THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex

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THIS YEAR'S RENT is a new podcast that delves deep into the cultural phenomenon of the 1996 musical RENT. Hosted by LAURA HERTZFELD & ALEX GRADET, two Gen-Xers whose late teens/early-20s were defined by the late-90s New York, THIS YEAR'S RENT takes a candid look at the rock opera - its artistic merits, its cultural impact, and let’s be real, its well-deserved criticisms. THIS YEAR'S RENT is proud to support BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS. If you enjoy the podcast, please consider a donation at donate.broadwaycares.org

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    • Dec 25, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 34m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from THIS YEAR'S RENT with Laura & Alex

    109: "It Isn't Much, But It Took All Year"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2022 31:06


    After a 525,600 min. hiatus, LAURA AND ALEX are back to wrap it up with one last ep!

    109: "When We Were Roommates" with Jonathan Burkhart

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2022 74:39


    In this long-delayed episode (apologies!), LAURA and ALEX sit down with JONATHAN BURKHART, filmmaker, producer, and Jonathan Larson's best friend (no kidding: he's namechecked as one of the roommates in the o.g. version of "Boho Days"). It gets emotional.

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    108: "To Sondheim"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 61:34


    LAURA and ALEX talk about the life and death of Stephen Sondheim, his works, his legacy, and the personal impact he's had on each of them. (Also, Alex goes on a long tangent about the perfection of 2019's "Co-Op.") Fair warning: the subject of RENT doesn't come up much.

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    107: "Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living Honest Living" with Justin Plowman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 35:47


    ALEX and LAURA get a behind-the-curtain look at RENT original line guy, Broadway's first lottery guy and Alex's old roommate JUSTIN PLOWMAN.

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    106B: "Mark, Are You There?" (Pt. 2) with Adam Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2021 37:29


    Continuing our convo with Adam Shapiro on musicals for non-musical ppl, WAITRESS, and subsequent casts of RENT!

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    106: "Mark, Are You There?" with Adam Shapiro

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 35:35


    ALEX and LAURA welcome WAITRESS star, and once-(and-future?) Mark, ADAM SHAPIRO.

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    105B Mini-Ep: Melissa Anelli Cont'd. / "Forcing Changes, Risk and Danger"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 5:29


    Spurred by guest MELISSA ANELLI's philosophy of unironic enthusiasm, ALEX changes lanes, which LAURA is good enough not to gloat about.

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    105: "A State-of-the-Art Digital Virtual Interactive Studio" with Melissa Anelli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 51:44


    ALEX and LAURA talk shop with BroadwayCon founder and o.g. Renthead MELISSA ANELLI.

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    104B Mini Ep: Anthony, Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 10:06


    But wait, there's more, with ANTHONY "TWO-TOUCH" VENEZIALE!!!

    104: "To the Stage!" with Anthony Veneziale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 39:15


    Hosts LAURA and ALEX dig into it with FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME founding member ANTHONY VENEZIALE!!!

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    103B Mini Ep: Dina, Pt. Two

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 4:13


    After ALEX bounced off the call, LAURA and O.G. Rent-head DINA FRIEDLER had a little more to discuss.

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    103: "The Phone Rings!" with Dina Friedler

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 42:09


    Hosts LAURA and ALEX welcome theater company manager and O.G. Rent-head DINA FRIEDLER!

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    102: "I'm Writing One Great Song..."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 35:38


    Hosts LAURA HERTZFELD and ALEX GRADET dive into the brief life of RENT composer and lyricist JONATHAN LARSON.

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    101: 'See If Anything Comes of It'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 20:14


    Get to know your hosts Laura and Alex, their time in New York, and their history with RENT.

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