Rent: Time for a Revival?

Rent: Time for a Revival?

In this episode, we talk about the biggest musical of the 90's. talking about the real-life people and events that the musical is based on, whether it should have a revival soon and if the characters are right not to pay their rent.

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Links

Background

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/broadway/stars/jonathan-larson/

https://www.playbill.com/person/billy-aronson-vault-0000005693

The Life and Times of Jonathan Larson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJWOhA5R-vg

https://www.vox.com/culture/22787502/tick-tick-boom-lin-manuel-miranda-jonathan-larson

https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/tick-tick-boom-a-tragic-true-tale-of-rent-creator/

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/22/theater/lin-manuel-miranda-pays-tribute-to-jonathan-larson.html

https://www.billyaronson.com/musicals.php#rent

Off-Broadway

http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/larson_jonathan_A.pdf

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/11/theater/theater-a-composer-s-death-echoes-in-his-musical.html

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/25/959666108/13-150-080-minutes-its-been-25-years-since-the-first-performance-of-rent

Broadway

https://playbill.com/article/rent-wins-pulitzer-com-328850

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/rent-4791

https://blogs.shu.edu/nyc-history/rent-musical/

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/04/theater/a-proper-home-for-rent-on-wrong-side-of-tracks.html

Reviews

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/30/theater/theater-review-enter-singing-young-hopeful-and-taking-on-the-big-time.html

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-04-30-ca-64130-story.html

https://variety.com/1996/legit/reviews/rent-5-1200445535/

Synopsis

https://www.playbill.com/production/rent-nederlander-theatre-vault-0000002708#carousel-cell125992

Tony Awards

https://www.tonyawards.com/nominees/year/1996/category/any/show/any/

Rent heads

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Renthead

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-02-18-0802170105-story.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121331730861070229

Plagiarism Concerns

https://www.playbill.com/article/rent-dramaturg-suit-dismissed-com-71067

https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/10/theater/family-of-rent-creator-settles-suit-over-authorship.html

West End

https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/backstage.php?showid=6864

https://www.shaftesburytheatre.com/news/juliet-motown-and-hairspray-shaftesbury-theatres-most-famous-hits/

https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/reviews/rent-2001

https://playbill.com/article/rent-to-return-to-londons-prince-of-wales-theatre-com-109384

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/oct/16/theatre4

https://web.archive.org/web/20081229072708/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113661.html

https://www.westendtheatre.com/45709/shows/rent-at-st-james-theatre/

Tour

https://www.filmedonstage.com/movies/8-rent-filmed-live-on-broadway

https://playbill.com/article/long-runs-on-broadway-com-109864

Closing on Broadway

https://www.filmedonstage.com/movies/8-rent-filmed-live-on-broadway

https://playbill.com/article/long-runs-on-broadway-com-109864

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Final-RENT-Performance-Arrivals-20080908

Other Notable Versions

https://www.broadway.com/buzz/152599/pussycat-doll-nicole-scherzinger-to-tango-as-maureen-in-hollywood-bowl-rent/

https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/off-broadway/rent_178766/

https://playbill.com/article/off-broadways-rent-closes-sept-9-com-197387

Is rent still relevant?

https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-rent-at-25-20210304-t6kzrxdviredzfrjbdpwfhok2q-story.html

https://www.vox.com/2016/4/29/11531350/rent-musical-20th-anniversary

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