THEATER REVIEW: RENT

From homeless to homosexuals, "RE NT" reflects a variety of people and lifestyles found in our diverse modern day world. The musical's ongoing theme is to forget regret and live each day as if it were the last. The 1996 Tony-award winning "RENT" is a lesson in life. It is a powerful resurrection of Henry Murger's classic love story "La Boheme," made famous in the 19th century opera of Puccini. There is no doubt in my mind that Jonathan Larson’s amazing music and lyrics displayed throughout the show are responsible for the incredible widespread success of “RENT”. An example that strongly exemplifies Larson’s powerful emotion packed lyrics is when Krystal L. Washington, who portrays Mimi Marquez, wholeheartedly sings "Another Day," proclaiming living for now and ignoring obstacles. Her amazing rendition grasped the breath from within and ripped in from my chest as I became choked up with Larson’s deep inner themes and the heart-felt emotion displayed by Washington.
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