Rent

Book • 1996

This book provides a comprehensive look at the musical *Rent*, including vivid color photographs, the full libretto, and an oral history of its creation.

*Rent* is a rock musical that captures the heart and spirit of a generation, reflecting themes of grief, loss, sexuality, gender, and HIV/AIDS.

It won several major awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards.

Mentioned by

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Gianmarco Soresi

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Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by

Andy J. Pizza

as a show Jonathan Larson created, one of the biggest on Broadway.

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Mentioned by

Lin-Manuel Miranda

as the show that made him think he could write a musical.

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Mentioned by Robert Green when discussing the composer Jonathan Larson, who died of a ruptured aortic aneurysm that genomic screening could have detected.

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Mentioned by

Gianmarco Soresi

as a musical he was in during college and as the only "rent" that he likes.

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