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Boiler Room Theatre Presents RENT 10/1-31

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The Boiler Room Theatre (in The Factory at Franklin, 230 Franklin Road, Bldg Six, Franklin) continues its 10th Anniversary season with the game-changing musical that defined a generation and heralded the beginning of a new age of Broadway musicals. Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer prize-winning musical based loosely on Puccini's opera La Boheme, this edgy rock operetta follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. Starring Ciarán McCarthy, Ben Van Diepen, James Rudolph, Mike Baum, Valerie Navarre, Michael Holder, Laura Matula and Heather Trabucco. Directed by Corbin Green with musical direction by Jamey Green.

On stage Oct. 1 - 31. Tuesdays at 8 p.m. (2-for-1; no other discounts apply); Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. (Oct. 14, 21, 28); all Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Discount Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 31. Tickets $25 adults, $23 seniors (over 60) and students. For tickets call 615-794-7744 or order online at www.BoilerRoomTheatre.com. Rated PG13 for adult language and content.

Performance Schedule for RENT
Fri, Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 2 at 8 p.m.

Tues, Oct. 5 at 8 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m.

Tues, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m.
Thurs, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 15 at 8 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. (matinee)

Tues, Oct. 19 at 8 p.m.
Thurs, Oct. 21 at 8 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.

Tues, Oct. 26 at 8 p.m.
Thurs, Oct. 28 at 8 p.m.
Fri, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.
Sat, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m.
Sun, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. (matinee)

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
2026 Theater Fans' Choice Awards - Live Stats
Best Sound Design - Top 3
1. Adam Fisher - The Lost Boys
38.8% of votes
2. Tony Gayle - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
12.6% of votes
3. Kai Harada - Ragtime
7.2% of votes

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