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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
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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 -
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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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