A gala concert celebration of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical “Rent” is set to take place on October 26 at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. The event will commemorate the show’s 30th anniversary and serves as a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. “Rent”’s original director, five-time Tony nominee Michael Greif, will return to direct. The show’s original music director, Tim Weil, will also return, leading the entire original “Rent” band: Kenny Brescia, Stephanie Mack, Jeff Potter and Daniel A. Weiss.
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The winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the original Broadway cast of “Rent” featured Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker and Taye Diggs. Special guest performers for the anniversary performance will be announced in the coming weeks.
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