Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a … Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (TV Movie 2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

(In order of appearance, starting with the eight major characters) It was very interesting to watch the original cast members reminiscing, as well as the cast for this performance interacting behind the scenes. Rent had its first staged reading at New York Theatre Workshop in March 1993. Photos. This rounded out my Rent collection and my musicals collection very nicely. This is the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical about Bohemians in the East Village of New... Storyline. The show opened on 1996, again at New York Theatre Workshop, and quickly gained popularity off-Broadway, receiving enthusiastic reviews. Great to see a live film of Rent. Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway ( 2008) Videos. The New York Times theater critic Ben Brantleycalled it an "exhilarating, landmark rock opera" with a "glittering, i…

Cast. This DVD is a must especially for the behind the scenes extras on the DVD. A further two-week New York Theatre Workshop version was performed in 1994 starring Anthony Rapp as Mark and Daphne Rubin-Vega as Mimi, and more workshops followed.