RENT!

So after almost a decade of waiting, I finally got to see Rent and let me tell you, those orchestra tickets were worth every penny and then some. It was incredible. I mean, to hear that music live and see Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp live onstage was uninmaginably awesome. Half the time I had chills running down my back because the music was amazing. The other half, I was pinching myself to make sure it wasn't some dream. And then there was some audience participation in "Over the Moon" which was just great. (That's the song where Maureen asks the audience to moo with her. So we all moo-ed.) The whole storyline (albeit a modern retelling of La Boheme) is so much more than just about a bunch of gay people living with AIDS. It's about community, friendship, coping with life, coping with loss, finding stability, finding love, finding your dream but not selling out. There are so many songs, little interludes and such, that really touch on these points. Anyway, go see the show. It's awesome.