May 10, 2018
Headcanon: the entire movie version of Rent is actually a fever dream (turned miniature reality, if you like) that Paul Stamets has while trapped in the mycelial network, inspired by avant-garde Kasseelian interpretations of La Bohème and some historical novel Hugh’s been reading about the plight of QTPOC during the AIDS crisis of three centuries prior.
@delectablewerewolf, this should be right up your alley. @gnolib, here’s the ultimate justification for why Rent is so ahistorical (and somehow it’s still a wonderful, transcendent piece of musical theatre writing).