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