Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre

The 20th Anniversary production of Rent celebrated its opening last night 13 December at the St. James Theatre, London, and will run through 28 January 2017 before continuing on tour until May 2017. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

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.