The cast of Rent backstage at First Night, prior to the show's opening number. Pictured are Benjamin Van Diepen, Karrah Tines, Laura Thomas-Sonn, Laura Matula, Christina Candilora, Jay Rudolph, Ciaran McCarthy, Mike Baum, Jeffrey Williams, Alan Smith, Val Photo

From: Photo Coverage: Backstage at the First Night Nashville Theatre Honors

With a cast of 125 performers, a seven-member band, the show's running crew and a smattering of other people holding forth, the backstage scene at last Sunday night's First Night Nashville Theatre Honors was a virtual stage show in itself with all the hustle and bustle amid the hushed tones associated with the backstage area of a huge theatrical production.