Screenland Armour Theatre
408 Armour Road
North Kansas City, MO 64116

Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Screenland Armour Theatre present a special screening of Rent the film adaptation of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical, inspired by Puccini’s La bohème. Don’t miss this famous retelling of La bohème, set against the backdrop of New York City in 1989–1990.

A special introduction to the film will be given by Lyric Opera Resident Artist Bethany Jelinek.

Bethany Jelinek

Lyric Opera Resident Artist Soprano

About the Movie

Rent follows the story of a group of struggling artists in New York City in 1989–1990. Set during the height of the AIDS crisis, the story follows these “bohemians” over the course of one year as they navigate sexuality, grief, drugs, poverty, and love.