NEW YORK — “No show runs forever” was one of the more astute observations of Broadway director-choreographer Michael Bennett, the man behind “A Chorus Line,” itself a model of longevity.
Bennett’s theater truism was re-enforced this week with the announcement that the pop-rock musical “Rent” will close June 1 after a 12-year run, 5,012 performances and an assortment of prizes and awards, including the Tony and Pulitzer — not to mentions grosses of over $280 million.
Inspired by the Puccini opera “La Boheme,” “Rent” is Jonathan Larson’s look at the counterculture residents of New York’s East Village in the early 1990s.
“Rent” was born in tragedy, with the 35-year-old Larson dying just before the show began performances at off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop.
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