Rent won the 1996 Tony Awards for
Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Featured Actor
in a Musical (Heredia).
Rent is produced
by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre
Workshop. Music, lyrics and book by
Jonathan Larson with music arranged by Steve Skinner with additional
arrangements by Tim Weil. Choreographed by Marlies Yearby; Assistant Director:
Martha Banta.
Rent features a
set design by Paul Clay; costume design by Angel Wendt; lighting design by
Blake Burba; sound design by Kurt Fischer; wig, hair and make-up designed by
David Santana.
In 2005 the screen adaptation of Rent was released by Columbia Pictures and starred a number of the
show's original cast members. The
following year to celebrate the musical's tenth anniversary, Rent's original cast members reunited
for a special one night-only, benefit concert version of the show at the
Nederlander Theatre.
Stars from the world of pop music joined the Rent cast at various times during its run, including Joey Fatone of N*Sync,
Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees, Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls, and Frenchie Davis
and Tamyra Gray of "American Idol."
Tours of Rent have
crisscrossed the country almost continuously since late 1996 and the U.S.
nationals tours have grossed over $330 million.
The musical has been translated into every major language and been
performed on six continents, including in the following countries Argentina,
Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland,
and the United Kingdom.
Rent currently plays at the
Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41 Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday
at 2pm & 7pm. Tickets may be purchased by visiting ticketmaster.com
or by phoning TicketMaster at (212) 307-4100.
Visit the official Rent
website at www.siteforrent.com
