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  2. Oct 29, 2020 · The characters include two queer couples: bisexual Maureen is in a relationship with Joanne and transgender—or drag queen, depending on the iteration of the show—Angel is in a relationship with Collins.

  3. Jan 28, 2019 · Fox's live version of RENT boasts the first ever non-white Mark with Jordan Fisher, who previously starred in Hamilton and refers to himself as mixed. Mark and his fellow straight roommate Roger command most of the musical’s focus. Roger, along with two other queer characters, has HIV.

  4. Mar 27, 2019 · Rent, the groundbreaking musical that debuted on Broadway in 1996, is considered a quintessential queer musical — but that’s not a title it deserves over two decades later. Loosely based on...

  5. Feb 8, 2019 · Even though the show centers on its straight characters, Rent does have LGBTQ+ representation in the main cast including Angel, Maureen and Joanne. Maureen, the feisty bisexual heartthrob who is both Mark’s ex and Joanne’s girlfriend, is a personification of several negative stereotypes about bisexual folks.

  6. Jun 19, 2019 · As a cultural phenomenon, Rent put HIV-positive voices front and center and created nuanced roles for queer, black and brown artists on the Broadway stage. And for a generation who felt betrayed by their government, their bodies and the status quo, Rent offered full-throated release in 1996.

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  7. Rent (stylized in all caps) is a rock musical with music, lyrics, and book by Jonathan Larson. [1]

  8. Based on Puccini’s beloved opera La Bohème, Rent follows the ups and downs of a year in the life of a group of impoverished, artistic friends living in Manhattan’s East Village. Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, struggles to find his place in the world; his roommate Roger, an HIV-positive musician, wonders how he will leave his mark before he dies.