Rent (musical)
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+ | '''''Rent''''' is a [[rock musical]] with music and lyrics by [[Jonathan Larson]] loosely based on [[Giacomo Puccini]]'s [[opera]] ''[[La bohème]]''. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in [[New York City]]'s [[East Village]] in the thriving days of [[Bohemianism|Bohemian]] [[Alphabet City, Manhattan|Alphabet City]]<!-- The exact time in which the story takes place is never mentioned but is generally considered to be the early 1990s-->, under the shadow of [[HIV/AIDS]]. | ||
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+ | The success of the show led to several national tours and numerous foreign productions. In 2005 it was adapted into a [[Rent (film)|motion picture]] featuring most of the original cast members. | ||
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In the late 20th century, the musical Rent was based on La Bohème, with AIDS substituted for tuberculosis. A movie, Moulin Rouge!, was also loosely based on this plot; it was directed by Baz Luhrmann, who had previously directed a wildly successful Australian production of Puccini's opera version which opened on Broadway in 2002. |
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Rent is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème. It tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
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.