Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical

I have only heard so little about Rent, so when a teacher assigned us to read the libretto I didn't know what I was getting into. The story has so many beautiful messages. And today, it's a reminder of what things were like back when the AIDs crisis broke out. This musical is a celebration of life!

i have always loved rent, have seen several different productions in several languages, and can mentally watch those productions as i read the play. (i also own a copy of the play in german, which has helped my language skills immensely, to say nothing of my german vocabulary!)it is such a sad story, and yet evokes such happiness and love that it can't really be called a sad play. i think the saddest part of it is that jonathan larsen did not live to see the first performance, the tremendous world-wide success of his work, or to accept his pulitzer. it is one of the few works that transcends any performance and any medium.

Glad to have the lyrics to this Broadway musical. P.S. For those who may not know, there are differences between the original musical and the movie version.

My friend loved this book!

Excellent condition and reads just like a book. Love it and recommend this seller!

there were some lyric and line errors (I spotted two) but minus that, it's great

We ordered this book for our son for Christmas because he had been in a local production of RENT. We tried endlessly to find the scipt, and this was recommended. My son absolutely loves it ~ he would have it framed if he could.

This book is AWESOME!!!! I've always prided myself in having just about the whole play memorized and I was right! There were a few gems that this helped me to clarify. I am so glad I finally bought this!

Fantastic

Great read

Great book for all the Rent fans out there. A must have if you're interested in the musical and want to know more about it.

Diese Buch ermöglicht ein besseres Verständnis der Liebe zum Detail, die in diesem Stück steckt. Leider ist z.B. in der sehr spannend gemachter Filmversion vieles gekürzt und verändert worden: Mit diesem Buch,zusammen mit der Bühnenversion auf DVD, kann man langsam verstehen, wie liebevoll Jonathan Larson die Vorlage, Puccinis "La Bohème", um deren eigene Vorlage, Murgets Geschichten über Paris, ergänzte.Aus den Liedtexten könnte man fast Unterrichtsvorlagen erstellen, um angehende Opern- oder Musikalkomponisten anzuleiten - nicht nur Texte, die Dialoge und Erzählungen kombinieren, sondern auch solche, die mehrere Handlungsstränge musikalisch verknüpfen.Das Buch hat leider ein paar Satzfehler, da könnte jemand vor einer eventuellen Neuauflage Korrektur lesen - soweit ich erkennen kann, sind es keine großen oder sinnentstellenden Fehler, es hätte aber nicht sein müssen (Computer bieten ja Korrekturprogramme!)Insgesamt möchte das Buch nicht missen!

Das Vorwort gefällt mir sehr gut und gibt Einblicke in die Entstehungsbedingungen des Musicals aus einer persönlichen Perspektive, danach folgt das gesamte "Libretto" - der gedruckte Text enthält jedoch Fehler, das ist schade.