RENT is scheduled to perform at the Aladdin Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada.
Based on Giacomo Puccini's classic 1896 opera, La Boheme, Rent tells an the story of struggling young artists living on the edge and reaching for glory in New York's East Village. Rent sings of our time, of facing an uncertain future with courage, humor, loyalty and love.
Show Dates:
March 15 - 21, 2004
SHOW NOTES
- Location: Aladdin Theatre
- Category: Musical
- Running Time: 2 hrs 45 mins with one intermission
- 1996 Tony Awards: Best Musical, Best Score, Best Book of a Musical
Characters-In Order of Appearance
- Roger Davis - a struggling musician who's HIV+. Roger hopes to write one last meaningful song before he dies.
- Mark Cohen - a filmmaker and video artist, and Roger's roommate.
- Tom Collins - an HIV+ computer genius who's back in New York after being away.
- Benjamin Coffin III - landlord of Mark and Roger's building. Benny wants to start a multimedia studio.
- Joanne Jefferson - a public interest lawyer, and Maureen's lover.
- Angel Shunard - a transvestite street drummer also infected with HIV.
- Mimi Marquez - a dancer with AIDS and a drug problem.
- Maureen Johnson - a performance artist and Mark's ex-girlfriend.
- Mark's mom, Roger's mom, Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson, Mr. Grey, Alexi Darling, Steve, Paul, a Christmas caroler, a woman with bags, a pastor, man with squeegee, a cop, a waiter, and others.
"What are the appropriate ages for Rent?"
"While it is probably no worse than daytime television, it is really the wrong show for anyone under 15 and that is generous. There are four letter words peppered throughout the show and enough sexual refrences to scar your precious nine-year-old."
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