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Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre

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The 20th Anniversary production of Rent celebrated its opening last night 13 December at the St. James Theatre, London, and will run through 28 January 2017 before continuing on tour until May 2017. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

RENT stars Lucie Jones (The X Factor finalist, Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at Curve and Cosette in the West End production of LES MISERABLES), Layton Williams (Billy in Billy Elliot and original Young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live in the West End, Simon in UK Tour of Matthew Bourne's Lord of the Flies, Stephen in BBC's Bad Education and the 2015 feature film of the same name), Ross Hunter (We Will Rock You, Legally Blonde, Drew in Rock of Ages and The Book of Mormon in the West End), Billy Cullum (Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the West End and Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Philippa Stefani (Daniela in In The Heights at King's Cross Theatre, I Can't Sing! and Wicked (Original cast) in the West End) Ryan O'Gorman (Les Miserables and Billy Elliot in the West End) and Javar La'trail Parker (Showboat at the New London Theatre).

RENT is directed by Bruce Guthrie with Choreography by Lee Proud, Set Design by Olivier Award-winner Anna Fleischle, Costume Design by Loren Elstein and Musical Direction by Phil Cornwell.

Photo Credit: Dan Wooller

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Billy Cullum (Mark Cohen)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Billy Cullum (Mark Cohen) and Anthony Rapp

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Brendan Coyle and Georgia Winters

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Bruce Guthrie (Director) and Brendan Coyle

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Bruce Guthrie (Director) and Lee Proud (Choreographer)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Cameron Mackintosh and Samantha Barks

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Cameron Mackintosh

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Dan Gillespie Sells

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Harrison Clark (Swing) and Layton Williams (Angel Schunard)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Ingrid Sutej (Producer) and Robert Mackintosh (Producer)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Javar La'Trail Parker (Benjamin Coffin III)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Jeffrey Seller and Anthony Rapp

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Kae Alexander and Nikki Runeckles

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Kae Alexander, Layton Williams (Angel Schunard) and Nikki Runeckles

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Laura Wade and Tamara Harvey (Producer)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Layton Williams (Angel Schunard)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Matt Johnson and Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Michael Le Poer Trench, Robert Mackintosh (Producer), Diana Gladys, Cameron Mackintosh, Maximilian Mackintosh and Angel Mackintosh

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Miguel Esteban (Producer), Ingrid Sutej (Producer) and Robert Mackintosh (Producer)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Paul Taylor-Mills

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Philippa Stefani (Mimi Marquez) and Lee Proud (Choreographer)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Philippa Stefani (Mimi Marquez)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Ross Hunter (Roger Davis)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Ryan O'Gorman (Tom Collins)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Samantha Barks

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Samantha Barks and Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson) and Layton Williams (Angel Schunard)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson) and Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson), Philippa Stefani (Mimi Marquez) and Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Tamara Harvey (Producer) and Bruce Guthrie (Director)

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Billy Cullum (Mark Cohen), Layton Williams (Angel Schunard), Ryan O'Gorman (Tom Collins), Philippa Stefani (Mimi Marquez), Ross Hunter (Roger Davis), Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson), Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson) and members of the cast during the curtain call

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre Image
Billy Cullum (Mark Cohen), Layton Williams (Angel Schunard), Ryan O'Gorman (Tom Collins), Philippa Stefani (Mimi Marquez), Ross Hunter (Roger Davis), Shanay Holmes (Joanne Jefferson) and Lucie Jones (Maureen Johnson) during the curtain call

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