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Austin Art Student Elissa LaFleur Sheppard Wins Broadway.com/JetBlue Rent Contest

Austin Art Student Elissa LaFleur Sheppard Wins Broadway.com/JetBlue Rent Contest

Over 70 heartfelt, funny and downright silly videos were submitted this month as part of Broadway.com's Ultimate Rent Fan Contest. After the competitors were narrowed down to just ten, the finalists' films were viewed by original show stars Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Daphne Rubin-Vega Watch the Video!, and after much deliberation the judges have spoken: Elissa LaFleur ... Read More...

Original Rent Stars Pascal, Rapp & Rubin-Vega to Judge Broadway.com Video Contest

Original Rent stars Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp and Daphne Rubin-Vega have signed on to judge the 10 finalists in the Broadway.com/JetBlue Ultimate Rent Fan contest. Their winning selection will be announced on Broadway.com on Monday, August 25 with a special video feature. The winner of the contest will win a trip to New York City for two ... Read More...

Finalists Announced in Broadway.com/JetBlue Rent Video Contest

Finalists Announced in Broadway.com/JetBlue Rent Video Contest

The 10 finalists have been named in Broadway.com's Ultimate Rent Fan contest. One of the following lucky people will be winning a trip for two to NYC, with airfare provided by JetBlue and accommodations at the Hilton NY. Of course, the main event of the trip will be seats to the final performance of Rent at the Nederlander ... Read More...

Want to Win a Trip to See the Final Rent Performance? Tell Us Why!

Do you think you have what it takes to be named the Ultimate Rent Fan? Well, prove it! Broadway.com and JetBlue have teamed together to offer you the chance to get creative and show us why you deserve the prestigious title. If you are chosen, not only will you have bragging rights, you will also win a trip to ... Read More...

Rent Film Star Tracie Thoms to Join Broadway Cast as Joanne

Rent Film Star Tracie Thoms to Join Broadway Cast as Joanne

Tracie Thoms, who stars in the CBS-TV series Cold Case and played Joanne Jefferson in the 2005 feature film version of Rent, will join the Broadway cast of the long-running musical in the same role on July 26, replacing Merle Dandridge. Thoms will remain with Rent until the production closes on September 7 at the Nederlander Theatre.

Thoms made her ...

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Final Performance of Rent to be Filmed for Big-Screen Distribution

Final Performance of Rent to be Filmed for Big-Screen Distribution

Sony Pictures has announced that it will film the much anticipated final performance of Broadway's long-running musical hit Rent on September 7 as part of its new series, The Hot Ticket. The series, which caters to music, theater and sports fans, aims to bring major performance events to the big screen by documenting live and sold-out concerts, theatrical productions ... Read More...

Renee Elise Goldsberry to Join Broadway's Rent as Mimi

Renee Elise Goldsberry to Join Broadway's Rent as Mimi

Renée Elise Goldsberry, two-time Emmy and NAACP Image Award nominee for playing lawyer Evangeline Williamson on the ABC soap opera One Life To Live, will join the Broadway company of Rent on June 16 as Mimi Marquez. Tamyra Gray will appear as Mimi through June 15 at the Nederlander Theatre.

Goldsberry created the role of Nettie in the Broadway production ...

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Will Chase and Eden Espinosa Sign On for Final Months of Rent

Will Chase and Eden Espinosa Sign On for Final Months of Rent

Will Chase and Eden Espinosa are headed into the Broadway company of Rent, which ends its run at the Nederlander Theatre on September 7. Chase will return to the role of Roger on May 5. Espinosa will play Maureen beginning on May 30.

The cast of Rent confirmed to run at least through June 15 also includes Adam Kantor as ...

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Rent Extends Its Broadway Run Through September 7

Rent Extends Its Broadway Run Through September 7

The producers of Rent have announced that due to ticket demand, the landmark Broadway musical will extend its run at the Nederlander Theatre through Sunday, September 7, and will close following that evening's 6:30pm performance. The musical had previously been scheduled to close on Sunday, June 1.

Since the January announcement of the closing, box office sales have ...

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Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp to Headline National Tour of Rent

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp to Headline National Tour of Rent

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, who originated the roles of Roger Davis and Mark Cohen in Rent, have signed on to headline a national tour of the musical beginning in January 2009. The current Rent tour is playing through June 2008.

Pascal and Rapp, who opened the show in 1996 and starred in the 2005 movie version, returned to Rent ...

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