Desert News
Salt Lake City
November 12, 2000

"RENT," the most honored musical since "A Chorus Line," played a sold-out two-week run at the Capitol Theatre two years ago. The landmark show, a rock version of Puccini's "La Boheme," is returning for eight performances, again at the Capitol, Nov. 14-19.

The success of "Rent," which is only the fifth musical to ever win both the Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, is tempered by the fact that Jonathan Larson, who created the show, died of an aortic aneurysm on the morning of Jan. 25, 1996, just hours after the production's final dress rehearsal off Broadway and 10 days before his 36th birthday. After a brief run at the New York Theatre Workshop, "Rent" moved to Broadway on April 29, 1996, where it continues to play to standing-room-only audiences.

Performances will be 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 7 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, with matinees at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets range from $25-$60. For reservations, visit any ArtTix outlet, including the Capitol Theatre and Abravanel Hall, or call 355-2787. Tickets may also be ordered online at (www.arttix.org). For group rates, call Safia at 355-2200.