Chris McCarrell Joins RENT at The Cape Playhouse
The show will run June 25 to July 12.
The Cape Playhouse will continue its summer season on June 25 with the groundbreaking, Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT about the timeless struggles and aspirations of young artists searching for love and purpose. With book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson and direction and choreography by Chip Miller, RENT will run June 25 to July 12 at the historic Cape Playhouse in Dennis, MA.
Broadway’s Chris McCarrell (The Lightning Thief; Les Miserables) will join the production as “Roger.” The previously announced cast features Jordan Barrow (Wicked) as Benny; Ashley Blanchet (Frozen, Waitress) as Maureen; Tsilala Brock (Suffs) as Joanne; Terrance L. Johnson (Rent at MUNY) as Collins; Dillon Klena (Jagged Little Pill/National Tour) as Mark; Storm Lever (Six, The Donna Summer Musical) as Mimi; and Frankie Rodriguez (Disney’s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) as Angel. The cast also includes Gabe Cruz; Sarah Kleist; Olivia London; Jon Rodez; and Neema Muteti.
Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Pitting financial survival against creative freedom, a found family of artists fights the impending uncertainty of rent due, while living through the tragedy and hope of the bohemian New York underworld of the 1990s. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, RENT has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
The show will feature sets by Britton Mauk; costumes by Nia Safarr Banks; lights by Kat C. Zhou; sound by Lawrence Schober; original concept/additional lyrics by Billy Aronson; music supervision/ additional lyrics by Tim Weil; music director Tom Vendafreddo; musical arrangements by Steve Skinner; and casting by Stephanie Klapper, CSA. Eitan Markowitz will be the stage manager with Emily Kluger as the assistant stage manager.
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