"Rent" Opening on Broadway (Part 1 of 3)

Erin Moriarity tells the story of Jonathan Larson and "Rent," covering the development and opening night of the show for "48 Hours." This features snippets of the original cast performing.

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  • @behshadmohebali6234
    @behshadmohebali62342 жыл бұрын

    "But he worked so hard for it. You don't know how hard he worked." Even knowing what happened to him, this part was a gut punch I didn't expect.

  • @stephanie3848

    @stephanie3848

    Жыл бұрын

    I think I saw this back when it aired, I was 14 then. I remember that part 😞

  • @coll4455

    @coll4455

    Жыл бұрын

    This 😢

  • @caitlinbelforti870
    @caitlinbelforti8702 жыл бұрын

    The set design on tick tick boom was brilliant. They got everything right about his apartment.

  • @meatwadsprlte

    @meatwadsprlte

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah apparently he recorded his whole apartment for insurance purposes.

  • @lespangen

    @lespangen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@meatwadsprlte Yes and his sister gave LMM the video which they used for the apartment design😬

  • @thelevisullivan
    @thelevisullivan2 жыл бұрын

    The saddest part isn’t even that Jonathan died. It’s that he worked so hard for so long and he never got to reap the fruits of his labor.

  • @nirvanafanman4624
    @nirvanafanman46243 жыл бұрын

    You can tell at 0:32 that he was really happy that his show would go onto off broadway and that he finally made it. So sad he never got to see it RIP.

  • @Oecanside
    @Oecanside8 жыл бұрын

    Thank u Johnathan for this beautiful play. U will never be forgotten. The part with his coat made me tear up

  • @manuelorozco7760

    @manuelorozco7760

    7 жыл бұрын

    Attention all Rentheads: Fox has chosen the show to be one of it's next live TV productions

  • @ashe984

    @ashe984

    5 жыл бұрын

    Brian Weber Yes I thank him for this

  • @tarachandra7158

    @tarachandra7158

    5 жыл бұрын

    Manuel Orozco Shame they really ruined it...

  • @spiritually
    @spiritually2 жыл бұрын

    Netflix’s Tick tick Boom brought me here and made me navigate more about Sir Larsons‘ life.

  • @Sjsharksfan88

    @Sjsharksfan88

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here. I only saw the movie Rent and really liked it, but coming here to learn more about Larson is pretty enlightening.

  • @thechoripankiller
    @thechoripankiller6 жыл бұрын

    Seeing Jonathan on his last day at work crushed my heart a little bit

  • @alisonaragon8992
    @alisonaragon89922 жыл бұрын

    Thank you tick tick boom for bringing me back to Rent, thank you Jonathan for leaving something so beautiful. Hey, what a way to spend the day

  • @mauritious1
    @mauritious12 жыл бұрын

    "How do you measure a year in the life? How about love?" Fuck, I can't stop sobbing over this. Jon really lived by these words. Happy valentine's day folks!! :)❤❤❤

  • @SophieGsk

    @SophieGsk

    2 жыл бұрын

    😔❤️

  • @ImAshlynnCarter
    @ImAshlynnCarter2 жыл бұрын

    How his friends talk about him remind me of my big brother. Died suddenly at 40 6 years ago. Best man I knew. Made everyone feels so loved and important. My heart still aches with grief for him 😭😭😭😭

  • @angelicamendoza8766

    @angelicamendoza8766

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hi, my big brother died at 33.. also sudden, it was nine years ago now and I still cry like at least once a week, he was my best friend. Idk but this comment really got to me, it's hard for people to understand me when I talk about my brother.

  • @michelelindor
    @michelelindor2 жыл бұрын

    He really was just….. unreal. We owe a lot to Mr. Larson.

  • @Analblockage
    @Analblockage2 жыл бұрын

    It's a damn shame he didn't get to see the impact he made on theater. Rent changed the game forever.

  • @UmmOopsy
    @UmmOopsy4 жыл бұрын

    Johnathon didn't just wrote about a great song to leave behind, he wrote a great musical that will never grow old

  • @KryptoniteStuff
    @KryptoniteStuff9 жыл бұрын

    this is amazing. rent is infinity.

