Set in the East Village of New York City, emRent/em is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today.nbsp; Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, emRent/em has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.brbrBased loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of a group of friends struggling to make it in the big city.nbsp; They include Mark, a filmmaker and the narrator of the story; his former girlfriend, Maureen, a performance artist; Maureen's lover, Joanne, a public interest lawyer;nbsp; Mark's roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic dancer, with whom Roger falls in love;nbsp; Tom Collins, a computer genius;nbsp; Collins' lover, Angel, a street musician and drag queen;nbsp; and Benny, a former member of the group who, after marrying into a wealthy family, has become their landlord.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
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1996 | Best Musical | Winner |
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Million Dollar Quartet
Paramount's Stolp Island Theatre (9/15 - 12/29) | ||
Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical
Paramount Theatre (10/30 - 1/19) | ||
The Little Mermaid
Drury Lane Theatre (11/6 - 1/12) | ||
My Kind of Christmas
Palos Village Players (11/15 - 11/23) HOLIDAY SHOW NEW COMEDY
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DREAMGIRLS
The Seven Thirty Theatre (12/6 - 12/7) | ||
Leroy and Lucy
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (10/24 - 12/15) | ||
My Kind of Christmas
Palos Village Players (11/15 - 11/23) | ||
The Wedding Singer
Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center (5/3 - 5/18) | ||
Ruth Page's The Nutcracker
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts (11/23 - 12/22) | ||
Outcast Jazz Band
Epiphany Center for the Arts (2/4 - 12/1) | ||
Artist’s Lounge Live Presents: A Nat King Cole Christmas with John-Mark McGaha
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (12/9 - 12/10) | ||
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