TRIVIA

  •  RENT is the 7th longest running show in Broadway history.
  •  There have been numerous productions of RENT performed in 15 different languages worldwide.
  •  RENT has a cult following of "rentheads." 
  •  RENT has the biggest rate of repeat ticket sales on Broadway.
  •  RENT has received the praises of ahose of movie and television satrs the world over that include Mel Gibson, Janet Jackson, Kevin Bacon, George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jodie Foster. 
  •  RENT is only the 5th production to ever have won both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Musical.

AWARDS

THE PULITZER PRIZES

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                                                                     1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

1996 TONY AWARDS

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  • Best Musical
  • Best Score of a Musical - Jonathan Larson
  • Best Book of a Musical - Jonathan Larson
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Wilson Jermaine Heredia

1996 DRAMA DESK AWARDS

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  • Best Musical
  • Best Music - Jonathan Larson
  • Best Lyrics - Jonathan Larson
  • Best Book - Jonathan Larson
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Wilson Jermaine Heredia
  • Best Arrangements - Steve Skinner

1996 NEW YORK DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS

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  Best Musical

1996 OUTER CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

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Best Off-Broadway Musical

1996 DRAMA LEAGUE

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Best Musical

1996 OBIE AWARDS

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  • Oustanding Book, Music and Lyrics - Jonathan Larson
  • Outstanding Direction - Michael Greif
  • Outstanding Enseble Performance