Seasons Of Love 1st Edition Emily Garside by Emily Garside 9781493064618, 1493064614 instant download after payment.

Even decades later, Rent lives on as a warmly remembered chapter in Broadway history, yet the show is too often trivialized, reduced to parody, or dissected in the service of an arid cultural politics. In light of this, journalist & theater expert Emily Garside has some questions. Chief among Why is Rent taken less seriously than other musicals of its caliber? And should it be? 

In Seasons of Love, Garside brings both a fan's devotion and a scholar's critical eye to reassess the legacy of this Pulitzer Prize–winning musical a quarter-century after its premiere. Even as the show memorably captured the experience of life on the margins in the late '90s, Garside argues that it remains an important & relevant work today. She explores the influence it had on diverse casting, immersive set design, & queer representation in the works that followed in its wake. 

And she dives into the world of past & present "Rentheads" who share their formative experiences with the musical, which coincided with the dawn of online fan culture. Ultimately, Rent was an uncommonly innovative & prescient musical, & as we survey past works for inspiration & look for ways to fill our theaters, there's much to learn from its example.