{"id":10655,"date":"2024-04-23T18:39:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T18:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/?p=10655"},"modified":"2024-10-02T22:00:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T22:00:39","slug":"award-winning-rent-presented-department-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/blog\/award-winning-rent-presented-department-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-winning RENT presented by NAU Department of Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

RENT<\/em> is one of the longest-running shows on Broadway, having grossed over $280 million. Its songs have been covered by a wide range of people and media, from Riverdale<\/em> to Lin-Manuel Miranda. RENT<\/em> has also received several awards, including a Pulitzer Prize and four Tony Awards.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what\u2019s all the fuss about? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan Larson (Book, music, lyrics). The original cast of the Broadway musical RENT, 1993.<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jonathan Larson<\/a> wrote the music, lyrics, and book for RENT<\/em> with the goal of \u201cbringing musical theater to the MTV generation.\u201d Larson was a playwright who often explored topics such as homophobia and multiculturalism within his work. He also wrote Tick, Tick… BOOM!<\/em><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RENT <\/em>was born in 1988 by playwright Billy Aronson as a musical based on the opera La Boh\u00e8me<\/em><\/a>, which depicted the Bohemian lifestyle in the early 19th<\/sup> century. Larson collaborated with him and suggested that the play be set in the East Village to focus on poverty, drag queens, and the punk scene. The name \u201cRENT\u201d was chosen because it means a fixed payment, but it also represents something that has been torn apart.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The show opened in the off-Broadway theater New York Theatre Workshop in 1996. Larson tragically died of an aortic dissection the night before and would not see the great success that came from it. However, he knew from the start that it was \u201cincredible<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RENT<\/em> tells the story of young artists struggling to survive as creatives in New York City under the shadow of HIV\/AIDS. Through the darkness of poverty, disease, and tragedy, RENT<\/em> makes clear that our lives lose meaning without a community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics have praised RENT<\/em> for its representation of HIV-positive characters who continue to focus on positive outlooks rather than on death. RENT<\/em> also critiques gentrification while celebrating queerness and the LGBTQ+ community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan Larson (Book, music, lyrics). Anthony Rapp sings on stage in the 1993 Broadway musical RENT.<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NAU Department of Theatre presents RENT<\/em> on April 19, 20, 25, 26, and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 21 at 2 p.m. in Clifford E. White Theater. Support NAU\u2019s students and enjoy the renowned musical that still resonates with audiences today! Get your tickets now!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RENT is one of the longest-running shows on Broadway and NAU’s Department of Theatre presents RENT at the Clifford E. White Theatre!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":736,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"2normal","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,115,5,61],"tags":[99],"class_list":["post-10655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-of-arts-and-letters","category-department-theatre","category-events","category-kitt-school-of-music","tag-rent-nau-theatre-katie-squires"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/736"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10655"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10719,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10655\/revisions\/10719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/college-arts-letters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}