RENT: The Award-Winning Musical in Hollywood/Los Angeles March 18, 2011

Fri, Mar 18 - Sat, Apr 23; Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm; and Sat 4/23 2pm

Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Produced through Special Arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI)

Based on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of one year in the life of eight friends living the Bohemian life -- struggling to express themselves through their art and measuring their lives in love. Against the gritty backdrop of New York's East Village, these friends strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness, and the AIDS epidemic.

Directed by Jerianne Banson and featuring Jason Aaronson, Benjamin Alicea, Enrico Banson, Deosick Burney, Valerie Charles, Dominique Cox, Cy Creamer, Nathan Crocker, Ali Eagle, Jason Esposito, Andy Eubanks, Amelia Harris, Timothy Hearl, Anthony Michael Knott, Holly Nugent, Matt Pick, Charlie Rayshad, Deon Sams, Tiffany Van Cott, Ana Villafane and Josie Yount

Jerica Productions/The Royal Underground Theatre Company is proud to bring to the Hudson Backstage their San Francisco Regional Premiere production of this multiple award-winning show. "With a show like RENT, which celebrates love and community, it was clear to my brother [Enrico] and I that the power of Jonathan Larson's message resonates in vibrant, creative and artistic communities like San Francisco," director Jerianne Banson said after closing a sold-out run at the Southside Theatre in San Francisco's historic Fort Mason during the first quarter of 2010. "It felt right to bring Rent to Hollywood; a town with a wide array of creative individuals who will not only celebrate Larson's work but embrace it. We want to continue sharing this show with those he wrote it for and make it accessible."

Official Website: http://www.jericaproductions.com/rent-la