Original 'Rent' Cast To Reunite For Livestream Benefit Concert
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Key Points:
- Original cast members Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and others will reunite for a one-night-only 30th anniversary benefit concert of Jonathan Larson’s Rent on October 26, livestreamed from Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre.
- The concert will feature over 50 past Rent cast members and special guests, including original understudies and ensemble players, with all proceeds benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
- Rent’s original director Michael Greif and music supervisor Tim Weil will return, accompanied by original band members, to recreate the full musical performance.
- Livestream tickets are available for $30, while in-person tickets have sold out; the event is produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Andy Jones, and in collaboration with The League of Live Stream Theater.
- Rent, which originally debuted in 1996 and ran for 5,123 performances on Broadway, tells the story of artists navigating love and survival in the AIDS-era East Village of New York City.
