City. He changed the professions of | | | | His recently released memoir titled |
| the characters. The opera had a | | | | "Without You," talks about his |
| struggling poet and painter, whereas | | | | experience. Tamyra Gray plays the role |
| this Broadway musical has a struggling | | | | of Mimi in "Rent." She came in the |
| songwriter and filmmaker. Besides this, | | | | limelight after being positioned at the |
| he picked social activism as the subplot | | | | fourth place in the first season of the |
| of the story. With such alterations and | | | | famous TV show American Idol. She is |
| new insertions, he managed to | | | | better known for her role in "Bombay |
| revolutionize musical theatre in | | | | Dreams", which was her debut Broadway |
| America. | | | | show. |
| "Rent" is a beautiful depiction of how a | | | | It's not easy to get tickets for "Rent." |
| group of talented people from the East | | | | So, if you are interested in watching |
| Village, strive to carve a niche for | | | | this show, you better choose alternate |
| themselves in the City and seek love in | | | | ways of booking your seats in the |
| today's indifferent society. The musical | | | | theatre. They are dialing a number or |
| consists of a series of powerful songs. | | | | logging online. There are higher chances |
| It dares to touch controversial subjects | | | | that the ticketing service will arrange |
| such as, drug addiction, AIDS, and | | | | for tickets of your choice show. |
| homelessness. The show deals with such | | | | Watch "Rent." It inspires you to pursue |
| issues with compassion and manages to | | | | your own dreams. Watching the struggling |
| attract the attention of the audience in | | | | artists sends a surge of motivation |
| huge numbers, with its touching tale of | | | | across your mind to strive until you |
| dreams, hopes, and ambitions. | | | | succeed. |
| This euphoric rock musical had its first | | | | Al is the webmaster of the Rent |
| off-Broadway performance at New York | | | | Broadway Tickets site, a New York City |
| Theatre Workshop in the month of January | | | | entertainment website with reviews and |
| 1996. Unfortunately, the creator of this | | | | news on every event, as well as Rent |
| show, Jonathan Larson, passed away all | | | | Broadway tickets information. |