Synopsis:
Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's
revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of
bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty
background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their
lives in love," these starving artists strive for success
and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness
and the AIDS epidemic.
One of the longest running shows on Broadway,
Rent was the winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
the Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, four
Tony Awards and three Drama Desk awards.