A Musical the Transcends Time - Rent

Jonathan Larsons famous rock musical get hold of was influenced by Giacomo Puccinis opera La Bohème. The disperseing of Rent, in February 1994, coincided nearly to the day of the one hundredth anniversary of the Italian premiere of La Bohème. Even though theres a 100 year difference in time between the ii stories - its meaning of creativity, come and struggle still exists and resonates with audiences. Rent is a musical almost young artists, some(prenominal) who excite AIDS or HIV, maintenance in New York metropolis in the mid-1990s trying to survive, be creative and find love. The nap appeal of Rent is because of the message of carpe diem and celebrate life with each(prenominal) its whacky diversity.\nJonathan Larson, Rents playwright & composer, grew up surround by the arts. He was in drama clubs, played the sousaphone in his high school. He went to college at Adelphi University in tend City, New York and graduated with dreams of be an actor, [ alone] Stephan S ondheim encouraged him to focus on composing. (Newsmakers, 1997, Issue 4) Larson was a Sondheim assistant and decided to take Sondheims advice. His early works include Sacrimmoralinority, indite at Adelphi University with David Glenn Armstrong, Superbia, written somewhere between 1983 and 1990, and flick, tick BOOM!, written as a rock monologue and was performed by Larson himself. He was prompt to resurrect the plot of Puccinis masterpiece opera but update it to fit a younger audience. (Newsmakers, 1997, Issue 4) Sadly, Larson died of an aortic aneurysm before he could see his magnum opus open on Broadway. His death caused a sensation and in some ways acted as packaging for his play. Today, Rent is still good by millions despite it world off Broadway and Larsons legacy will continue to fall upon on through his masterpiece.\nLa Bohème, written by Giacomo Puccini, premiered in Turin, on 1 February 1896 at the Teatro Regio (Newsmakers, 1997, Issue 4) to success throughout I taly. Many year...