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- Music: Jonathan Larson
- Lyrics: Jonathan Larson
- Book: Jonathan Larson
- Based upon Giacomo Puccini's Opera [[La bohème]]
- Fans who are obsessed with the musical are called RENT-heads
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Rent is a rock musical written by Jonathan Larson and based on Giacomo Puccini's Opera [[La bohème]].
Since opening in 1996, it has had several West End productions, U.K. and North American tours and was adapted into a feature length film in 2005. Rent is one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history.
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Characters
- Mimi Marquez: an exotic dancer with HIV
- Roger Davis: a musician who is HIV positive
- Mark Cohen: a filmmaker
- Maureen Johnson: a bisexual performance artist
- Angel Dumott Schunard: a cross-dressing percussionist with AIDS
- Tom Collins: a homosexual philosophy professor and Anarchist philosopher with AIDS
- Joanne Jefferson: a lawyer and a lesbian (Also partially based on Marcello)
- Benjamin 'Benny' Coffin III: the landlord
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Awards
- Tony Awards in 1996 (4): Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score and Best Performance by a Featured Actor
- Pulitzer Prize (1996) for Drama
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Rent Musical Questions
Do you prefer Rent the movie or the musical? 1 AnswerI've seen both! It's very good in person (touring or Broadway), but I found it more difficult to follow than the movie version. The movie strays a bit from th... read more
Your daughter is late with the rent what do you do? 7 AnswersI would give her a warning and let her know its due on a certain day of the month. If she can't pay it ontime you will need to tack on a late fee. Let her know ... read more
Just joined gamefly. What should I rent? 2 AnswersIt would help if you listed what consoles you own, what games you have, and what genres you're interested in. read more
What movie should I rent tonight? 10 AnswersI just recently rented Knowing with Nicholas Cage and I thought the movie was certainly entertaining and well worth watching. The idea of born with foresight is... read more
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Rent Original Broadway Production
- February 13, 1996 - Present
- Tickets: Rent on Broadway
- Venue: Nederlander Theatre
- Official Site: Rent on Broadway
- Internet Broadway Database: Rent Broadway Production Credits
- Amazon.com: Rent 1996 Original Broadway Cast Recording
- Fan Site: Randomrent
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Rent Original West End Production
- May 12, 1998 - October 30, 1999
- Venue: Shaftesbury Theatre
- YouTube: "Seasons of Love" Promo Video (Time: 00:49)
- And So Into the Abyss: Rent London Reviews
- Highbeam Research: "Rent rocks the West End: mixed reviews, promising B.O. greet tuner" (1998)
- Highbeam Research: "West End musical Rent set to close" (1999)
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Rent 2007 West End Production
- October 16, 2007 - Present
- Ticketing: Rent Tickets
- Venue: Duke of York's
- London Theatre Guide: Rent
- Wikipedia: Rent London Revival Cast
- Playbill: "Casting Announced for Newly Reworked Version of Rent in London" (2007)
- Theater Mania: "Remixed Version of Rent to Debut in London in October" (2007)
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Rent Song List
- Guide Note: All lyric links come from MetroLyrics.com, which is ad-heavy.
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- Act I
- "Tune Up #1"
- "Voice Mail #1"
- "Tune Up #2"
- "Rent"
- "You Okay Honey?"
- "Tune Up #3"
- "One Song Glory"
- "Light My Candle"
- "Voice Mail #2"
- "Today 4 U"
- "You'll See"
- "Tango: Maureen"
- "Life Support"
- "Out Tonight"
- "Another Day"
- "Will I?"
- "On The Street"
- "Santa Fe"
- "I'll Cover You"
- "We're Okay"
- "Christmas Bells"
- "Over The Moon"
- "La Vie Boheme" (Song Explanation)
- "I Should Tell You"
- "La Vie Boheme B"
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- Act II
- "Seasons Of Love"
- "Happy New Year"
- "Voice Mail #3"
- "Happy New Year B"
- "Take Me Or Leave Me"
- "Seasons Of Love B"
- "Without You"
- "Voice Mail #4"
- "Contact"
- "I'll Cover You-Reprise"
- "Halloween"
- "Goodbye Love"
- "What You Own"
- "Voice Mail #5"
- "Finale"
- "Finale B"
- "Your Eyes"
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Rent Fan Sites, Blogs and Message Boards
- Musicals.net: Rent Forum
- Google Blog Search: Rent
- Fan Site: Another Day
- Fan Site: Everything is Rent
- Fan Site: Kevin's Rent Site
- Yahoo! Groups: RENTHeads Anonymous
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Can't keep my brain from doing a song mash-up of the themes from the musical Rent and Marvel's Super Hero Squad. I need serious help here.
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or dr horrible's sing-a-long blog. or rent. something musical. haha :)
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Acabo de completar "Qual Musical você é?" e meu resultado foi: Rent! Experimente: http://bit.ly/5NEnKJ
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Updated: Nov 21, RENT - The Musical & Movie: The RENT sweater and scarf...custom knit. .. http://bit.ly/82huYO More to come...
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Anyone else get emotional when watching 'Rent' The Musical? I have a HUGE crush on one of the cast...can you guess which one? ;)
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