TV: Go Behind the Scenes with the Cast of RENT's 20th Anniversary UK Tour

Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited, in association with Theatr Clwyd, present the new 20th Anniversary production of Jonathan Larson's ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical RENT. Rehearsals started on Monday 12 September, under the direction of Bruce Guthrie. Click below to watch the company of the brand-new 20th Anniversary production of RENT singing "Seasons of Love," along with some interviews with the cast!

The tour opens at Theatr Clwyd for a limited season from 21 October 2016, followed by a three-week tour, prior to a Christmas Season at St. James Theatre, London from 8 December 2016 to 28 January 2017. The tour will then continue after London, from 31 January to 27 May 2017.

RENT stars Lucie Jones (The X Factor finalist, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at Curve and Cosette in the West End production of LES MISERABLES), Layton Williams (Billy in Billy Elliot and original Young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live in the West End, Simon in UK Tour of Matthew Bourne's Lord of the Flies, Stephen in BBC's Bad Education and the 2015 feature film of the same name), Ross Hunter (We Will Rock You, Legally Blonde, Drew in Rock of Ages and The Book of Mormon in the West End), Billy Cullum (Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the West End and Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Philippa Stefani (Daniela in In The Heights at King's Cross Theatre, I Can't Sing! and Wicked (Original cast) in the West End) Ryan O'Gorman (Les Miserables and Billy Elliot in the West End) and Javar La'trail Parker (Showboat at the New London Theatre).

RENT is directed by Bruce Guthrie with Choreography by Lee Proud, Set Design by Olivier Award-winner Anna Fleischle, Costume Design by Loren Elstein and Musical Direction by Phil Cornwell.

The much-loved score features songs such as Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me, What You Own, One Song Glory, La Vie Bohème, Without You, I'll Cover You, Out Tonight and I Should Tell You.

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