Thursday marked the 13 anniversary of its opening on Broadway.
On Jan. 25, 1996, its creator, Jonathan Larson, died unexpectedly the night before the show opened off-Broadway. After an enthusiastic response to the debut production at New York Theatre Workshop, "Rent" transferred to Broadway on April 16, 1996, where it ran until Sept. 7, 2008.
Original cast members (and stars in the movie version) Adam Pascall (Roger Davis) and Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen) appeared with other wonderful cast members.
It was a great performance and it was a wonderful privilege to witness the reunion of Pascall and Rapp.
Rather than summarize the plot, here are some of my favorite lyrics:
"Look, I find some of what you teach suspect because I'm used to relying on intellect, but I try to open up to what I don't know" - Life Support
"525,600 minutes, 525,000 moments so dear. 525,600 minutes - how do you measure, measure a year?" - Seasons of Love
"To days of inspiration, playing hookey, making something out of nothing. The need to express -to communicate. To going against the grain, going insane, going mad." - La Vie Boheme
"The Opposite Of War Isn't Peace... It's Creation" - La Vie Boheme
"You're sweet. Wanna hit the street? Wanna wail at the moon like a cat in Heat? Just take me out tonight." - Out Tonight
"A tiger in a cage can never see the sun. This diva needs her stage." - Take Me or Leave Me
"Take me for what I am. Who I was meant to be. And if you give a damn, take me baby or leave me." - Take Me or Leave Me
"I look before I leap. I love margins and discipline. I make lists in my sleep. Baby, whats my sin?Never quit; I follow through. I hate mess but I love you. What do with my improptu baby?" - Take Me or Leave Me
What are your favs?
5 comments:
awww! wish i could've gone :-( i loooove rent! shane is sick of me playing the soundtracks though!!
hehe you're funny.
my word was "gittypee".
sick!
Yayyyyyy sooo funnnnn! I really was great!
I didn't expect the stage design and at first I was unsure if I would like it....but it totes worked!
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