It's always a treat for MBS to share the love of a topic with her guest, and this RENT-head reunion was no exception. Mark saw the show on Broadway with its original cast as a high school southerner doing college visits, and it kinda changed his life. In addition to introducing him to a world of artists and diversity (and disease) he had no concept of, it "reaffirmed and maybe even instilled [his] love of a big ensemble of people trying to tell a meaningful story together." For this hour, there's only us, there's only this, and this is talking about how great Rent is.
PS - Somehow we managed to not discuss Jonathan Larson's passing the morning of the show's first preview. If you want a good cry and a sense of how emotional and passionate those performances were, read Rapp's book for a first hand account of the process without him.
