Rent [videorecording] / Sony Pictures ; The Hot Ticket presents ; a @radical.media production ; book, music & lyrics by Jonathan Larson ; directed by Michael John Warren ; produced by Jon Kamen and Justin Wilkes.

Larson, Jonathan. (Author, Composer, Lyricist). Warren, Michael John. (Director). Kamen, Jon. (Producer). Wilkes, Justin. (Producer). Chase, Will, 1970- (Vocalist). Kantor, Adam. (Vocalist). McElroy, Michael, 1967- (Vocalist). Hicks, Rodney, 1974- (Vocalist). Thoms, Tracie, 1975- (Vocalist). Johnston, Justin. (Vocalist). Goldsberry, Renee (Renee Elise) (Vocalist). Espinosa, Eden. (Vocalist). Larson, Jonathan. Rent. (Added Author). Hot Ticket (Firm) (Added Author). @Radical.media (Firm) (Added Author). Columbia Pictures. (Added Author). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Will Chase (Roger Davis), Adam Kantor (Mark Cohen), Michael McElroy (Tom Collins), Rodney Hicks (Benjamin Coffin III), Tracie Thoms (Joanne Jefferson), Justin Johnston (Angel Schunard), Renèe Elise Goldsberry (Mimi Marquez), Eden Espinosa (Maureen Johnson), Tracy McDowell, Marcus Paul James, Gwen Stewart, Jay Wilkinson, Telly Leung, Shaun Earl, Andrea Goss. (Cast).

Summary:

This film captures the last Broadway performance of the long running rock musical RENT. Loosely based on Puccini's opera "La Bohème," it tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. Roommates, friends, lovers, at times enemies, the struggles of documentary filmmaker Mark, musician Roger, dancer Mimi, performance artist Maureen, public interest lawyer Joanne, teacher/anarchist Tom Collins and his drag queen lover Angel, with their sell-out land lord Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III revolve around the rent. As a year unfolds, they face a host of personal trials and begin coming to terms with the limits of their aspirations and relationships.

Item details

ISBN: 1435957679
ISBN: 9781435957671
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Culver City, CA : Columbia Pictures Industries : c2009.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Taped at the Nederlander Theatre, NYC; originally produced as a recorded performance in 2008. Bonus features: Featurettes: Rent: the final days on Broadway (37 min.); The final curtain call (8 min.); The wall (6 min.); The final lottery (9 min.); National Marfan Foundation PSA (1 min.); Previews (6 min.).
Formatted Contents Note:	Bonus features: "Rent: the final days on Broadway" -- The final curtain call -- The wall -- The final lottery.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Originally directed for the stage by Michael Greif ; originally produced for the stage by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon, and New York Theatre Workshop ; director of photography, Declan Quinn ; edited by Edward Bishop, Josh Pearson, Adam "Zuk" Zuckerman ; musicians, David Truskinoff, Steve Mack, Bobby Baxmeyer, Jeff Potter, John Korba ; choreographed by Marlies Yearby ; set designer, Paul Clay ; costume designer, Angela Wendt ; lighting designer, Blake Burba.
Participant or Performer Note:	Will Chase (Roger Davis), Adam Kantor (Mark Cohen), Michael McElroy (Tom Collins), Rodney Hicks (Benjamin Coffin III), Tracie Thoms (Joanne Jefferson), Justin Johnston (Angel Schunard), Renèe Elise Goldsberry (Mimi Marquez), Eden Espinosa (Maureen Johnson), Tracy McDowell, Marcus Paul James, Gwen Stewart, Jay Wilkinson, Telly Leung, Shaun Earl, Andrea Goss.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround; anamorphic widescreen presentation, 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
Language Note:	In English with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.