The musical RENT, inspired by Puccini's La Boheme, is a joyous, breathtaking and often heartbreaking musical that celebrates a community of young artists in downtown New York looking for love and success and struggling to make their mark on the world. The most honored musical since A Chorus Line in 1976, RENT is only the fifth musical to ever win both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Musical. Critics have called RENT “the best thing that has happened to the Broadway musical in a long time!”
RENT captures the heart and spirit of a generation.
| Year | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Best Musical | Winner |
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Dead Moose
Sunshine Brooks Theater (1/23 - 2/1) | |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Sat Jan 10 9pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Disney's Frozen JR
Casa del Prado Theatre (1/9 - 1/18) | |
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The Sleeping Beauty: International Ballet Stars in San Jose, CA! On May 05, 2026
Center for the Performing Arts (5/5 - 5/5) | |
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Comedy Oakland at Calabash Sat Jan 10th 8pm
Calabash (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Comedy Oakland at The Lumpia Company Fri Jan 30 7:30pm
The Lumpia Company (1/30 - 1/30) | |
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Comedy Oakland at Quinn's Lighthouse Thu Jan 15 8pm
Quinn's Lighthouse (1/15 - 1/15) | |
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Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
The Old Globe (2/7 - 3/8) | |
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