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

NEWS May 1, 2008 | 2:47PM

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 ...

Rent Extends Its Broadway Run Through September 7

NEWS March 26, 2008 | 12:41PM

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 ...

Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp to Headline National Tour of Rent

NEWS February 28, 2008 | 5:27PM

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 ...

Rent Sets June 1 Closing Date on Broadway

NEWS January 16, 2008 | 9:15AM

After a Broadway run of more than 12 years, Rent has set a June 1 closing date. The landmark musical will have played 5,012 performances and 16 previews at the Nederlander Theatre upon closing, making it the seventh longest running show in Broadway history with a gross of more than $280 million, according to producers Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum ... Read More...

New Roger and Mark Set for Broadway Company of Rent

NEWS October 4, 2007 | 11:16AM

Declan Bennett and Harley Jay will assume the roles of Roger and Mark in the Broadway musical Rent on October 8, joining original cast member Rodney Hicks, who has returned to the show in the role of Benny.

Bennett, a British singer-songwriter with a following on the UK underground circuit, will be making his Broadway debut. He toured America in ...

Justin Johnston: Angel Meets (the Original) Mark and Roger

FIRST PERSON September 4, 2007 | 5:54PM

About the author:
After five years on Broadway in Rent, Justin Johnston could be forgiven for feeling a bit blasé about the show and his role as Angel. But as the charming young actor reveals in this essay for Broadway.com, the return of original stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal has given the production a fresh sense of excitement ... Read More...

Pascal and Rapp Extend Return Rent Engagement Through October 7

NEWS August 20, 2007 | 7:25PM

Rent original cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp have extended their return engagement at the Tony-winning musical for four weeks. They will now continue in the roles of Alphabet City roommates Roger and Mark, respectively, through Sunday, October 7.

Rapp and Pascal were part of the original cast of the New York Theatre workshop production of Jonathan Larson's ...

Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp Will Return for Summer Rent Stint

NEWS May 3, 2007 | 3:39PM

Eleven years after creating the roles of Mark Cohen and Roger Davis in Rent, original stars Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal will return to the long-running musical for a six-week run, a production spokesperson confirmed. The two actors will begin on July 30 and remain on Broadway through September 9.

Rapp and Pascal were part of the original cast of ...

Original Cast Member Gwen Stewart Headed Back to Rent

NEWS April 24, 2007 | 5:54PM

Gwen Stewart, who created several roles in the original company of Rent, including introducing the solo vocals for the musical's central theme song, "Seasons of Love," will return to the show on April 29, the musical's 11th anniversary on Broadway. She will reprise her original roles at the Nederlander Theatre through May 27.

Stewart's other theater credits ...

Nicolette Hart

FRESH FACE April 12, 2007 | 11:36AM

Age: "Somewhere between Dakota Fanning and Carol Channing!"

Currently: Putting her sassy stamp on the role of performance artist Maureen Johnson in the Broadway production of Rent.

Hometown: Rochester, New York

Tune Up: Though it's hard to believe when you meet her, the outgoing Hart says her first taste of the stage resulted from a warning delivered by her ...