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Rent : filmed live on Broadway

A year in the life of a group of friends who love, fight, and laugh together as they face important social issues such as AIDS, homosexuality, drug abuse, and homelessness.

DVD  - 2009
782.14 Ren
1 copy / 0 on hold

Available Copies by Location

Location
Stamford Available
  • ISBN: 1435957679
  • ISBN: 9781435957671
  • Physical Description 1 videodisc (approximately 152 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
DVD.
Disc label title.
Widescreen version.
Special features include: Rent, the final days on Broadway (retrospective documentary) ; The final curtain call: past & present cast members sing "Seasons of Love" on stage one last time ; The wall ; The final lottery.
GMD: videodisc.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Book music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Tracie Thoms, Will Chase, Renë Elise Goldsberry, Eden Espinosa, Michael McElroy.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Filmed August 20 and September 7, 2008, New York, N.Y.
Target Audience Note:
CHV rating: PG.
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, Dolby digital 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For home use only.
Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 28.32
Language Note:
English language track with English and French language subtitles.
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

Additional Information

Syndetic Solutions - Summary for UPC Number 043396297913
Rent : Filmed Live on Broadway
Rent : Filmed Live on Broadway
by Warren, Michael John (Directed By)
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Summary

Rent : Filmed Live on Broadway


No experience quite matches the thrill of a live Broadway spectacular seen up close and in person. Now, this stunning performance shot in High Definition puts you in the front row as the smash hit RENT brings down the curtain on its history-making, 12-year run You've never had seats this great...never seen and heard each character so intimately...never shared every emotion in such a personal way After winning four Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, Johnathan Larson's powerhouse musical tour de force entered the record books as the 7th-longest-running show in all Broadway history. In this unforgettable theatrical experience - made possible by special arrangement with the Broadway producers and Actors Equity Association - take an intimate journey through a single year in the lives of a small circle of friends and artists living their dreams, battling their demons and celebrating life on the streets of New York City's East Village. Meet would-be filmmaker Mark, sweet transvestite Angel, exotic dancer Mimi and a host of other unforgettable characters as they confront the challenges of poverty, mortality and...paying the RENT. This once-only historic event, captured live with a special appearance by members of the original cast, will remind you that there is truly no day but today.