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What is this number? No, it's not a statistic. 525,600Minutes... How do you measure a year? How about love? That is the question addressed repeatedly in Jonathan Larson's musical RENT.RENT is based on Puccini's opera La Boheme, and has acquired almost a cult audience of Rentrats, Rentheads, Rentaholics, and other fanatics. As a member of this crowd, there is more I'd like to say than I do have time for, but here are the basics. Jonathan Larson's production of RENT opened at the New York Theatre Workshop on January 25, 1996. But Jonathan never got to see his show open. He died of an aneurysm on January 25, 1996: the night of the NYTW opening as well as the 100th anniversary of the opening of La Boheme. RENT draws a diverse crowd of both theatre and non-theatre people. On any given day, you can see a small crowd huddled outside the Nederlander, regardless of the weather. Why will people camp out in front of the theatre all day in sub-zero temperatures? Two hours before every performance, tickets f
Aside from that, the music is phenomenal. The actors throw themselves into their roles. The characters are very complex, and it is easy for people to find someone to identify with. (Just a little info I got off the Internet). He threatened to evict Mark and Roger unless they could do him "one small favor. Everyone is treated as a human being. They soon find that there share a common bond. Tom Collins is an anarchist and computer genius who was expelled from MIT after reprogramming their virtual reality epuipment to self-destruct and braoadcast the words "ACTUAL REALITY! ACT UP! FIGHT AIDS!"Angel Dumott Schunard is the street drummer and flamboyant cross-dresser who takes care of Collins when he gets mugged. RENT is about being young in New York, being brave and being scared. or the front two rows go on sale for $20. The cast is made up of some extremely talented actors which were drawn from the more "anonymous" names of people who aren't big stars in the musical theatre world. Why is the show such a big hit? Well, it appeals to a diverse audience.
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