Production's national tour, which launched in 1997 at La Jolla Playhouse, ends its run in San Diego this weekend
It’s poetic that the 25th anniversary farewell tour of “Rent” winds up this weekend in San Diego. Jonathan Larson’s seminal rock musical, an adaptation of Puccini’s “La Boheme” that became a Broadway sensation, launched its first-ever national tour at La Jolla Playhouse in July 1997.
This touring production presented by Broadway San Diego is a reminder of “Rent’s” enduring appeal and its impact on American theater. It’s still an electric show, with the band onstage and a crowd that cheers the score’s loudest musical numbers with rock-concert approval. “Rent’s” libretto, of course, centers on Mark Cohen , a budding filmmaker from Scarsdale, and his loft roommate Roger Davis , a musician whose spark for creativity and for life are ravaged by his drug past and his diagnosis as HIV positive. Mark is the never-say-die anchor of “Rent” — that ferocity resounds in the score’s title tune. Roger, on the other hand, is Mark’s despairing polar opposite. He’s looking for a reason to stay alive.
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