Photo Coverage: The Cast of RENT Meets the Press!
By: Peter James Zielinski Aug. 01, 2011
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The fresh, new, Off-Broadway cast of RENT met the press on Monday, August 1st and BroadwayWorld.com was there! The new production officially opens Thursday, August 11 at New World Stages.
The highly anticipated resurrection of the cult classic, written by Jonathan Larson, is being directed by Michael Greif, who directed the show's original off-Broadway and Broadway productions. The creative team includes choreographer Larry Keigwin, music supervisorTim Weil, set designer Mark Wendland, costume designer Angela Wendt, lighting designer Kevin Adams, sound designer Brian Ronan, and projection designer by Peter Nigrini. As a follow up to the preview we brought you last week, below is the complete batch of production shots!
The cast of Rent is Annaleigh Ashford (Maureen Johnson), Margot Bingham (Alexi Darling, Roger's Mom, and others), Adam Chanler-Berat (Mark Cohen), Nicholas Christopher (Tom Collins), Arianda Fernandez (Mimi Marquez), Marcus Paul James (Mr. Jefferson, Paul, and others), Tamika Sonuja 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 is Sean Michael Murray, Xavier Cano, and Genny Padilla.
Rent will perform Mondays and Wednesday through Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7:30pm, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm, at New World Stages, 340 West 50 Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. Preview prices $65- $85; prices after August 12 are $69.50 - $89.50.
RENT will sell 16 seats via a lottery for each performance at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The tickets will be $25, cash only. All tickets include a $1.50 facility fee. For more information and tickets, visit www.siteforrent.com.
The new cast of RENT
The full cast with swings Joaquina Kalukango, Sean Michael Murray, Xavier Cano, and Genny Padilla
Annaleigh Ashford and Corbin Reid
MJ Rodriguez and Nicholas Christopher
Ben Thompson, Marcus Paul James, Morgan Weed, Mike Wartella, Margot Bingham, and Tamika Sonja Lawrence
Mike Wartella
Matt Shingledecker, Arianda Fernandez, and Ephraim Sykes
MJ Rodriguez, Nicholas Christopher, Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, and Ephraim Sykes
Adam Chanler-Berat and Matt Shingledecker
Adam Chanler-Berat, Matt Shingledecker, and Arianda Fernandez
Matt Shingledecker and Arianda Fernandez
Annaleigh Ashford, Arianda Fernandez, and Corbin Reid
Nicholas Christopher, MJ Rodriguez, Adam Chanler-Berat, Annaleigh Ashford, Matt Shingledecker, Corbin Reid, Arianda Fernandez, and Ephraim Sykes
The full cast of RENT with Michael Greif and Larry Keigwin
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