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CBS News
10-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
"Rent" returns to Massachusetts for a new generation nearly 30 years after Broadway debut
Nearly 30 years after "Rent" debuted on Broadway, the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning show still has an impact as it returns to Massachusetts. "Rent" changed the idea of what musical theater could be and continues to change it today. The rock opera, set in the late 90s, altered the landscape. Altered musical theater "It was in your face and big and different," said Robert McDonough, the music director of the Company Theatre in Norwell. Actor David Jiles, Jr. agrees. "The music, it's vibrant. It's full of life. It's full of energy," said Jiles. "Even the slow ballads, there's an energy to it. There's a fire to it." The show intentionally caused shockwaves. "[Composer] Jonathan Larson, when he was working on it, he wanted it to be the 'Hair' of the 90s," said McDonough. "Now we have a whole new generation of people who want to experience that," said Zoe Bradford, the artistic director and co-director of "Rent." "We have so many more contemporary musicals now that might have had a little inspiration from this." "A musical for everybody" "'Rent' felt like a musical for everybody," said Jiles. "'Rent' felt like a musical where the musical theater nerds were loving it and the folks who were adjacent to musical theater nerds or the folks who were like, ah, I have no concept of what musical theater able to find something about themselves in the music of what these characters are singing." For Aeon Smith, it's one thing to know the songs and another to perform them. "I've known this musical since I was 9 years old," said Smith. "So I know all the music but you have to kind of take a step back and say, OK, look at it from Mimi's perspective. What am I doing? How am I feeling? The music truly tells the story." Beloved anthems like "Seasons of Love" often bring tears from the audience. "It's hard for me to understand someone who could hear that song and really hear the lyrics and not be moved in some a song that asks us something really, I think, important about life and what it means to be human," said Jiles. Smith said the music delivers the message. "Live in the moment and love the people you love because who knows what will happen tomorrow," said Smith.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Yahoo
Madison man arrested on drug related charges during traffic stop
PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — The Priceville Police Department said officers arrested a man on drug charges during a traffic stop Tuesday morning. Around 4:45 a.m., PPD said officers saw a vehicle crossing the white line next to the shoulder of the road in the 3300 block of Point Mallard Parkway. Redstone Federal Credit Union releases statement on fraud charges PPD said the officers checked the license plate and discovered the registered owner had a revoked driver's license. From there, the officers pulled the vehicle over. After making contact with the driver and registered owner of the vehicle, PPD said a drug investigation was started. The officers said there was probable cause to search the vehicle and found a quantity of methamphetamine/fentanyl mixture and drug paraphernalia. As a result of the investigation, 44-year-old Roosevelt Jiles Jr., of Madison, was arrested and taken to the Madison County Jail. Target CEO says Trump's tariffs will likely raise prices on some items within 'days' IHOP offers free short stack for National Pancake Day Trump threatens to stop funding for any colleges allowing 'illegal protests' Athens man accused of sexually abusing a child arrested Madison man arrested on drug related charges during traffic stop PPD said that before this arrest, Jiles was out on bond through Madison County. Jiles was charged with drug trafficking, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a revoked license. He is currently being held on a $160,000 bond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
