Context Of Rent Flashcards
The original concept
The story of passionate young artist, struggling to survive with their ideals intact. Rent is Giacomo Puccini’s classic 1896 opera, La Boheme yanked into the 90s.
Life span of Giacomo Pucciniwho
December 1858 - 29 November 1924
Who was Giacomo Puccini?
An Italian composer, whose operas are among the most frequently performed in the standard repertoire.
Who is Puccini considered the greatest composer, composer of Italian opera after?
Verdi
A little about Giacomo work
His early work was rooted in traditional late 19th century, romantic Italian opera he successfully developed his work in the realistic verismo style
When was Jonathan Larson born?
February 4, 1916
Where was Jonathan Larson offered a scholarship
Adelphi university on Long Island
Who is Jonathan Larson’s mentor?
Stephen Sondheim
What plane did Jonathan Larson write?
Tick tick boom
What year did Jonathan Larson begin to work on rent?
1994 and finished in 1995 and the show was set to go into previews on off Broadway in early 1996
How did Jonathan Larson die?
An aortic dissection later to be known as Marfans syndrome
What was the purpose of him writing rent?
To attract the young generation back into live theatre
What theatre did rent move to?
Nederlander theatre on April 29, 1996
When did the Broadway production of rent close
September 7, 2008
How long did rent run for and how many performances?
12 years and 5124 performances the ninth longest running Broadway show at the time
How much did the production make?
Over $280 million
What year was rent adapted into a movie
2005
How many Tony awards did it win?
It was nominated for 10 ton awards, winning for including prestigious best musical
How many drama awards was it nominated for?
10 nominated winning five including best musical
What prize it was it awarded
Pulitzer prize for drama
What were people that were really into the show rent called
Rentheads
What is a Bohemian
A person, with artistic or literary interest, who lived without many of the basic comforts, and generally gathered in a group group or commune, largely to save money, so that it could be used towards art
Where is rent set?
In part of New York, called the East Village making up this neighbourhood is the alphabet city, consisting of avenues, ABC and D
Who from the musical or the typical Bohemian
Mark and Roger
When did the east Village reach its creative peak
In the 70s and 80s
What did they use as makeshift galleries throughout the East Village
Storefront or apartments
What does gentrification
Real estate developers would start redevelopment which would make the east village ultimately lose some of its charm and force the displacement of lower income people who had already been residing there
