RENT, the smash-hit Broadway musical!
“A raw and riveting milestone in musical theatre”
Rolling Stone Magazine
“A theatrical phenomenon…Brash, brilliant, sweet…”
New York Times
Set in the East Village of New York City, Jonathan Larson’s revolutionary musical is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, RENT follows a year in the life of a group of young friends struggling to negotiate their dreams, loves, and conflicts while living in the challenges of the big city.
They include Mark, a filmmaker and the narrator of the story; his former girlfriend, Maureen, a performance artist; Maureen’s lover, Joanne, a public interest lawyer; Mark’s roommate Roger, a musician; Mimi, an exotic dancer, with whom Roger falls in love; Tom Collins, a computer genius; Collins’ lover, Angel, a street musician and drag queen; and Benny, a former member of the group who, after marrying into a wealthy family, has become their landlord.
Book now, as tickets for this award-winning musical will sell fast! Ticket prices are $42 for Adults, and $35 for Concession.
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Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical Arrangement Steve Skinner
Original Concept / Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson
Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements Tim Weil
Dramaturg Lynn Thomson
DIRECTOR John Peek
MUSICAL DIRECTOR Matthew Nutley
CHOREOGRAPHER Ingrid Cameron
SET DESIGNER Shane Rodwell
COSTUME DESIGNER Sean Hoban
LIGHTING DESIGNER Andrew Haden
SOUND DESIGNER Matthew Erskine
Presented by Ignatians Musical Society
CAST
Mark Cohen Kyle Hunter
Roger Davis James Gauci
Mimi Marquez Emma Taviani
Tom Collins Wade Colbran-Thomas
Angel Dumott Schunard George Kennedy
Maureen Johnson Lauren Ware
Joanne Jefferson Jacqueline Ozorio
Benjamin Coffin III Matthew Dennett
with:
Austin Caffin, David Laverty, Geoff Winter, Hsiao-Ling Tang, James Tinniswood, Jessica Ryan, Kirk Fitzpatrick, Mackenzie Walters, Marita Rigby, Melissa Luckin, Natalie Renouf, Roshni Rebecca Sadhwani and Sam Huybregts.
For a larger synopsis on RENT and to hear selections from the show, please visit the Music Theatre International website
RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
