Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment to Bring RENT to Cuba; Andy Senor, Jr. to Direct

RENT will soon be making its Cuban premiere!

According to The New York Times, the Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment has announced it will bring Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize winning musical to Havana next month. Directed by Andy Senor, Jr., who starred in RENT on Broadway, the show is slated to open on Christmas Eve at Bertolt Brecht Theater for an expected three month run.

The original production of Rent opened at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre on April 29, 1996 following a history-making, sold out, extended limited engagement at off-Broadway's New York Theatre Workshop. The musical went on to win every major best musical award, including the Tony Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and the Outer Critics Circle Award. Additionally, Rent is one of only eight musicals to win the Pulitzer Prize for drama. In all, Rent won four Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards, two Theatre World Awards, and Obie Awards for its creator, director, and entire cast.

The original production closed on September 7, 2008, after playing 5,124 performances and 16 previews. Rent is the ninth longest running show in Broadway history. Tours of Rent have crisscrossed the country almost continuously since late 1996, including a successful tour starring original cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp in 2009.

ANDY SEÑOR, JR. was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He made his professional debut in the Tony Award-winning musical Rent as "Angel," playing the role on the stages of Broadway, London, Asia, Los Angeles and US National Tours. He studied theatre at Florida International University and the PUBLIC Theatre Shakespeare LAB. Most recently, he was the Associate Director to Michael Greif on the Rent revival Off Broadway and re-staged the production in Tokyo, Japan this past fall. Currently, he is the Assistant Director on Fly, a new musical that will make its premiere at the Dallas Theatre Center in the summer of 2013. He is the Artistic Director of the District Stage Company