Rent & Anthony Rapp's Solo Show to Run Concurrently at London's St. James Theatre

Christmas Bells! The Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning Rent is returning to London. Directed by Bruce Guthrie, the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s tuner will play a limited engagement December 8 through January 28, 2017 at the St. James Theatre.

Meanwhile, Anthony Rapp, one of the original stars of the much-loved show, will bring his solo concert to the St. James Studio, from December 5 through December 17.

The Rent revival's cast will include Ross Hunter as Roger Davis, Billy Cullum as Mark Cohen, Ryan O’Gorman as Tom Collins, Shanay Holmes as Joanne Jefferson, Layton Williams as Angel Schunard, Philippa Stefani as Mimi Marquez, Lucie Jones as Maureen Johnson and Javar La’trial Parker as Benjamin Coffin III, along with Joshua Dever, Kevin Yates, Jordan Laviniere, Christina Modestou, Bobbie Little, Jenny O’Leary and Katie Bradley.

Inspired by Puccini’s opera La Bohème, Rent follows a group of bohemian artists who struggle to maintain their friendships and their non-conformist ideals in New York's East Village. Facing their problems head on, they make personal self-discoveries and find what really matters most in life. The 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."

Rent won four Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1996 and ran on Broadway for 12 years, from 1996 to 2008. The show premiered in London’s West End in 1998 at the Shaftesbury Theatre, where it ran for 18 months. It was adapted into a film in 2005.

The new production will feature choreography by Lee Proud, musical direction by Phil Cornwell, set design by Anna Fleischle, costume design by Loren Elstein, lighting design by Rick Fisher, sound design by Mike Walker and video design by Andrzej Goulding.