What is Rent (musical)?
{{Infobox musical | name = Rent | image = | image_size = | caption = | music = Jonathan Larson | lyrics = Jonathan Larson | book = | basis = ''[[La bohème]]'', opera by [[Puccini]] | productions = [[Broadway]] (1996)<br />[[West End theatre|West End]] (2008)<br />Movie (2005) | awards = [[Tony Award for Best Musical]]<br />[[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] }}'''''Rent''''' is a [[rock musical]]. The music and lyrics were written by Jonathan Larson. The musical is based on the [[Italy|Italian]] [[opera]], ''[[La bohème]]''. The musical opened on [[Broadway]] at the Nederlander Theatre on 29 April 1996. It closed on 7 September 2008 after a run of 5,123 performances. It opened on the [[West End theatre|West End]] in 2008. In 2005, it was adapted to a [[movie]]. ''Rent'' won the [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] and the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]]. == Other websites == {{wikiquote-en|Rent}} * [http://www.siteforrent.com/ Official Rent musical site] * [http://www.broadway.com/gen/show.aspx?SI=1257 Rent Musical on Broadway.com] {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Broadway musicals]] [[Category:West End musicals]] [[Category:Musicals adapted to movies]] [[Category:1990s musicals]] [[Category:Rock musicals]] [[Category:Tony Award winning musicals]] [[Category:Pulitzer Prize winners]] [[Category:1996 works]]