Yesterday I stood in line for 2 hours to get the rush tickets for RENT in Fort Lauderdale and it was SO worth it! I'd never heard of this, but apparently rush tickets aren't done for all shows, but RENT is one that's always offered the first 3 rows for 20 bucks, something about the writer knowing what it's like to be a broke artist and wanting the common man to be able to afford tickets. Let me tell you, waiting in the rain for 2 hours was TOTALLY worth it! I will definitely do it again.

RENT, if you haven't seen it, is about a group of friends living/squatting in an old warehouse. Roger's a frustrated musician living with HIV after his girlfriend died and Marc is his filmmaker roommate. Benny used to live with Roger and Marc, but has since moved onto wealthier times and now owns the building. Benny wants the homeless people in the ouside lot to get out so he can build something else, and Maureen (Marc's ex-girlfriend who now bats for the other team) wants to throw a protest over it.

The main characters are interesting, but I really fell for the homeless couple Tom Collins and his drag-queen girlfriend Angel. Angel was so audacious and sparkling that she stole the stage every scene she was in. Also hilarious was Marc's answering machine scenes in which his mother would fret about him and prospective employers would try to tantalize him with soul-less gigs.

RENT's on the road, and if it comes near your town I highly recommend it! Now I can't wait to get the soundtrack...