RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Sets New Stops; Director, Original Broadway Creatives Join Team
The producers of the RENT 20th Anniversary Tour announced additional details regarding the creative team and tour route.
Based on original direction by Michael Greif (Tony and Drama Desk Nominations, RENT), Evan Ensign will restage the 20th anniversary tour. Original Broadway creatives Marlies Yearby (Choreography), Angela Wendt (Costume Design), and Tim Weil (Music Supervision and Additional Arrangements) will be joined by Jonathan Spencer (Lighting Design), Keith Caggiano (Sound Design), MiRi Park (Associate Choreographer), and Matthew E. Maraffi (adapting original scenic design by Paul Clay) to make up the creative team for the tour.
The RENT 20TH Anniversary Tour is scheduled to perform in the following cities. Additional tour engagements will be announced at a later date.
Dallas, TX September 20-October 2, 2016
Ft. Lauderdale, FL October 7-9, 2016
Durham, NC October 11-16, 2016
Nashville, TN October 18-23, 2016
Wilmington, DE October 28-30, 2016
Kalamazoo, MI November 11-13, 2016
Syracuse, NY November 15-17, 2016
Des Moines, IA November 25-27, 2016
Costa Mesa, CA January 6-8, 2017
San Diego, CA January 10-15, 2017
Portland, OR January 20-22, 2017
Seattle, WA February 21-26, 2017
San Antonio, TX March 3-5, 2017
Grand Rapids, MI March 14-16, 2017
East Lansing, MI March 17-19, 2017
Baltimore, MD March 31- April 2, 2017
Boston, MA April 12-23, 2017
New Haven, CT April 28-30, 2017
St. Louis, MO May 19-21, 2017
Omaha, NE June 2-4, 2017
Minneapolis, MN June 6- 11, 2017
Memphis, TN June 16-18, 2017
Jonathan Larson's RENT continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and all over the world. A re-imagining of Puccini's La Bohème, RENT follows an unforgettable year in the lives of seven artists struggling to follow their dreams without selling out. With its inspiring message of joy and hope in the face of fear, this timeless celebration of friendship and creativity reminds us to measure our lives with the only thing that truly matters-love.
The show received its world premiere off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop on February 13, 1996 to ecstatic reviews and transferred to Broadway on April 29, 1996.RENT won the 1996 Tony Award for Best Musical as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
The RENT 20th Anniversary Tour is produced by Work Light Productions, whose other touring productions include Cinderella, MAMMA MIA!, Irving Berlin's White Christmas, Vocalosity, and Crazy For You.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/RentOnTour or http://rentontour.net/
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