When "Rent"

hit the stage in 1996, it took Broadway by storm.

The show, inspired

in New York's East Village and their travels and travails over a period

of one year.

"Rent"

won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as the Pulitzer Prize

for Drama. Since 1996, it has been a mainstay on Broadway as well as around

the world.

The Fox Theatre

will present "Rent" through Sunday.

Mark, a filmmaker,

lives with Roger, a song writer, in a loft that is about to be turned

into a high-priced studio by their former friend, Tom Collins. Roger falls

in love with Mimi, while Mark deals with his breakup with Maureen, a performance

artist.

There are many

other plot lines and characters in the show, which features a variety

of musical numbers, such as the ballad "Light My Candle" and

the opening song of the second act, "Seasons of Love."

The cast features

a variety of actors. David Oliver Cohen, star of Nickelodeon's "Taina,"

stars as Mark, while Roger is played by Kevin Spencer of the band Mezzanine.

Krystal L. Washington, a student from Ball State University in her first

national tour, plays Mimi, and Sara Schatz, who has appeared Off-Broadway

and in Europe, plays Maureen.

"Rent"

is a show that can be touching one minute and hysterically funny the next.

The show is very high-energy and vibrant.

"Rent"

will be performed at 8 p.m. through Saturday and at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

There will be matinees Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets range in

price from $22.50-$48 and are available at any Ticketmaster location,

the Fox box office, by calling 404-817-8700 or by visiting www.broadwayacrossamerica.com .

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