Rent The Musical Lyrics

Rent The Musical Lyrics: Rent

[MARK] How do you document real life When real life is getting more Like fiction each day Headlines — bread-lines Blow my mind And now this deadline “Eviction — or pay” Rent! [ROGER] How do you write a song When the chords sound wrong Though they once sounded right and rare When the notes are…

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Rent: Synopsis

Rent: Synopsis

You may have read my previous article discussing the characters in “Rent” that have several similarities with Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme”. It became evident though that it was a homage. Jonathan Larson must have envisioned “La Boheme” in New York where the raging issues are HIV and homosexuality. But, unlike some opera houses today that…

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Rent: Character Descriptions

Rent: Character Description

Before I learned of the musical “Rent”, I already heard of the song “Seasons of Love” (a.k.a. 525600 minutes). It’s almost a staple in events that celebrated love and friendship. In the course of discovering more in this musical (you can click here to read for yourselves), I almost overlooked one fact – that this…

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