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JUSTIN JOHNSTON (Roger in Rent)

What is your happiest Valentine's Day memory?
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The off-Broadway production of Rent is welcoming three new stars to the to East Village on January 20 when Rashad Naylor joins previously announced Josh Grisetti and Justin Johnston in the roles of Benny, Mark and Roger, respectively. This current incarnation of the iconic rock musical, directed by Michael Greif, plays at New World Stages.

Naylor is replacing Ephraim Sykes ...

The gritty East Village world of Rent will be getting some new residents soon when Broadway vets Justin Johnston, Emma Hunton and Josh Grisetti and newcomer Aaron Lavigne join the rock musical’s off-Broadway cast at New World Stages.

According to the show’s official Facebook page, Hunton will step into the role of performance artist Maureen (currently played by ...

It was an unusually early morning for some denizens of the East Village on December 17, when the off-Broadway cast of Rent dropped by CBS’ The Early Show. Led by Adam Chanler-Berat as Mark and Matt Shingledecker as Roger, the cast rocked out on their show’s title number, spent a moment discussing pre-dawn performance tips, then took things down ...

The only thing better than hearing Rent star Annaleigh Ashford dish on her days as a go-go dancer with Lady Starlight and Lady Gaga is seeing the photo to prove it! In this super-glam snapshot, Ashford, as her alter ego Hollywood Starr, rocks the back row with Gaga herself, while equally over-the-top New York personalities Kevin Wyzzard, DJ Lady Starlight ...

Playing self-centered performance artist Maureen in the off-Broadway revival of Rent, Annaleigh Ashford turns the show's protest song "Over the Moon" into a kooky comic triumph. It's the latest high in a short but memorable stage career that includes memorable turns as ditzy sorority girl Margot in Legally Blonde, magical Glinda in Wicked and wide-eyed hippie Jeanie in ...

MJ Rodriguez, who is currently starring as Angel in the off-Broadway revival of Rent, has been awarded the 2011 Clive Barnes Award, which celebrates the work of young actors and dancers. The second annual award was presented on December 5 at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theatre, by inaugural Barnes Award winner and Venus in Fur star Nina Arianda.

Rodriguez ...

Tony nominee Brandon Victor Dixon will assume the role of Tom Collins in the off-Broadway revival of Rent on December 1 while current star Nicholas Christopher is on medical leave. Dixon will remain with the show, which is currently running at New World Stages, until February 12, 2012.

Dixon is a Tony nominee for his role in The Color Purple ...

How do you measure a man and his career? On November 18, the cast of Rent stopped by the set of Live with Regis and Kelly to give it a try. Led by soloists Tamika Sonja Lawrence and Marcus Paul James, the cast of the off-Broadway revival sang a special version of “Seasons of Love” in honor of the inimitable ...

Life Cafe, the restaurant in Manhattan's East Village neighborhood and a locale featured in the Tony-winning musical Rent, has closed indefinitely.

"After 30 years in business, I am closing Life Cafe East Village this evening 'until further notice,'" the restuarant's owner Kathy Life posted on the cafe's website on September 11. "I’m doing this due to ...