Rent

Rent
La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love.

Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The physical and emotional complications of the disease pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Tom and Angel. Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble. Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general. How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.

This is theatre at its best – exuberant, passionate and joyous. Regional theatres will love the freedom and flexibility that Rent offers; minimal costuming and sets are required.

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  • FINALE B
    From
    RENT
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
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    Type
    SHOW EXTRACTION
    Estimated duration
    0 sec
    Music by
    Jonathan Larson
    Lyrics by
    Jonathan Larson
    Instrumentation
    2 Piano-Conductor Scores, 1 Guitar, 1 Drums, 1 Bass, 1 Keyboard 2, 20 Vocal Books.
  • ONE SONG GLORY
    From
    RENT
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Type
    SHOW EXTRACTION
    Arranged for
    1 MALE VOICE
    Starting Key
    F#
    Estimated duration
    0 sec
    Music by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Lyrics by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Instrumentation
    1 Bass, 1 Drums, 2 Guitars, 2 Piano Conductor Scores
  • OUT TONIGHT
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    RENT
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Type
    SHOW EXTRACTION
    Arranged for
    1 FEMALE VOICE
    Starting Key
    A
    Estimated duration
    0 sec
    Music by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Lyrics by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Instrumentation
    1 Bass, 1 Drums, 2 Guitars, 2 Piano Conductor Scores
  • SEASONS OF LOVE
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    RENT
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Type
    SHOW EXTRACTION
    Arranged for
    CHORUS (Featured Solos)
    Starting Key
    Bb
    Estimated duration
    4 min 11 sec
    Music by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Lyrics by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Instrumentation
    1 Bass, 1 Guitar, 1 Drums, 1 Organ, 2 Piano Conductor Scores, 20 Chorus Books
  • WITHOUT YOU
    From
    RENT
    First Performance Fee:
    $175
    Each Additional Performance:
    $100
    Type
    SHOW EXTRACTION
    Estimated duration
    0 sec
    Music by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Lyrics by
    LARSON, JONATHAN
    Instrumentation
    1 Keyboard 1, 1 Keyboard 2, 1 Guitar, 1 Bass, 1 Drums.

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Songs

Tune Up A

Voicemail #1

Tune Up B

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You Okay Honey?

Tune Up - Reprise

One Song Glory

Light My Candle

Voicemail #2

Today For You A

You'll See

Tango Maureen

Life Support

Out Tonight

Another Day

Will I?

On the Street

Santa Fe

I'll Cover You

We're Okay

Christmas Bells

Over the Moon

La Vie Boheme

I Should Tell You

La Vie Boheme B

Seasons of Love A

Happy New Year A

Voicemail #3

Happy New Year B

Take Me or Leave Me

Seasons of Love B

Without You

Voicemail #5

Contact

I'll Cover You - Reprise

Halloween

Goodbye Love

What You Own

Voicemail #6

Finale A

Your Eyes

Finale B

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By choigaeun
January 25, 2021
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About license

Hello, I am a Korean university student.
The university club wants to perform musical rental without commercial purpose and the number of performances is 4.
What should I do to get a license in this case?

Can i get a license for free?

Where should I ask about the license acquisition cost?

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By nigro61672
April 17, 2018
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Are the rights to Rent for Spring 2019 available?
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By TBESSETTE
August 31, 2017
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For Rent: Do rights need to be secured for high school students competing with a single scene at our State Drama Festival?

Our students are able to compete with scenes from musical theatre this year.  The scene can only be five minutes long and is adjudicated by a professional (theatre teacher, college professor, or professional working in the field). My students are looking to perform a scene from Rent.  Do they need to secure rights and pay royalties to perform a scene for our State Drama Festival?  

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By rhoulton
August 22, 2016
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Since Rent is on tour, is it available to community theaters?
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By NATHANRC28
September 25, 2009
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RENT - HELP - AND IT'S BEGINNING TO SNOW - ?
I AM DIRECTING A COMMUNITY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF RENT IN FEBRUARY AND CXOULD USE SOME HELP. I AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT SNOW ON STAGE. WE HAVE BAGS AND BAGS OF FAKE SNOW AVAILABLE I JUST HAVE TO GFIGURE OUT HOW TO RIG IT TO FALL EFFECTIVELY AND LOOK REAL WHILE ON STAGE. IT'S ONLY FOR TWO SEPERATE SCENES AND THE SNOW ONLY NEEDS TO FALL FOR ABOUT 2 OR THREE MINUTES. IT'S A VERY WONDERFUL EFFECT AND IT WILL BE VERY EFFECTIVE IF I CAN PULL THIS OFF CORRECTLY. i HAVE CHECKED ABOUT SNOW MACHINES AND THEY ARE TOO BIG AND LOUD AND THEIR IS NO WAY I CAN RIG THE MACHINE TO STAY UP IN THE CURTAINS ABOVE THE STAGE. DOES ANYONE KNOW HOW THEY DO THIS EFFECT ON BROADWAY IN RENT? PLEASE HELP ME I WANT TO BECOME MOTHER NATURE. EVERYTHINGS RENT-EMAIL ME NATHANRC28@YAHOO.COM IF YOU CAN REALLY HELP OR HAVE WORKED WITH ANY STAGE SNOW EQUIPMENT. ANY HELP IS MUCH APPRECIATED IN ADVANCE. THANKS, NATHAN ROSS CLEMONS
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