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A review by helenephoebe
Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent by Anthony Rapp
5.0
ISBN? - 9780743269773
General Subject/s? - Biography / Musical Theatre / Music / Theatre
Title? - Without You is a song from Rent, and it also applies to Rapp's relationship with his mum.
General Analysis? - I really really loved this autobiography! I love Rent so for me this book particularly appealed. It's interesting to see the audition process and how relations developed between the actors that made them like a family, and enabled them to act so well. It's also interesting to see musical influences, and the history of a musical which changed the face of Broadway. Part of the story is so sad, with the death of creator and composer Jonathan Larson. What else really strikes me about this book is how open Rapp is about his sexual orientation and his mistakes over the years, and his mother's illness. It's really emotional and enables you to understand why he put so much into musical theatre.
Recommend? – Well worth a read, particularly for fans of Rent.
General Subject/s? - Biography / Musical Theatre / Music / Theatre
Title? - Without You is a song from Rent, and it also applies to Rapp's relationship with his mum.
General Analysis? - I really really loved this autobiography! I love Rent so for me this book particularly appealed. It's interesting to see the audition process and how relations developed between the actors that made them like a family, and enabled them to act so well. It's also interesting to see musical influences, and the history of a musical which changed the face of Broadway. Part of the story is so sad, with the death of creator and composer Jonathan Larson. What else really strikes me about this book is how open Rapp is about his sexual orientation and his mistakes over the years, and his mother's illness. It's really emotional and enables you to understand why he put so much into musical theatre.
Recommend? – Well worth a read, particularly for fans of Rent.