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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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Fast Facts
- 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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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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Official Site: Rent on Broadway
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Rent (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) - $19.94
In new yorks east village a group of bohemians struggle to express themselves through their art & strive for success & acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty illness & the aids epidemic. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release ...
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Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast) - $32.98
Into Broadway's creative vacuum of revivals, movie adaptations, and Hollywood star vehicles comes Rent, the story of squatters, junkies, performance artists, struggling musicians, drag queens, aspiring filmmakers, and HIV-positives (...
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Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success...
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Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent - $14.00
Anthony Rapp had a special feeling about Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent as early as his first audition, which won him a starring role as the video artist Mark Cohen. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent opened to thunderous ac...
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food is great so far. I feel like i'm 5 again in my rent's old place. I also can't put my zune down. It's a musical day
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My friend's FB stat, from the movie/musical Rent: Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.
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View All Rent Musical Questions (1185) | Ask a QuestionWhat is the best place to rent new release movies online? (9 Answers)I find the easiest way to do this kind of thing is to use Apple's iTunes. You can either buy an iTunes card at a store or enter in your ... read moreLooking for some good, rock-opera type music. (9 Answers)Hey shakespearegeek, This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I thought it was worthy of mention anyway: I created a playlist using Pandora and the specific songs you mentioned ... read moreWhat channel is the Academy of Country Music Awards on? (2 Answers)Hi danielle, The 44th Academy of Country Music Awards is on CBS at 8.00pm on Sunday 5 April.http://www.umgnashville.com/images/local/400/c06092cf-e4ab-49df-af1b-6458cdeb0551.jpg read moreWhat time are the Academy of Country Music Awards on? (2 Answers)"The 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will air live on CBS from Las Vegas's MGM Grand on Sunday, April 5, at 8 p.m. ET ... 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 Broadway Production Reviews and Articles | Add a Link
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Playbill: 10th Anniversary Celebration Will Reunite Past Bohemians, for Three Good Causes
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New York Times: ''Rent'' Review by Ben Brantley
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New York Theatre Guide: Review (2007)
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CurtainUp: Reviews (2002)
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Theater Mania: "Pascal, Rapp Return to ''Rent'' in July; Tamyra Gray to Join Cast on May 29" (2007)
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New York Post: "Pair of Original Stars Keeps ''Rent'' On Time" (2007)
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Playbill: 10th Anniversary Celebration Will Reunite Past Bohemians, for Three Good Causes
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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 North American Tours | Add a Link
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BroadwayWorld.com: ''Rent'' Tour Review (2006)
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YouTube & Google Search: ''Rent'' on Tour
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YouTube: "I'll Cover You" (2006-07 Tour) (Time: 1:54)
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YouTube: "One Song Glory" (Time: 1:15)
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YouTube: "Without You" (Jaime Lee Kirchner & Constantine Maroulis) (Time: 1:54)
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YouTube: "Seasons of Love" (Time: 1:40)
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YouTube: "I'll Cover You (Reprise)" (Time: 2:41)
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BroadwayWorld.com: ''Rent'' Tour Review (2006)
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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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