THE GOOD LIFE
Fall Arts PREVIEW At last, a full season of cultural events BY ANDY SMITH
Theatre
Rent’s 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour: By the Numbers Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent, based on the century-old opera La Bohème, officially opened on Broadway 25 years ago. This year, Rent’s touring production ends with one more national run, which includes a stop at Belk Theater (Nov. 9-14). A few numbers to know as the show makes its final voyage:
525,600:
The amount of minutes in a typical year, as famously noted by the classic tune that opens the show’s second act, “Seasons of Love.” (Twenty-five years of Rent would be 13,140,000 minutes, by the way.)
5,123:
Performances on Broadway for the show’s original 12-year run.
10:
Number of Tony nominations Rent received in 1996. It won four of them.
2005:
The year a film adaptation of Rent debuted. Original cast members that appeared in the film include Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs, and Jesse L. Martin.
OTHER THEATRICAL SHOWS THIS FALL: The Fantasticks (Sept. 2-19, Theatre Charlotte at The Palmer Building) Wicked (Sept. 8-Oct. 3, Ovens Auditorium) I Dream (Sept. 16-19, Belk Theater)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (Nov. 16-21, Belk Theater)
VISUAL ART THREE TO SEE: FALL MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS
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John Leslie Breck: American Impressionist at Mint Museum Uptown (Sept. 18-Jan. 2, 2022)
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Rent toured for its 20th anniversary in 2016.
Twentieth Century Women at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art (through Sept. 26)
Choose Your Weapon: Views from the Front Lines of the War for Black Lives at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture (through Oct. 3)
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The Rocky Horror Show (Oct. 6-31, Actors' Theatre of Charlotte at The Barn at MoRa)
