▁Sh aron . ▁" Part y ▁of ▁N ine : ▁Life ▁with ▁the ▁Hans el man ▁Se xt u ple ts ." ▁( n . d .). ▁Retrieved ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Party ▁of ▁N ine ▁official ▁web ▁site ▁Cleveland . com : ▁The ▁Hans el man ▁se xt u ple ts ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁children ▁Category : S ext u ple ts ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁C uy ah oga ▁F alls , ▁Ohio <0x0A> </s> ▁R ent ▁ ▁( st yl ized ▁as ▁R ENT ) ▁is ▁a ▁rock ▁musical ▁with ▁music , ▁lyr ics , ▁and ▁book ▁by ▁Jonathan ▁Lar son , ▁lo os ely ▁based ▁on ▁Gia como ▁Pu cc ini ' s ▁opera ▁La ▁Boh ème . ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁imp over ished ▁young ▁artists ▁struggling ▁to ▁surv ive ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh attan ' s ▁East ▁Village ▁in ▁the ▁th riv ing ▁days ▁of ▁bo hem ian ▁Al phabet ▁City , ▁under ▁the ▁shadow ▁of ▁H IV / A ID S . ▁ ▁The ▁musical ▁was ▁first ▁seen ▁in ▁a ▁work shop ▁production ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁Theatre ▁Work shop ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁This ▁same ▁Off - B road way ▁theatre ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁musical ' s ▁initial ▁home ▁following ▁its ▁official ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁opening . ▁The ▁show