History Heartwarming / RENT

* A meta example: Following Jonathan's Larson [[TearJerker sudden and heartbreaking death]] just before the off-broadway premiere, the cast did a special performance of the show for his friends and family. Anthony Rapp recounts that he and several others were crying too hard to sing at some points, but they all got through it somehow. The real Crowning Moment of Heartwarming/Awesome, however, has to be when they reached ''La Vie Bohéme.'' Until that point, they had been sitting down and simply singing their parts, as they wanted the focus of the performance to be entirely on Larson's lyrics and music - but when it came time to sing ''La Vie Bohéme,'' Rapp decided that they couldn't do the song full justice while sitting down. [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome So he jumped up on the table]] and danced, and was soon joined by the other cast members. They did the rest of the performance with full blocking.
** Also, after every subsequent performance, Rapp looked up to the sky and clapped - applauding for Jonathan.
* "Seasons Of Love" says it all.
** As one of the Marks in a production of Rent this troper was in said, this song is when Rent starts to feel like Rent.

** ''"Life goes on, but I'm gone, 'cause I die without you... I die without you..."'' After everything that the group's been through, they still manage to forgive whatever flaws they have, and it shows with how damn ''awesome'' this song is. This troper cried after watching her high school perform the finale.

** "I'll Cover You (Reprise)" is equally heartwarming and a TearJerker considering it's [[spoiler: Angel's funeral, and Collins is singing back the promises he and Angel had made to each other.]]

* The ending (alternate ending in the film), where everyone returns to the "Seasons of Love" lineup to sing the musical to a close....[[spoiler:Including Angel, who pauses to hold hands with Collins before standing beneath his previously empty spotlight.]] Words fail to do it justice.

* While everyone's usually too busy [[TearJerker crying their eyes out]] at [[spoiler: Angel's funeral]], the speeches given by Mimi, Mark, and Maureen are just so perfect, especially Maureen's final line:

* [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Benny]] paying for [[spoiler:Angel's funeral]] and going to get drunk with Collins. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaCzrecskjo Even better in the movie]], which makes it all the more maddening that that scene was cut.
* Mark's anecdote about Angel [[spoiler:at her funeral]] about a time she helped out a bunch of lost and nervous tourists.

* In most productions, Angel gets a LonelyFuneral with only the cast and her parents maybe attending. Here, the entire Life Support and even Mimi's regular drug dealer come to pay their respects.

* Mark's film shown during "Finale B" switching to a loving tribute to Jonathan Larson and the legacy he left behind.
* The original Broadway cast embracing their 2019 counterparts for an encore performance of "Seasons of Love".

--->'''Collins:''' Angel Dumott Schunard takes her rightful place as queen of all she survey and beacon of hope in the darkest of days!

* The original Broadway cast embracing their 2019 counterparts for an encore performance of "Seasons of Love".

* A meta example: Following Jonathan's Larson [[TearJerker sudden and heartbreaking death]] just before the off-broadway premiere, the cast did a special performance of the show for his friends and family. Anthony Rapp recounts that he and several others were crying too hard to sing at some points, but they all got through it somehow. The real Crowning Moment of Heartwarming/Awesome, however, has to be when they reached ''La Vie Bohéme.'' Until that point, they had been sitting down and simply singing their parts, as they wanted the focus of the performance to be entirely on Larson's lyrics and music - but when it came time to sing ''La Vie Bohéme,'' Rapp decided that they couldn't do the song full justice while sitting down. [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments So he jumped up on the table]] and danced, and was soon joined by the other cast members. They did the rest of the performance with full blocking.

* Roger ''finally'' leaving the house in "Will I?", and Collins and Angel's reactions.

* Mark's anecdote about Angel [[spoiler:at her funeral]] about a time she helped out a bunch of lost and nervous tourists.

* The ending of ''{{RENT}}'' is as [[TearJerker tear-jerking]] as it is inspiring and warming and meaningful. "No day but today."

* Mark's anecdote about Angel [[spoiler:at her funeral]] about a time she helped out a bunch of lost and nervous tourists.

-->''You always said how lucky you were to have known us. It was us, baby. We were the lucky ones.''

* The ending (alternate ending in the film), where everyone returns to the "Seasons of Love" lineup to sing the musical to a close....[[spoiler:Including Angel, who pauses to hold hands with Collins before standing beneath his previously empty spotlight.]] Words fail to do it justice.