With the national tour of the smash Broadway musical Rent making its last stop in Sacramento, fans from all over the world are flocking to Sacramento's Community Center Theater to experience it one last time.

The tour features a multitude of original cast members, including Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal.

Some fans wait all day for the $23 rush tickets, which go on sale at 6 p.m. the day of the show, and provide the opportunity to see the musical from the first two rows.

Morgan Macri, Beth Furmoff and Kayla Guminiak had been waiting in line together since 9:30 a.m. Friday morning. They were visiting California for the first time, and had paid more than $500 to visit Sacramento and see Rent.

"It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said Furmoff. The 18 year-old student at Edison State College flew from Fort Myers, Fla., to see the show.

The three friends were enjoying their time in line. They had brought cards, coloring books, textbooks and food. They all became friends through their mutual love of Rent.

"It's the basis of our friendship," said Macri, a 16 year-old who traveled from Seattle to meet her friends.

"It's been our lives for the past few years," Furmoff said. The friends, who called themselves "Rentheads," said the show was amazing and worth the travel and cost.

"I'm not going to be eating for another few weeks," said Guminiak, a 20 year-old journalism student from the University of South Florida. She said she has seen the tour eight times, including shows in Orlando, Miami, Tampa and Chicago.

The three had nothing but good things to say about Rent.

"You could have just failed this big math test, but you turn on Rent and it makes it all OK," said Guminiak.

"Every major experience in my life has been changed by this," Furmoff said.

"It's an experience," Macri said. "There's no words for it."

Their love for the show is shared by fans worldwide.

"I love Rent. It changed my life," said Gabrielle Robinson, a student who traveled from Sydney, Australia, to see the show. Robinson, 24, had been waiting since 9 a.m. and spent more than $1,700 on the trip. She saw the show's San Francisco run in October, but said she was excited to see the show in Sacramento.

"It was the last chance to see this cast," she said. "I had to take the trip."

The first ones in line were also the ones who traveled the farthest. Asako Yoshida, Michiko Komori and Masato Moizumi traveled from Tokyo to see the last run of the show, and had each spent more than $2,200 on the trip. Moizumi had seen the show in San Francisco, and Komori had traveled to New York to see the show there.

"We love it," Yoshida said. "It has a very important message."

While most people waiting in line were not from Sacramento, there were a few locals. Leslie Miller, a sociology major at Sacramento State, said she fell in love with the movie.

"Seeing it live has been really great," she said. "It's a deep show with a powerful story."

Nearly everyone in line planned to come back every day for the show's run, which ends Sunday.

"I recommend it to anybody," said Robinson. "It's very powerful."

Rent is playing at Sacramento's Community Center Theater, and the final performance is Sunday at 8 p.m. The Community Center Theater is at 1301 L St.