Tupas, Chariss Dane T.

BMC III-3
Prof. Maychell B. Jastia
RENT Musical Play
ony Pictures Entertain!ent an" Director Michael John #arren !a"e a $oo"
colla%oration that is a hit for !e. Their &ersion of 'Rent(, !usical %ase" on )iaco!o Puccini*s
'+a Bohe!e( is one of the %est local a"aptations of a Broa",ay !usical I*&e seen. It ,as ,ritten
%y Jonathan +arson an" ,as release" on epte!%er -., -//0.
Rent tells a story of a $roup of "epri&e" youn$ !usicians an" artists stru$$lin$ to sur&i&e
in Ne, 1or2 City specifically in East 3illa$e ,ith the issue of 4I356ID.
In the ori$inal play +a Bohe!e, the pla$ue ,as Tu%erculosis. It ,as replace" %y
4I356ID for it to %e ti!ely. o!e characters ,ere not ori$inally a"opte" li2e Joanne,
Maureen*s $irlfrien" in Rent %ut ,ere 6lcin"oro, the state councilor in +a Bohe!e.
The entire cast sho,e" super% actin$. The actors, all fla!%oyant, play their roles ,ith
enthusias! an" in&ol&e!ent, an" it is their li&ely perfor!ances that sa&e the "ay. 6ll praise for
the lea" actor, 6"a! 7antor ,ho playe" Mar2 Cohen. 8f all of the!, E"en Espinosa*s
9Maureen: part ,as !y fa&orite %ecause of her ri$ht "eli&erin$ of ,or"s an" actions that see!s
li2e I*! on the theater e&en thou$h I*! not ,atchin$ it li&e. Butt e;posure ,as une;pecte" for
!e in this play %ut E"en "i" it. I also li2e 6n$el, playe" %y Justin Johnston as a $ay "ra$ <ueen. I
can*t see the stru$$le in hi! to %e a $ay. It ca!e out naturally that !a"e hi! a $oo" theater actor
for !e. The 2issin$ scene ,ith Collins 9Michael McElroy: !a"e this con&iction fir!er.
The sta$e ,as <uite s!all for the! to $o aroun" %ut it ,as not a pro%le! for the!. They
easily cope up ,ith it an" "eli&ere" e&ery role successfully. Rent ,as <uite a !o&in$ play
co!parin$ it ,ith +es Misera%les. 6ll in all, I ne&er $ot %ore" an" it is reco!!en"e" for
e&eryone. It is an eye opener an" !in" a,a2enin$ play to ,atch.