'Rent' Pulitzer & Tony Champ Checks Into Carnival Center

RENT, THE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE THAT CHANGED BROADWAY FOREVER, COMES TO CARNIVAL CENTER'S ZIFF BALLET OPERA HOUSE NOVEMBER 2 – 4 AS SEASON SPECIAL FOR FLORIDA THEATRICAL ASSOCIATION AND STANFORD BROADWAY ACROSS AMERICA – MIAMI PRESENTED BY MOËT & CHANDON 

See the critically acclaimed Tony ® Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical that inspired a major motion picture. RENT, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming to the Carnival Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House in Miami for five performances November 2 – 4, 2007 as season special for Florida Theatrical Association and Stanford Broadway Across America – Miami presented by Moët & Chandon.

Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, Sunday evening at 7:30pm with matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.  Tickets ranging from $27.00 - $61.00, not including applicable service and handling charges. Purchase tickets only from the following authorized ticket sellers at Broadway Across America – Miami, Carnival Center for the Performing Arts or Ticketmaster.

Tickets for all performances will go on sale September 23 and will be available in person through Carnival Center Box Office or by phone at 305.949.6722 or online at www.carnivalcenter.org. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster phones at 954.523.3309 in Broward, 305.358.5885 in Dade, and 561.966.3309 in Palm Beach or at www.ticketmaster.com .  Orders for groups of 15 or more may be placed by calling Broadway Across America at 1.800.6GROUPS (647.6877) or Carnival Center at 786.468.2326.

Critics have called RENT "the best thing that has happened to the Broadway musical in a long time," and have said that RENT "justifies every bit of attention that has been lavished on this phenomenal musical." "It shimmers with hope for the future of the American musical." The New York Times. 

Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about being young and learning to survive, falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. RENT has made a lasting mark on Broadway with songs that rock and a story that really resonates. Whether it's your 1st time or your 100th time, the time is now for RENT! 

The show received its world premiere off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on February 13, 1996 to ecstatic reviews. It rapidly became a sold-out hit. The show transferred to Broadway on April 29, 1996 where it continues to play at The Nederlander Theatre. RENT is now the 7th longest running show in Broadway history.

The success of RENT is always tempered by the death of its creator, Jonathan Larson. Larson died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on the morning of January 25, 1996, just hours after RENT's final dress rehearsal off-Broadway, and ten days before his 36th birthday.

RENT features musical direction by Tim Weil, choreography by Marlies Yearby, set design by Paul Clay, costume design by Angela Wendt and lighting design by Blake Burba. Additional show information can be found at www.siteforrent.com.

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