RENT, the most exuberant and original American musical to come along in a decade, has single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and is taking the country by storm. Sweeping all major theatre awards, RENT captures the heart and spirit of a generation. Inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme, RENT is a joyous, breathtaking and often heartbreaking musical that celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today’s world. The life-affirming message of RENT has been made all the more poignant by the sudden death of its creator, Jonathan Larson, just hours before RENT’s first performance.