Full Circle
On the opening day of the Broadway musical Rent, the play writer, Jonathan Larson, suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to an aortic aneurysm. That very day his dream came true, yet he would never be able to see the musical as a finished product. His hard work, dedication, and love for theater would live on through his musical, memories, and his beloved friends. When Jonathan Larson died, his musical was born, just as many of the characters in his musical go full circle; meaning, “back to one's starting point,” according to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. For the characters who have HIV or AIDS, they must constantly be reminded that their lives will be shortened when they take AZT breaks, which
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