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The Miami
Vol. 88, Issue 22 | April 19 - April 21, 2010
HURRICANE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
RENTing the Ring
BRITTNEY BOMNIN // Photo Editor
SEASONS OF LOVE: Sarah Amengual (Mimi) and Ken Clark (Roger) rehearse “I Should Tell You” from “RENT,” which opens Wednesday at the Ring Theatre.
DANGEROUS CROSSING SIX STUDENTS DIED CROSSING U.S. 1, WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT? PAGE 3
ELEPHANTS VS. DONKEYS WHAT IT WILL TAKE FOR EITHER TO COME OUT ON TOP THIS NOVEMBER PAGE 9
A GALLOPING FINISH EQUESTRIAN TEAM, A LITTLE KNOWN CLUB, MAKES IT TO NATIONALS PAGE 16
‘RENT’ takes Jerry Herman Ring Theatre by storm BY DAVID SARGENT | CONTRIBUTING EDGE WRITER
“RENT,” the record-breaking rock opera, will be epic as the University of Miami’s Department of Theatre Arts’ high-energy season comes to a close. The Tony Award-winning musical, which was written by Jonathan Larson and based off of Giacomo Puccini’s legendary opera, “La Bohéme,” first premiered in 1996. It is about a group of young struggling artists during the 1980s
on the Lower East Side of New York City. With its powerful contemporary rock score, the musical addresses issues such as poverty, drug-abuse, bisexuality and AIDS. Students and faculty have been developing, designing and rehearsing to adapt “RENT” to the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre’s unique circular stage. “With the Broadway production, sometimes there was often too much activity on stage to follow the story,” said Christine Kellogg, co-director and choreographer. SEE RENT, PAGE 14