Seasons of Love
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About the Broadway Show
Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of AIDS.
The musical was first seen in a limited three-week Workshop production at the New York Theatre Workshop in 1994. This same New York City off-Broadway theatre was also the musical's initial home following its official January 25, 1996, opening. The show's creator, Jonathan Larson, died suddenly the night before the off-Broadway premiere. The show won a Pulitzer Prize, and the production was a hit. The musical moved to Broadway's larger Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996.
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Links about the Musical
- RENT on Broadway
- Official Website
- Rent - a musical by Jonathan Larson
- Brief history of Rent, a musical by Jonathan Larson, plus links to all cast albums and sheet music currently in print.
- A discussion of the musical "Rent" - Charlie Rose
- The cast of Rent on Charlie Rose
- The Broadway Musical Home - Rent
- Inspired by "La Boheme," Rent follows the lives of a group of friends living in the Lower East Side of manhattan. Each struggling to pay the rent, fulfill their vocation, and put their lives on a firm foundation, searching for love and purpose.
Lyrics
- Rent Lyrics - Seasons of Love
- Seasons of Love is the most popular and well known song from the musical Rent. First opening on Broadway in 1996 (and later made into a movie) Rent was one of the most popular musicals of the 1990s and still draws crowds.
- Rent Lyrics - Rent
- Rent is the title song from the Broadway musical of the same name. First opening on Broadway in 1996 (and later made into a movie) Rent was one of the most popular musicals of the 1990s and still draws crowds.
- Rent Lyrics - Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me
- Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me is the first real introduction of Angel in Rent. The cheerful drag queen dealing with AIDs is the emotional heart of the show.
- Rent Lyrics - Tango Maureen
- The Tango Maureen is Mark and Joann lamenting the fickle nature of Maureen, Mark's ex and Joann's current girlfriend. It's set to a wonderful tango rhythm. First opening on Broadway in 1996 (and later made into a movie) Rent was one of the most popular musicals of the 1990s and still draws crowds.
- Rent Lyrics - One Song Glory
- One Song Glory is sung by Roger in Rent. It's a ballad about what he's lost in life and his desire to create one final good thing before he dies of AIDs.
- Rent Lyrics - I'll Cover You
- I'll Cover You is a beautiful romantic song sung by Angel and Collins in Rent. It perfectly captures two people completely smitten with each other.
- Rent Lyrics - La Vie Boheme
- La Vie Boheme is a raunchy, reference laden, celebration of all things bohemian.
- Rent Lyrics - Light My Candle
- Light my Candle
- Rent Lyrics - Life Support
- Sung by the members of a support meeting for people living with AIDs this song is all about living for today which is a big theme in Rent.
- Rent Lyrics - I Should Tell You
- Roger and Mimi profess their love for each other and their flaws in this romantic and melancholy song.
- Rent Lyrics - Your Eyes
- Roger sings this song as he holds a weak and sick Mimi in Rent. It's a beautiful song about realizing how he loves her.
- Rent Lyrics - Another Day
- A hard song between Roger and Mimi. He's rejecting her because he doesn't want to get hurt and because of her drug use. She's pushing back telling him to live for today.
- Rent Lyrics - Take Me or Leave Me
- A musical fight and breakup between Maureen and Joann in Rent on the day they are supposed to be celebrating their commitment to each other.
- Rent Lyrics - Another Day
- A hard song between Roger and Mimi. He's rejecting her because he doesn't want to get hurt and because of her drug use. She's pushing back telling him to live for today.
- Rent Lyrics - Out tonight
- Wanna put on a tight skirt and flirt with a stranger. Mimi's party song.
About the Film
Rent is a American film adaptation of the Broadway musical, which was based on Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical. The movie depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, drugs, life under the shadow of AIDS, and paying their rent. It takes place in the East Village of New York City in the late 1980s. The film, directed by Chris Columbus, has six of the original Broadway cast members reprising their roles.
Links about the Movie
- Rent - Official Site
- The movie RENT is based on Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical, one of the longest running shows on Broadway. Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent.
- Curve: Paying the Rent: The Musical Goes Big-screen
- Idina Menzel and Tracie Thoms talk about the big-screen version of Rent.
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Fetching blurbs now... please stand byRent is the best musical ever!
onefineham says:
Rent is one of the most moving films I've ever seen. I would love the opportunity to perform it someday.
Posted February 20, 2009
Bleh, it's awful.
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Fetching RSS feed... please stand byAbout Jonathan Larson
Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 ? January 25, 1996) was an American composer and playwright noted for the serious social issues of multiculturalism, addiction, homophobia, and AIDS explored in his work. Typical examples of his use of these themes are found in his works, Rent and tick, tick... BOOM!. He received two posthumous Tony Awards and a posthumous Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the musical Rent.
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- boshemia boshemia Mar 23, 2009 @ 9:25 pm
- Love, love, love RENT. One of the few movies that truly changed my life. I hope to see it live someday. 5 *'s and lens rolled to Bohemian lens.
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- onefineham onefineham Feb 20, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
- You have GOT to see it. Powerful story, unbelievable music. [in reply to RichLeigh]
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- RichLeigh RichLeigh Jul 30, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
- I'm not familiar with this one. Thoroughly enjoyed the read though. Great lens. :)
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