Last night, Sunday January 24th, 2010, I experienced a classic musical that I have never seen before. Rent the musical had great reviews in the past, the story was transformed into a motion picture as well as its continuation of Broadway performances. Still with its reputation, I had absolutely no idea what the musical was about besides the fact that certain individuals were infected by the HIV virus and some were homosexuals. Already having very little knowledge of the musical, I was told by many people that it was a "Must See" performance.
Before Rent's performance commenced, I was informed that the cast members who played 'Mark' & 'Roger' were the original members of the first cast when this musical was first introduced in 1996. As the original cast members, Anthony Rapp as Mark Cohen & Adam Pascal as Roger Davis, walked on stage the audience erupted in applause and I felt fortunate enough to fully appreciate the magnitude of the moment. I experienced the laughs, the sadness, the joys, and especially the love with this performance.
For those who are interested in mesmerizing live entertainment, I highly recommend to purchase Rent tickets for this weekends performance, since it will be the last weekend Rent is in Toronto. (If not, check out the movie!)
