RENT is one of the most popular musicals in theater
history. With a twelve year run on Broadway, the
show is an update of the Puccini’s La Boheme, but
takes place in late 20th century New York. The
gritty subject material and powerful songs of the
young creator combined to make the show a new
icon of modern musical theater. Writer and
composer Jonathan Larson set out to transform the
tragic opera into a modern day New York setting,
complete with rock music. The story of Rent follows
the lives of a group of young artists in New York
City's East Village. In addition to being too poor to
pay rent on their apartments, several of the
members of the group are HIV positive. The play
revolves around three couples, Collins and the
cross-dressing Angel, the often-fighting Mimi and
Roger, and the always-fighting Joanne and
Maureen. The final member of the group is Mark, a
filmmaker who spends more time taping the lives of
his friends than he spends living his own life. All of
the members of the group refuse to live a
traditional lifestyle, embracing bohemian concepts
and surviving as well as they can. |
Also Starring
BEAU HIRSHFIELD as Mark Cohen
P.J. GRIFFITH* as Roger Davis
SABRINA SLOAN* as Mimi Marquez
NICOLE TILLMAN as Joanne Jefferson
MEL ROBERT as Tom Collins
CALLIE CARSON as Maureen Johnson
ANDREW JOHNSON as Benny Coffin III
Featuring
ALEX ALVAREZ
VALERIE ROSE CURIEL
NICK LORENZINI
AMBER MERCOMES*
MICHAEL SKY MOON
JEFFREY SCOTT PARSONS
ANNA SCHNAITTER
NICK DEGRUCCIO, Director
ALISAN PORTER, Choreographer
MICHAEL PATERNOSTRO, Musical Director
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