September 14, 2004

Tickets for 'Rent' at The Morrison Center on Sale Now
Landmark American musical plays Oct. 5 and 6

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning landmark American musical Rent, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, is coming to the Morrison Center for two performances only, Tuesday and Wednesday October 5 and 6. Tickets may be purchased at the Morrison Center box office, all Select-A-Seat outlets, at mc.boisestate.edu, www.idahotickets.com  or by calling (208) 426-1110 or (208) 426-1494. For groups of 20 or more, call (208) 426-4103. Inspired by Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent is a joyous, breathtaking and often bittersweet musical that celebrates a community of artists as they struggle with the soaring hopes and tough realities of today’s world. Considered by many the most exuberant and original American musical to come along in a decade, Rent has single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and is taking the country by storm. Sweeping all major theater awards, including the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent captures the heart and spirit of a generation. The show received its world premiere off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on Feb. 13, 1996, to ecstatic reviews, rapidly becoming a sold-out hit. The show transferred to Broadway on April 29, 1996, and continues to play to standing room only audiences. On Feb. 10, 2004, Rent surpassed Fiddler On The Roof to become the 10th longest running show in Broadway history. The most honored musical since A Chorus Line in 1976, Rent is only the fifth musical to ever win both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award. The success of Rent was tempered by the death of its creator, Jonathan Larson. Larson died unexpectedly of an aortic aneurysm on the morning of Jan. 25, 1996, just hours after Rent’s final dress rehearsal off-Broadway, and 10 days before his 36th birthday. Rent features musical direction by Tim Weil, choreography by Marlies Yearby, set design by Paul Clay, costume design by Angela Wendt and lighting design by Blake Burba. Additional show information can be found at www.rentthetour.com . -30- Contact: Kathy Lustica, Clear Channel, 801-703-2051 Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu