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R A P I D R I V E R
stage
The Powerful
Rock Opera
at ACT
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BY JANNA HOEKEMA
Asheville Community Theatre will
present the musical, Rent, February
18 through March 6. Rent
was
the winner of 4 awards at the 1996
Tony Awards including the award
for best musical. Rent
also won the Pulitzer
Prize for Drama in 1996.
This powerful story follows a group
of bohemians struggling in modern day
New York. Based on Puccini’s opera La
Boheme, Rent
tells the story of a group of
impoverished young artists and musicians
struggling to
survive under
the shadow of
HIV/AIDS in
New York’s
Lower East
Side.
The artists,
Roger,
Mark, and
Maureen to
name a few,
are seeking to
create powerful
art in the
form of music, film and performances. You
will get to hear epic songs such as “No Day
But Today” and “Seasons of Love.” This
hot rock opera includes romance, death and
betrayal—woven together with songs that
make this story unforgettable.
Written by Jonathan Larson, the rock
opera was not only based on La Boheme
but
also on Larson’s life and experiences. Sadly,
Larson passed away just before the show
opened off-Broadway and he never knew
the impact his musical had on the world.
Rent
is for mature audiences only.
ACT’s production is directed by Jeff
Catanese who recently played the narrator
in A Christmas Story
and has directing
experience in New York City through Attic
Salt Productions. Brad Curtioff is the musical
director. The edgy New York fashion
of the 90’s will be costume designer Rachel
Gordon’s main focus.
IF
YOU
GO
Rent, ACT Mainstage.
Book, music and lyrics by
Jonathan Larson, directed
by Jeff Catanese. On stage
February 18-March 6.
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.,
Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $22 adults;
$19 seniors and students. Available online
at www.ashevilletheatre.org or by calling
(828) 254-1320.
2010-2011 Season
Audubon Quartet
March 4, 2011
Beethoven: Op. 18, No. 2
Serebrier: Fantasia for String Quartet
Wolf: "Italian Serenade"
Schickele: Quartet No. 1,
"American Dreams"
Miro Quartet
March 25, 2011
Schubert: "Quartetsatz"
Brahms: Quartet No. 1
Philip Glass: Quartet No. 5
All concerts are on
Friday’s at 8:00 pm
at the
Unitarian Universalist Church
of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place
at Charlotte Street
Tickets and Information 828-259-3626
ashevillechambermusic.org
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