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Rent Gets Hit Again

by Jerome Weeks 17 Feb 2009 9:36 AM

Garland isn’t the only place to cancel a high school staging of the musical Rent because of its controversial topics: AIDS, homosexuality, drug use, etc. Now it’s happened in Newport Beach, California. This time, a drama instructor and a student have said the principal cancelled the production solely because of the gay characters. The principal […]

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Garland isn’t the only place to cancel a high school staging of the musical Rent because of its controversial topics: AIDS, homosexuality, drug use, etc. Now it’s happened in Newport Beach, California. This time, a drama instructor and a student have said the principal cancelled the production solely because of the gay characters. The principal denies it.

About Jerome Weeks

Jerome Weeks is the Senior Arts Reporter/Producer for KERA. Previously at The Dallas Morning News, he was the book columnist for 10 years and the drama critic for 10 years before that. His writing has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Salon, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, American Theatre and Men’s Vogue magazines. View more about Jerome Weeks.