  • @AnnaEnglishForLife
    @AnnaEnglishForLife2 жыл бұрын

    He could have never made it.But he did. He finished Rent. Thank you God! You gave him that opportunity, so we could treasure every minute of our life and show our talents to the world ❤️

  • @luv2sail66
    @luv2sail664 жыл бұрын

    Rent was the first of 3 musicals that touched my heart. The others were Hairspray and Hamilton. When I first saw it in 1996 (OBC), I knew nothing about the show going in. It blew me away in ways I couldn’t understand at the time. Almost 25 years later (and many visits to live performances) it’s still a seminal point in the history of American musical theater. I’m sad Mr. Larson didn’t live to see the fruits of his work.

  • @janetnjau397
    @janetnjau3972 жыл бұрын

    Jonathan Larsons story is easily one of the worst stories I’ve ever heard. I only found out today and my blood is boiling. As an artist I would rather die a century before my work is valued, than to die only a few hours before the peak of my career. He worked sooo hard for so long then won every single award he could’ve dreamed of but post-humously. What kind of sick destiny is that? 😓

  • @lilymae7516

    @lilymae7516

    2 жыл бұрын

    See it this way. Johnathan worked for his dreams to have a musical produced, and it happened. His dreams came true, probably never would have expected all the attention tho. Also, he apparently was self aware about his mortality, it is why he worked hard. A lot of successful people get careers handed to them so it makes sense that someone who didn't have things get handed to them takes way longer.

  • @paulwillard81

    @paulwillard81

    2 жыл бұрын

    What kind of stupidly sick mindset thinks the life he led was a "sick destiny"?? While Larson's life ending the way it did was certainly tragic and heartbreaking - I'm not sure throwing words like "blood boiling" and "sick destiny" are fitting for his life.

  • @redadamearth

    @redadamearth

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's not like he knew it happened. He basically passed out, so he wasn't aware of what happened. It's only his friends and the world who knew the tragic coincidence of what actually occurred. He didn't know that he died. His life ended in JOY, because he knew it was going to premiere that night. That's all he knew.

  • @jess_k6281

    @jess_k6281

    2 жыл бұрын

    i totally agree that it is so sad and i wish more than anything he could know how much his work has been appreciated but think about it this way, rent was opening off broadway, that’s a pretty big milestone! he had to know that it got pretty far and people were already liking it enough for that to happen i’d assume

  • @Sdority905

    @Sdority905

    2 жыл бұрын

    His dream was not only to make art but to change musical theatre and he definitely did that. Without Jonathon Larson we would not have Hamilton.

  • @redadamearth
    @redadamearth2 жыл бұрын

    It's still astounding to me that Larson died the *day* it was set to premiere. I'll never be able to square that.

  • @roberts1572

    @roberts1572

    2 жыл бұрын

    Day of the first preview showing, not premiere. Still weird.

  • @oshikuru09
    @oshikuru092 жыл бұрын

    It makes me happy seeing all these people appreciating rent now.

  • @ashe984
    @ashe9845 жыл бұрын

    I thank Jonathan for RENT such a beautiful Musical makes me tear up

  • @X3000Chan
    @X3000Chan5 жыл бұрын

    As it says in big letters on the back of the stage right piece of the Rent set, Thank You, Johnathan Larson.

  • @dani010203stor
    @dani010203stor Жыл бұрын

    NO ONE deserves to die so young.. (well yes, there are some monsters out there) but with some people i can't help but thing, out of all the people in the world, why HIM? why THEN? it angers and saddens me so much that he couldn't see his dream acomplished and couldn't enjoy all the outcome of his hardwork

  • @meme7986
    @meme79866 жыл бұрын

    Damn that looked like a funky time in New York

  • @manuelorozco7760
    @manuelorozco77607 жыл бұрын

    I just saw the new 20th anniversary tour yesterday. Rent is a touching and emotionally thrilling piece of musical theatre with themes that continue to resonant with us audiences around the world. RIP Jonathan Larson

  • @jamesnelson6656

    @jamesnelson6656

    9 ай бұрын

    I got to see the 25th tour and even meet Adam Pascal when he was in Pretty woman. He said that the OBC of rent still have a group chat

  • @manuelorozco7760

    @manuelorozco7760

    9 ай бұрын

    @@jamesnelson6656 That’s cool. Even Idina?

