NewsPHOTO CALL: Meet the Cast of Off-Broadway's RentRent, Jonathan Larson's 1996 rock musical about a group of friends, lovers and artists seeking to express themselves in the age of AIDS, returned to New York City July 14.
By
Matthew Blank
August 02, 2011
Director Michael Greif's cast at Off-Broadway's New World Stages (where it officially opens Aug. 11) includes Adam Chanler-Berat, late of Next to Normal and Peter and the Starcatcher, as documentary filmmaker Mark Cohen; Wicked alumna Annaleigh Ashford (Maureen Johnson); Margot Bingham (Alexi Darling, Roger's Mom, and others); Nicholas Christopher (Tom Collins); Arianda Fernandez (Mimi Marquez); Marcus Paul James (Mr. Jefferson, Paul, and others); Tamika Sonja Lawrence (Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags); Corbin Reid (Joanne Jefferson); Michael Rodriguez (Angel Schunard); Matt Shingledecker (Roger Davis); Ephraim Sykes (Benjamin Coffin III); Ben Thompson (Christmas caroler, Mr. Grey, The Man, and others); Michael Wartella (Steve, Gordon, Waiter, and others); and Morgan Weed (Mark's Mom and others). Also in the company are Sean Michael Murray, Xavier Cano and Genny Padilla.
The company greeted the press with a special Aug. 1 photo op:
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Meet the Cast of Off-Broadway's Rent
Meet the Cast of Off-Broadway's Rent
Rent, Jonathan Larson's 1996 rock musical about a group of friends, lovers and artists seeking to express themselves in the age of AIDS, returned to New York City July 14. The cast of the Off-Broadway production greeted the press with a special Aug. 1 photo op. Read the Playbill.com story.
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Annaleigh Ashford and Corbin Reid
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Annaleigh Ashford
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Corbin Reid
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Nicholas Christopher
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MJ Rodriguez
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Ben Thompson
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Morgan Weed
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Matt Shingledecker
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Arianda Fernandez
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Annaleigh Ashford, Arianda Fernandez and Corbin Reid
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MJ Rodriguez and Nicholas Christopher
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Margot Bingham
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Marcus Paul James
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Matt Shingledecker and Arianda Fernandez
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Ephraim Sykes
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Mike Wartella
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Adam Chanler-Berat
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Adam Chanler-Berat and Matt Shingledecker
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Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker and Arianda Fernandez
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Tamika Sonja Lawrence
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Matt Shingledecker, Arianda Fernandez and Ephraim Sykes
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Ben Thompson, Marcus Paul James, Morgan Weed, Mike Wartella, Margot Bingham and Tamika Sonja Lawrence
Greif's creative team includes choreographer Larry Keigwin; music supervisor Tim Weil; set designer Mark Wendland; costume designer Angela Wendt; lighting designer Kevin Adams; sound designer Brian Ronan; and projection designer by Peter Nigrini. New World Stages is at 340 W. 50th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.
Rent performs Mondays and Wednesday through Saturdays at 8 PM, Sundays at 7:30 PM, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 PM.
Preview prices are $65-$85; prices after Aug. 12 are $69.50-$89.50.
Tickets may be purchased by visiting siteforrent.com or telecharge.com; by phoning 212-239-6200 or 1-800-432-7250; or by going to the New World Stages box office.
For box office hours visit newworldstages.com/boxoffice.html. For more information about Rent, visit siteforrent.com.
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