Performed with commitment, focus and enough energy to send audiences home on a contact high, by a cast of vibrant, young actors, this revelatory revival of Rent proves the show's undying power. Rent Rent. Rent, one of theater's most vibrant, bold and important musicals, returns for a 25th Anniversary Farewell tour. Driven by an energetic pace that never lets up, Rent is overflowing with great songs and characters, and ultimately forms an electrifying portrait of life and love flourishing in the face of adversity.
Rent originally opened amidst tragedy in , with its author Jonathan Larson dying unexpectedly just hours before the show's Off-Broadway premiere. The huge acclaim which greeted his creation ensured his place in theatrical history though, with Variety calling it "the best show in years, if not decades".
Rent was subsequently adapted for the screen in , with many of the original Broadway cast, including Idina Menzel, Taye Diggs and Anthony Rapp, reprising their roles. Like its inspiration, Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows the lives of a band of bohemians who are struggling to keep their heads above water.
The starving artists include film-maker Mark, whose girlfriend Maureen has left him for another woman, and his HIV positive roommate Roger, who is trying to write "the" song before dying. The original Broadway production ran for an incredible 12 years and 5, performances, making it the tenth-longest-running Broadway show in history! If you loved the original, this show is as good as it gets! Amazing Show! Broadway World. Alert on return Alert me. Rent's 25th Anniversary Farewell tour Rent, one of theater's most vibrant, bold and important musicals, returns for a 25th Anniversary Farewell tour.
Did You Know? Recomended for mature audiences, contains strong language and sex references. Finished May 5, Customer reviews. Just saw rent at Stratford last night. Had only seen the movie previously. I found this production very enjoyable and powerful in moments. At the onset Stratford Mark was more engaging than movie Mark and knocked it out of the park with the tango number and everything else. Maureen is tough if not impossible to replicate but I loved Stratford Maureen and Stratford Joanne in all their numbers..
