With the economy down and the number of jobs diminishing, the nation is really going through some hard times. And just imagine all those starving artists out there — they’re really starving now if they weren’t before. Based on the Puccini opera La Boheme, the story line of Rent follows a group of young artists searching for themselves and love all while just trying to get by. This long-running Broadway musical classic should hit close to home, even though its setting in New York City’s East Village isn’t exactly the Q.C. Jan. 27-29, 7:30 p.m.; Jan. 30, 8 p.m.; Jan. 31, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Feb. 1, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Ovens Auditorium, 2700 E. Independence Blvd. 704-372-1000. www.blumenthalcenter.org.
This article appears in Jan 20-27, 2009.
