Past Show
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical arrangements Steve Skinner
Originial concept/additional lyrics by Billy Aronson
Music supervision and additional arrangements by Tim Weil
Dramaturgy by Lynn Thomson
RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop
School Edition specially adapted and licensed by Music Theatre International
A cast of 37 students, ranging in age from 14 to 19, bring a fresh perspective to the iconic rock musical that celebrates life and the heroic struggle to survive. RENT School Edition, based loosely on Puccini’s opera, La Boheme, examines the lives and lifestyles of a group of young men and women living in New York’s East Village at the end of the 20th century.
Summer Youth Theatre Production
RENT-SCHOOL EDITION is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
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