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Rent
Year
2005
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
2h 15m
Rating
PG13
CC
Performers
Rosario Dawson, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp
Directed By
Chris Columbus
Written By
Stephen Chbosky
Publication Information
Revolution Studios
Summary
Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. One of the longest running shows on Broadway, Rent was the winner of the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Obie Award, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, four Tony Awards and three Drama Desk awards.