Rent (stylized as RENT) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book
by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La
Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists
struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East
Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the
shadow of HIV/AIDS.The musical was first seen in a workshop production
at New York Theatre Workshop in 1993. This same off-Broadway theatre
was also the musical's initial home following its official 1996
opening. The show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly of an
aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan
syndrome, the night before the off-Broadway premiere. The musical
moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.On
Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards,
including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best
Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12
years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. The
production grossed over $280 million.The success of the show led to
several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005, it
was adapted into a motion picture featuring most of the original cast
members.
by Jonathan Larson, loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera La
Bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists
struggling to survive and create a life in Lower Manhattan's East
Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, under the
shadow of HIV/AIDS.The musical was first seen in a workshop production
at New York Theatre Workshop in 1993. This same off-Broadway theatre
was also the musical's initial home following its official 1996
opening. The show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly of an
aortic dissection, believed to have been caused by undiagnosed Marfan
syndrome, the night before the off-Broadway premiere. The musical
moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.On
Broadway, Rent gained critical acclaim and won several awards,
including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best
Musical. The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008, after 12
years, making it one of the longest-running shows on Broadway. The
production grossed over $280 million.The success of the show led to
several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005, it
was adapted into a motion picture featuring most of the original cast
members.
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