Set in the East Village of New York City, strongRENT /strongis
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, strongRENT/strong has become a pop
cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with
audiences of all ages.br
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Based loosely on Puccini's span style="font-style: italic;"La
Boheme/span, strongRENT/strong follows a year in the life of a group of friends
struggling to make it in the big city. 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; Mark's roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic
dancer, with whom Roger falls in love; Tom Collins, a computer
genius; Collins' lover, Angel, a street musician and drag
queen; and Benny, a former member of the group who, after
marrying into a wealthy family, has become their
landlord. How these young
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1996 | Best Musical | Winner |
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The Wash
The Black Rep (3/12 - 3/30) | |
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane
Albion Theatre (3/14 - 3/30) | |
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Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis (3/19 - 4/13) | |
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Ain't Too Proud (Non-Equity)
Fox Theatre (5/9 - 5/11) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts (4/7 - 4/9) | |
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Candace Bushnell: True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City
3Olympia Theatre (5/13 - 5/13) | |
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Murder For Two
STAGES St. Louis at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (5/30 - 6/29) | |
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WashU Dance Collective: Transcendence
Edison Theatre (4/4 - 4/5) | |
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Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
STAGES St. Louis at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center (9/19 - 10/19) | |
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The Little Mermaid
Springfield Little Theatre (4/25 - 5/11) | |
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