  • @jamesnelson6656

    @jamesnelson6656

    9 ай бұрын

    @@manuelorozco7760I saw the touring cast for the show, but Adam Pascal when he was in Pretty woman. Different show

  • @manuelorozco7760

    @manuelorozco7760

    9 ай бұрын

    @@jamesnelson6656 I was asking about the group chat

  • @soushimiketsukami4731
    @soushimiketsukami47317 жыл бұрын

    This musical movie will always be in my heart

  • @ashe984

    @ashe984

    5 жыл бұрын

    Soushi Miketsukami Same mine too

  • @vannahedits

    @vannahedits

    3 жыл бұрын

    same 🥺

  • @themusicofthenight2285
    @themusicofthenight22856 жыл бұрын

    I missed this musical so much! I haven't listened to it for a bit long time but now....it's like I descover it again! It will always be the BEST MUSICAL!

  • @heathervelasco5159
    @heathervelasco51594 жыл бұрын

    RIP and Thank You Jonathan Larson for a wonderful legacy

  • @CordeliaDoyle
    @CordeliaDoyle8 жыл бұрын

    This play was amazing.

  • @mariamyupperz7614

    @mariamyupperz7614

    7 жыл бұрын

    Caitlin Cushing IS* amazing!!

  • @jumailmail2244
    @jumailmail22443 жыл бұрын

    Your play moves me my body from the top of my head down to my toes . It reaches my soul. I wish you were here . Thank you so much for your Beautiful art that you shared with us .

  • @TheBritishActingCoach
    @TheBritishActingCoach2 жыл бұрын

    My heart is melting watching this.

  • @gerardyatcilla4839
    @gerardyatcilla48394 жыл бұрын

    LOVE!!!

  • @thechoripankiller
    @thechoripankiller6 жыл бұрын

    By the wayWtf? Seriously. One song glory in the background while larson's roommate talks about when he found him dead?Are you trying to kill me, people?!

  • @Beingmeasme
    @Beingmeasme Жыл бұрын

    Geez this lady is cruel. She is just wanting to make them cry.

  • @athenas5959
    @athenas59592 жыл бұрын

    thank you jonathan:,)

  • @marliehodge9763
    @marliehodge97633 жыл бұрын

    i would kill to see rent with the og cast

  • @lenar7086

    @lenar7086

    Жыл бұрын

    There is actually a recording of 1996 opening night at the New York public library. They also have the 10th anniversary copy. Apparently you have to say you want to view it for research purposes or something and they will let you watch it supervised

  • @jamesnelson6656
    @jamesnelson66569 ай бұрын

    Am I the only one that thinks of JL during Will I? The show even has a video of him during Mark's big moment with all the footage

  • @ElizaHamilton1780
    @ElizaHamilton17802 жыл бұрын

    This is kind of creepy and morbid. How often do news crews show people cleaning out their dead friend’s apartment like that?

  • @catesutherland6618

    @catesutherland6618

    2 жыл бұрын

    And getting him to point to where he saw the body of his dead friend 😐

  • @jennquinn1117
    @jennquinn11175 жыл бұрын

    Jesse L. Martin looks so young.

  • @fernandabluntkrasinski9026
    @fernandabluntkrasinski90265 жыл бұрын

    I hope the FOX TV special could honor the legacy of RENT

  • @VillageDigby

    @VillageDigby

    4 жыл бұрын

    They didn’t

  • @whomee2
    @whomee28 жыл бұрын

    heartbreaking

  • @mr.balloffur
    @mr.balloffur6 ай бұрын

    Does anybody know who sings Will I lose my dignity at 4:47?

  • @DramaDanana
    @DramaDanana3 жыл бұрын

    where can i find rent off broadway full?

  • @user-dg4mc4fr7w
    @user-dg4mc4fr7w4 жыл бұрын

    존나좋아

  • @sarahegarner11
    @sarahegarner119 жыл бұрын

    Is Carl Hyland in this? x

  • @lexyc.6968
    @lexyc.69687 жыл бұрын

    MUSICAL***********