LA BOHEME
 


For those not into opera, this is the show upon which Rent was based. "The greatest love story ever sung," La Boheme tells of the love affair between Rodolfo and Mimi.

 


2003 Tony Award
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design
Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre
 
2003 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Sound Design

BROADWAY PREMIERE
November 7, 1927

REVIVAL
April 30, 1944
April 14, 1948
December 8, 2002, played 288 performances
 
COMPOSER
Giacomo Puccini

LYRICIST & LIBRETTIST
Giuseppe Giacosa & Luigi Illica
 
ORIGINAL 2002 CAST
Alfred Boe, Eugene Brancoveanu, Jessica Comeau, Ben Davis, Jesus Garcia, Lisa Hopkins, Wei Huang, David Miller, Daniel Okulitch, Ekaterina Solovyeva, Daniel C. Webb, Chloe Wright, William Youmans

DIRECTOR
Baz Luhrmann
 
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

LYRICS
bohemianopera.com
 
 
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