RENT is due.

It was announced yesterday that the broadway musical RENT would close on June 1. It's the end of an era. For so many reasons, this show has a special place in my heart. It was the closest, I feel, that I've gotten to being in a b'way show. It's part of the reason I moved to NYC. It's message and music touched a whole new generation of young adults apathetic to musical theatre. It opened peoples eyes to AIDS and gays and artists on the edge. It changed not only musical theatre, but changed our lifestyles through it's messages of hope, friendship, and love. I will miss it... and look forward to viewing it one last time in the coming months. "There is no future... there is no past... I live this moment as my last."