Hi Friends,
So if you didn't know, I love musicals. Now, I am no expert and I am not nearly as knowledgeable about musicals as some of my friends are *cough Mary and Mason cough* but I do love love love going to see them or if I am not lucky enough to see them live watching online or movie versions of them is usually just as good!
However, today I wanted to talk about one of my favorites and my current obsession, Rent. Rent is a rock style musical written by Jonathan Larson. It is somewhat based on Giacomo Puccini's La Boheme and it is about a group of artists living in New York City's East Village and struggling to survive while living with aids. Jonathan Larson never got to see his work put on to the big stage because he passed away the night before the Off Broadway premiere. However, he was still able to have a huge effect on so many people's lives.
This musical pushes all the limits, as it even pushes them today it pushed even more when it came out in 1996. This musical involves everything that people love to not talk about. It has interracial relationships, transvestites, homosexual relationships, and a very deadly disease with no cure. It captures all of those things in a wonderful way that you really can see we are all just humans trying to make the most of our lives and trying to have a little fun even during the hardest of times. This musical also talks about how it is okay to be different and that we should love each other and ourselves for who we are.
If you have never seen the musical I really recommend it! I also recommend you watch it with an open mind. However, I understand this musical is not for everyone. If you do desire to watch it, the movie version is on netflix and if you do not have an account I am sure you can find another online version! And if you want a truly great experience, I suggest watching the online version of the actual broadway production on youtube!
I hope everyone has been enjoying their new year and are keeping up with their resolutions!
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