Rent Tickets

How Did It Begin?

Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson, Rent is a musical which started on a very small scale but became a huge hit. The musical was first performed in 1993 in a workshop production at the New York Theatre Workshop. It got a lot of recognition and appreciation and three years down the lane; Rent premiered on Broadway. Since then the musical has ruled over the hearts of people belonging from different generations. Even though the composer Jonathan Lasron passed away the night before the musical was supposed to be premiered; he is still remembered as a legend all over the world. Rent brought a new perspective for the American theater; it has changed the landscape and has the ability to communicate a beautiful message. The musical is all about joy, struggle, survival and hope. It is a story of seven brave youngsters and buying the Rent Tickets will help you enjoy their journey live.

About Rent

The Drama Desk Award winning musical, Rent is about the lives of seven youngsters who live in the fast-paced New York City. Each of the character will be seen playing a different issue which is treated like a taboo by the society including HIV/AIDS, Drug Addiction and many more. Larson started writing this musical in 1989 and at that point in time, he was dealing with the same issues which made his book more authentic and fuller of emotions. Divided into two acts, the musical revolves around the idea of friendship and friends supporting each other. With powerful music and amazing performers, Rent conveys a very important message of community, friendship and love. The Pulitzer Prize winning musical incorporates a variety of sentiments, from joy to sorrow, you will get to experience a whole lot of emotions under one roof. The group of friends will convey their story of starvation, fear of commitment, suffering, addiction and homelessness.

Rent is a modernized version of Giacomo Puccini’s opera titled La Boheme and was made to be a source of inspiration for a lot of people. It is a heartfelt experience which has managed to establish a huge fan base over the course of time and if you want to be a part of it then grab your Rent Tickets now.

With music and lyrics presented by the legendary Jonathan Larson, Rent made it to the Broadway in 1996 and in 1994. It was premiered at the New York Theater Workshop though the official opening of the musical was made in 1996. The musical was an instant success but sadly the creator of the show did not live to watch the musical touch the heights of success and win many awards as he died just a day before its off-Broadway premier. The story of the rent is based on the book written by Jonathan Larson and on La Boheme, an opera by Giacomo Puccini. Rent was ranked as the ninth longest running Broadway show in 2008.

  The story of the musical is very strong and revolves around a group of impoverishes young musicians and artists who desire to become famous in the days of Bohemian Alphabet City in America. The main characters of the musical are Mark Cohen, Roger Davis, Mimi Marquez, Tom Collins, Angel Dumott Schunard, Maureen Johnson, Joanne Jefferson and Benjamin Coffin 3 which were performed by Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker and Taye Diggs respectively in the Broadway production. Rent is a heart touching show which features the hardships, desires and struggles in life which is presented with the help of an impressive direction, breath-taking performances and brilliant songs. The musical is inspired by the legendary opera, La Boheme and quite a few concepts in the musical are taken from the opera.    Rent won Tony Award for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical: Jonathan Larson, Best Original Score: Jonathan Larson, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, six Drama Desk Awards, two Theater World Awards, New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, and 3 Obie Awards for being such a splendid theater show apart from a long list of nominations. Because of the immense popularity of Rent, it was made in to a Chris Columbus film in 2005 which featured most of the actors from the original Broadway cast.   The musical features songs that are the life and color of the show. "Tune Up", "Voice Mail", "One Song Glory", "Light My Candle", "You’ll See", "Another Day", "Santa Fe", "On the Street", "I’ll Cover You", "Over the Moon", "La Vie Boheme" and "I Should tell You" are the songs from the act 1 of the show while "Seasons of Love", "Happy new Year", "Take Me Or Leave Me", "Without You", "Contact", "Halloween", "Goodbye Love", "What You Own", "Your Eyes" and "Play out" are the songs from the act 2 of the show. All the brilliant songs from the musical were compiled in to an album for fans to enjoy it when they please. After its success at the premier and in New York, the show started touring in other cities in North America soon and then traveled to UK and Australia where it got as much praise as in America. The first International Tour of Rent started in 2005 and went till 2006. The show has toured a lot of countries like Germany, Israel, South Africa, Thailand, Japan, China, New Zealand, Austria, Spain, Italy, Norway, France, Ireland, Argentina, Switzerland, Russia, Canada and Greece.               After a golden period of twelve years, Rent, a magnificent rock musical, has set on a final tour around the nation to entertain the fans one last time. All the extraordinary performances, the outstanding songs and the heart touching story is back year again with all its grandeur. This Tony and Pulitzer award winning musical deserves all the praises it can get for being a remarkable show. Rent tickets will be the tickets for ultimate entertainment for all the Rent fans. The musical is as rocking as it was on its premier and watching the musical once is just not enough for the fans. Make good this golden opportunity and book your Rent tickets for the musical of the decade!  

“No day but today” – Rent turns 20! The blockbuster rock musical raised its curtains on Broadway in 1996 and changed the American theater landscape. The production is celebrating its success with “Rent 20^th Anniversary Tour” and will be stopping in numerous cities. To make this achievement all the more monumental, the original cast has been roped in and they will be reuniting on the upcoming tour. Through its inspirational plot, Rent touched countless lives, helped change perspectives and became a clarion call for compassion and tolerance. Don’t miss out on Rent tickets.