Tickets are now on sale for the RENT 20^th Anniversary Tour at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. The show will play April 5-8. In 1996, an original rock musical by a little-known composer opened on Broadway and forever changed the landscape of American theater. Two decades later, Jonathan Larson’s RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. The show is a re-imagining of Puccini’s La Bohème. RENT follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds audiences to measure their lives with the only thing that truly matters – love.

The show received its world premiere off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on Feb. 13, 1996, and transferred to Broadway on April 29, 1996. Following its Broadway appearance, the show went on to win the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The show is one of only five musicals to win both awards.

Tickets for the show start at $40. For more informaton, visit TheHanoverTheatre.org, call 877-571-SHOW (7469), or at the Hanover Theatre box office, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester. A discussion guide is also available online. Audio description will be available at the April 8, 1 p.m. performance, and ASL interpretation will be available at the April 8, 6:30 p.m. performance.