{"product_id":"rent-hardcover","title":"Rent - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Larson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, \u003cem\u003eRent\u003c\/em\u003e offers what most theater books can't: a chance to step behind the curtain and feel the electricity of a stage phenomenon as it unfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRent\u003c\/em\u003e has single-handedly reinvigorated Broadway and taken America by storm. Sweeping all major theater awards, including the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama, as well as four 1996 Tony Awards including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score for a Musical, \u003cem\u003eRent\u003c\/em\u003e captures the heart and spirit of a generation, refleting it onstage through the emotion of its stirring words and music, and the energy of its young cast. Now, for the first time, \u003cem\u003eRent\u003c\/em\u003e comes to life on the page -- through vivid color photographs, the full libretto, and an utterly compelling behind-the-scenes oral history of the show's creation. Here is the exclusive and absolutely complete companion to \u003cem\u003eRent, \u003c\/em\u003e told in the voices of the extraordinary talent behind its success: the actors, the director, the producers, and the librettist and composer himself, Jonathan Larson, whose sudden death, on the eve of the first performance, has made \u003cem\u003eRent's\u003c\/em\u003e life-affirming message all the more poignant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, Rent offers what most theater books can't: a chance to step behind the curtain and feel the electricity of a stage phenomenon as it unfolds. Rent captures the heart and spirit of a generation, reflecting it onstage through the emotion of its stirring words and music, and the energy of its young cast. Now, for the first time, Rent comes to life on the page - through vivid color photographs, the full libretto, and a behind-the-scenes oral history of the show's creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 13.85 x 9.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (1997)\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (1996)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42688483885119,"sku":"9780688154370","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/457daa64336ace18a7bacc0c700e4ece.webp?v=1764982055","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/rent-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}