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Photos Photo Archive: Celebrating Two Decades of Love; A Look Back at Rent on Broadway The iconic Jonathan Larson rock musical Rent opened on Broadway on April 29, 1996. Playbill.com takes a look back at the original Broadway production and the many performers who passed through the show during its 12-year run.

By Matthew Blank

April 29, 2015

Look Back at Rent on Broadway

HR - Rent Broadway 1996 — Look Back at Rent on Broadway

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin — Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin

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Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega — Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Rodney Hicks, Byron Utley, Kristen Lee Kelly, Gwen Stewart and Timothy Britten Parker — Rodney Hicks, Byron Utley, Kristen Lee Kelly, Gwen Stewart and Timothy Britten Parker

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Rent_Original Broadway Cast — Original Broadway Cast

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Fredi Walker, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel and Jesse L. Martin — Fredi Walker, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel and Jesse L. Martin

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Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker — Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker

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Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp and Taye Diggs — Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp and Taye Diggs

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Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal_HR — Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal

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Anthony Rapp — Anthony Rapp

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Daphne Rubin-Vega — Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin — Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin and Anthony Rapp — Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin and Anthony Rapp

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Marcy Harriell and Norbert Leo Butz — Marcy Harriell and Norbert Leo Butz

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Norbert Leo Butz and Jim Poulos — Norbert Leo Butz and Jim Poulos

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Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega — Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Frenchie Davis — Frenchie Davis

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Drew Lachey — Drew Lachey

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Wilson Cruz and Michael McElroy — Wilson Cruz and Michael McElroy

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Darius de Haas — Darius de Haas

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Norbert Leo Butz and Marcy Harriell in <i>Rent</i> — Norbert Leo Butz and Marcy Harriell in Rent

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Jose Llana — Jose Llana

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Jim Poulos, Michael McElroy and Jose Llana — Jim Poulos, Michael McElroy and Jose Llana

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Matt Caplan and Cary Shields — Matt Caplan and Cary Shields

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The October 2005 Broadway Cast — The October 2005 Broadway Cast

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Ava Gaudet — Ava Gaudet

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Sebastian Arcelus and Karmine Alers — Sebastian Arcelus and Karmine Alers

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Joey Fatone — Joey Fatone

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Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice") — Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice")

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Adam Kantor and Will Chase — Adam Kantor and Will Chase

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Tamyra Gray — Tamyra Gray

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Will Chase, Michael McElroy, Eden Espinosa and Rodney Hicks — Will Chase, Michael McElroy, Eden Espinosa and Rodney Hicks

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Tracie Thoms and Eden Espinosa — Tracie Thoms and Eden Espinosa

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Reneé Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase — Reneé Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase

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Rent originally opened on Broadway in April 1996 and ran for over 5000 performances. The cast included Gilles Chiasson, Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rodney Hicks, Kristen Lee Kelly, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley and Fredi Walker.

The musical garnered 10 Tony Award nominations, winning four. It also took home the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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