So my friend Raechel tipped me off today that 'Rent' will close later this year ...My jaw dropped and my heart sunk for a moment as I read the news. Dang.
It's like losing a figurative member of the family. Like Ben Folds Five and Toad the Wet Sprocket breaking up, like 'Friends' finally going off the air, like the day I got married -- it's another string to my golden youth being severed ...
Along with my high school gang of friends and a good section of my generation, I fell hard for the rock musical on the heels of its four Tony Awards and Pulitzer. Its inspiring "No Day But Today" message was engrained in me. My friends and I would blast the soundtrack in our high school auditorium, and at home I played it constantly, causing my parents to question my reasons more than once ...
One of the greatest thrills in my life remains actually seeing the production on Broadway ... And seeing the musical finally making it to film was icing on the cake.
Those warm memories and images will always make me smile.
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