‘Rent’ foreclosure delayed till Sept.
The death of “Rent” was prematurely foretold. Producers of the Pulitzer Prize- winning musical, who had announced a June 1 closing, have extended the run through Sept. 7 because of increased ticket sales.
“We’ve been gratified by the strong demand,” Jeffrey Seller, one of the show’s producers, said Wednesday.
Seller said the producers “realized that thousands of fans of the show are students in school. We decided to stay open long enough for them to make their plans to see ‘Rent’ before it closes in September.”
“Rent,” a retelling of Puccini’s “La Boheme” set in New York’s East Village, opened on Broadway in April 1996. Since then, the show has grossed more than $600 million on Broadway and in productions around the world.
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