Read on for some of the best moments from the measure of two decades ofRent.
He was losing friends left and right, she said.
He sent over a script and a cassette tape with [Larson] on the piano singing the songs.
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Telsey was offeredRentand another show at the same time and initially only wanted to cast the latter.
Yearby, who came from the modern dance world, had just finished a show that exhausted her.
there was something about it that spoke to me.
Back then, nobody knew whatRentwas.
… we had to look under every rock to find these incredibly talented people, said Telsey.
And now there are thousands of rock operas and rock musicals.
ONeal said that Larson attended meetings at Friends In Deed with friends who were HIV positive.
He was really there, really listening.
The energy coming off him was so strong, she recalled.
And Jonathan had been in the room that night.
I cant believe you called me, Im so excited!
Larsons legacy
Fridays panel was a celebration of Larson as much as it was a celebration ofRent.
Youre seeing it withHamiltonnow, Rapp said.
Hamiltonis everywhere, as it should be.
Everything thats happening withHamiltonhappened withRent, except Lin-Manuel [Miranda] is alive, and Jonathan wasnt.
How do you measure a life?
And it was joy.
Julie Larson said while her brother didnt get to see whatRentbecame, he knew it was something special.
