“He wanted to put in everything and the kitchen sink, and he did. “I think it is a work in progress,” he said of “Rent,” the Broadway sensation that won Larson a Pulitzer and a Tony. The depiction is based in fact: The master craftsman of American theater, who died last month at 91, did support Larson’s work, financially and creatively.īut when I interviewed Sondheim in 1996, a few months after Larson’s sudden death, his view was complicated.

Boom!” The film, directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda, doubles as an artful tribute to Larson, best known as the creator of “Rent.” Onscreen, lesser minds are eager to dismiss the self-proclaimed “future of American musicals,” but Sondheim salutes the younger man’s talent and potential.

HIV/AIDS epidemic as it existed in America during the late 1980s and early 90s.Stephen Sondheim appears as a kind of oracle in the movie adaptation of the Jonathan Larson rock monologue “Tick, Tick. The following themes may be demonstrated throughout the production, containing but not limited to: Gordon, and New York Theatre Workshop.ĬW / TW: Please note this production is not suitable for all attendees and is recommended for those 13 years of age or older. RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. RENT is presented through a special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).Īll authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements by TIM WEIL

Original Concept/Additional Lyrics by BILLY ARONSON How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread of this groundbreaking musical.īook, Music, and Lyrics by JONATHAN LARSON Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble.

The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom, and Angel. Getting in the Garden Groove with John Schroederīased loosely on Puccini's 'La Boheme', Jonathan Larson's 'Rent' follows a year in a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

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