For millennial theater kids, it is hard to overstate the cultural importance of Rent. First produced in 1996, the contemporary retelling of Pucini's La bohème introduced me and my peers to rock ballads, profanity, drug use, sex, homelessness, and AIDS. Presented in Philly as part of its "25th Anniversary Farewell" tour, this Rent feels adolescent, that is: young, passionate, loud, and slightly dumb. The post Seasons…
