RENT: The Broadway Show With Rapp and Pascal Stops At The Marcus Center 11/24-29

Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum and Allan S. Gordon have announced that Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart will reprise the roles they originated on Broadway in "Rent: The Broadway Tour" when it visits The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts in Milwaukee in conjunctions with the Time Warner Cable Broadway at the Marcus Center Series.

Joining Pascal, Rapp and Stewart, are Nicolette Hart (Maureen Johnson), Justin Johnston (Angel Schunard), Lexi Lawson (Mimi Marquez), Michael McElroy (Tom Collins), Jacques C. Smith (Benjamin Coffin III), and Haneefah Wood (Joanne Jefferson). The ensemble is rounded out by Toby Blackwell, Shaun Earl, Adam Halpin, Trisha Jeffrey, MiRi Park, Andy Señor, Cary Shields, Caren Tackett, Shelley Thomas, and John Watson.

Pascal, Rapp and Stewart originated the roles of Roger Davis, Mark Cohen and "Seasons of Love" soloist, respectively, at the New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway. Justin Johnston, Michael McElroy and Gwen Stewart were all members of the final company of "RENT", which played its last performance on Broadway on Sept. 7, 2008.

"Rent: The Broadway Tour" is directed by Michael Greif, who received 1996 Tony and Drama Desk nominations as well as the Obie Award for "RENT". Marlies Yearby, who received a Tony Award nomination for her work on the musical, choreographs the show and Tim Weil, the show's original music supervisor and conductor, serves as music supervisor.

Pascal received Obie and Theatre World awards and Tony and Drama Desk nominations for best actor for "RENT". On Broadway, he also originated the role of Radames in the hit musical "Aida" and starred as the Emcee in the long-running revival of "Cabaret." His film credits include Rent, School of Rock, SLC Punk!, Temptation, and Goyband.

An actor since the age of six, Rapp has appeared on Broadway in "Precious Sons" (Outer Critics Circle Award), "Six Degrees of Separation," and the revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." His films include Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, Six Degrees of Separation, David Searching, Man of the Century, Road Trip, A Beautiful Mind, Open House, Winter Passing, Danny Roane: First Time Director, and Scaring the Fish. His book, "Without You: a Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent", about his experiences on and offstage, was published in 2006 by Simon & Schuster and became a national bestseller.

For more information about "RENT", please visit www.siteforrent.com.

Photo credit Chris Gibson

 

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