We’ve seen it several times (I mean the Mrs. and me). She even got two of those $20 front row seats one year.
Saw it in Boston. Enjoyed it. “Will You Light My Candle?” is one of my favorite songs.
Camped out overnight in 1997 outside the Nederlander Theater on W. 41st St. for a $20 front row ticket. I saw most of the original cast, and had an extended chat with Anthony Rapp after the show. 
Thr rush seats are the best to get. Rush I.E. camp out for a few hours and get a front row seat for 20 bucks.Scott evil, you are so lucky.
And rexdart. angel was played by a guy. I guess you know that by now dont You?
I really do like RENT, particularly for the music, but I thought the ending seemed a little bit tacked-on. The rest of the show was amazing, but the whole resurrection thing just didn’t do it for me. Especially the “I jumped over the moon!” bit. Ugh.
I’ve been listening to one of Larson’s older works, Tick . . . Tick . . . BOOM!, lately, and it’s amazing. It seems more honest, probably because it’s directly autobiographical. The music is very similar, and there’s a good message in there.
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Yes, thanks to the program. From the back row, uppermost balcony, it was hard to tell. Perhaps the guy playing Angel was so good I wouldn’t have distinguished even closer. It did, however, make the plot harder to follow not knowing. Of course, in the end it really didn’t matter whether Angel was a guy or girl, the character was entertaining and the relationship was important either way.
Personally, I think in retrospect that I liked being confused as to the actor’s gender. It seems appropriate. However, having not seen a close-up, I don’t know if Angel was supposed to be an obvious TG, or a good approximation of her inner gender.