BWW Preview: Pangdemonium Singapore to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of RENT

This October, Pangdemonium is proud to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of revolutionary rock musical, RENT. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this unforgettable and timeless story of a group of friends, who despite poverty and illness, learn to fall in love and find their voices, will anchor Pangdemonium's 2016 Season of Love.

Under the shadow of HIV/AIDS, the group's dreams and losses weave through the musical's narration to paint a stunningly raw and emotional portrait of the gritty bohemian world of New York City in the 1990s.

A story that resonates with all ages, RENT will be brought to life by a cast of rising performers including Benjamin Chow (Best Supporting Actor, The LKY Musical, 2016 Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards) as Mark, a struggling film-maker; Cameron MacDonald as Roger, a doomed musician; Juan Jackson as Collins, a disillusioned "vagabond anarchist" tech wizard; Aaron Khaled as Angel, a drag queen with a heart of gold; Tabitha Nauser as Mimi, a troubled club dancer; Mina Kaye (Best Actress, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, 2015 Straits Times Life! Theatre Awards) as Maureen, a wild-child performance artist; Frances Lee as Joanne, a hot-shot human rights lawyer; and Mitchell Lagos as Benny, the one who "sold his soul"

Artistic directors Adrian and Tracie Pang stated that "RENT is one of those very rare modern musicals that resonates profoundly with people across ages, and across generations. Full of heart, honesty, and passion, RENT still has the ability to move and inspire people with the power of its music and timeless message of community, life-affirmation, and most of all, love. We are very thrilled to be celebrating the 20th anniversary of this wonderful musical."

Directed by Tracie Pang, RENT also features Cheryl Tan, Andrew Marko, Siti Maznah, Seong Hui Xuan, Venytha Yashiantini, Erwin Shah Ismail, Crenshaw Yeo, and Oliver Pang.

With memorable characters, an inspirational story, and music that will make your heart sing, RENT is theatre at its best-exuberant, passionate, and joyous.

Tickets go on sale from 5 August 2016 on SISTIC.

RENT runs from 7 to 23 October 2016 at the Drama Centre Theatre, 100 Victoria St, #03-01, National Library Building, 188064