Are you ready to ‘RENT’ some space at the Times Union?

Who owes RENT?  Who forgot to pay the RENT?  Why did they name this fabulous operatic musical - “RENT”?  Well, the Times Union Center for the Performing Arts Moran Theater is hosting this show in Jacksonville, FL this week.  You might deduce the answers to these questions if you’ve purchased your ticket.  Please let me know your answer (you may want to read page three of your program to get a clue to Who’s Who).

The singing, acting, stage presentation, sound, costumes, lighting and choreography are straight from Broadway; well done and well presented.  The orchestra is slightly concealed onstage and this five-member ensemble is phenomenal.  Kudos go out to the members of the band - Bravo!

A Little About the Opera: “Based on Puccini's 'La Boheme', 'Rent' tells the story of one year in the life of friends living the Bohemian life in modern day East Village, New York City, 1989-1990. Among the group are our narrator, nerdy love-struck filmmaker Mark Cohen; the object of Mark's affection, his former girlfriend, Maureen Johnson; Maureen's Harvard-educated public interest lawyer and lesbian lover Joanne Jefferson; Mark's roommate, HIV-positive musician and former junkie, Roger Davis; Roger's new girlfriend, the HIV-positive drug addicted S&M dancer, Mimi Marquez; their former roommate, HIV-positive computer genius Tom Collins; Collins' HIV-positive drag queen street musician/lover Angel; and Benjamin Coffin III, a former member of the group who married for money and has since become their landlord and the opposite of everything they stand for. Shows how much changes or doesn't change in the 525,600 minutes that make up a year.” —Anonymous, IMDb

“RENT”

DATES:  &  TIMES
Thurs., Jan. 16  7:30 p.m.
Fri., Jan. 17   8 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 18    2 & 8 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 19   1:30 & 7 p.m.

TICKETS: for RENT 20th Anniversary Tour start at $48.50, plus applicable fees. Tickets can be purchased at our box office from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, by calling (904) 632-5000, or online 24/7 at fscjartistseries.org. Discounts for groups of 10+ may be available by calling (904) 632-5050.

LOCATION: Times Union Center Performing Arts
      Moran Theater
      300 West Water St.
      Jacksonville, FL 32202