A friend dragged me to that play back in the 90’s. A steaming pile of self-pitying tripe, wherein the characters all lamented their awful lot in life, while very deliberately ignoring how their own “choices” and “lifestyles” got them there. Worst show I’ve ever seen.
I’ll stick to Puccini and “La Boheme” thank you. Call me old-fashioned.
As usual I watched “Outlander”. A classy adaption of fine novels.
Then it is safe to assume that you haven't seen the Broadway Musical Urinetown
Not just that... a story about self pity is fine... the reason RENT sucked so bad though, wasn’t the subject matter... or even the self pity.. but the simple fact, in what was supposed to be a year or whatever in these peoples lives, and all the things they went through individually and collectively NOT A ONE SHOWED ANY PERSONAL GROWTH.. the characters at the end are exactly the same at the beginning, and that’s just bad story telling.
The musical numbers were catchy enough, but the only reason this thing got the awards it did, was the subject matter, the story telling was aweful.
I do rather like “Seasons of Love.”