The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and the producers of the “Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour” announced today that single tickets for the upcoming tour engagement in Dallas will go on sale Friday, July 8th at 10am. “Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour” will perform a limited two week engagement from September 20th through October 2nd at the Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District and is part of the 2016/2017 Broadway Series season.
Center Members get access to the best available seats. Call Membership Services at (214) 978-2888 or go to www.attpac.org/support to join. Center Membership presale began May 31st at 10am.
Ticket prices for RENT 20th Anniversary Tour begin at $25 and can be purchased online, beginning Friday, July 8th at 10am, at www.attpac.org/broadway, by phone at (214) 880-0202 or in person at the AT&T Performing Arts Center Information Center, 2353 Flora Street (Monday 10am – 6pm; Tuesday thru Saturday 10am – 9pm; Sunday 10am – 6pm).
In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway…and forever changed the landscape of American theatre. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. And now, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning masterpiece returns to the stage in a vibrant 20th anniversary touring production. A re-imagining of Puccini’s La Bohème, “Rent” follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters—love.
The show received its world premiere off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on February 13th, 1996 to ecstatic reviews and transferred to Broadway on April 29th, 1996. “Rent” is winner of the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It is one of only five musicals to win both awards.
Based on the original direction by Michael Greif (Tony and Drama Desk Nominations, “Rent”), Evan Ensign will re-stage this 20th anniversary tour. Marlies Yearby (Tony Nomination, “Rent”) will serve as choreographer.
The “Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour” is produced by Work Light Productions, whose other touring productions include “Cinderella,” “MAMMA MIA!,” Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” “Vocalosity,” and “Crazy For You.”
