Last Saturday, I saw Rent for the first time live since the 90s. I own the DVD of the closing performance on Broadway and I have seen the movie version. I know the lyrics by heart. Seeing it live does heighten the emotional impact. I found myself crying from "Without You" in the second act on.
Interesting tidbit, near the end of act one, the police sing a jarring line "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas." This time the word right was inserted after white. Good nod to current events.