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Fox has confirmed that the original Broadway company of RENT will make an appearance during tonight's live broadcast!

Everything is Rent these days as the world gears up for Rent, live on Fox, tomorrow night. Today, we're taking you back into our archives with this photo from the original production of Rent in 1996

BroadwayWorld will be on side for the dress rehearsal of Fox's RENT, the live-musical event airing Sunday, January 27, at 8PM EST. Tune in to our Twitter for some behind the scenes teases throughout the day before the dress rehearsal gets underway!

It's time now to sing out because RENT LIVE's own Roger, Brennin Hunt, is taking over the BroadwayWorld Instagram Story today, January 26th! Make sure to head over to our Instagram all day today to see more from tomorrow's highly anticipated broadcast!

There are just a few days until the latest batch of bohemians step into the iconic shoes of Jonathan Larson's family of friends in Rent Live. But according to some exciting new social media posts, it seems Broadway's original cast will also take part in the live event.

Tonight, FOX will air their third live musical production. Following in the footsteps of Grease and A Christmas Story, the network will be presenting Jonathan Larson's Rent, a rock musical that is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La boheme. The story follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.

FOX has shared a new promo for RENT, the live-musical event airing Sunday, January 27, at 8PM EST. 

January, 2019 is a big month for Jennifer as the Rent: Live performance is January 27th on Fox and the BroadwayHD streaming of 'A Night with Janis Joplin' began January 19th where Jennifer performs as the 'Blues Singer.'

RENT LIVE stars Brandon Victor Dixon and Mario were guests on today's episode of 'GMA Day.' Dixon and Mario sat down with Michael Strahan and  to talk about their love of performing, RENT, and more! 

Roger, Mark, Mimi, Maureen, Joanne, Angel, Collins, and Benny will all get their time to shine on Sunday night, when Fox presents Rent! While the star-studded cast gets ready to bring these now iconic characters to life on television, we couldn't help but wonder... if they could play a different part, which would they choose? Find out who and why below!

From the iconic 'Seasons of Love' to the anthemic 'Finale B;' the energetic 'La Vie Boheme' to the tragic 'I'll Cover You (Reprise),' Rent is full of exceptional musical moments and FOX is bringing them to the small screen on January 27. Below, watch as the company tells us all about their very favorite musical moments from Rent!

Tonight at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT, play the musical-themed HQ Trivia game, hosted by "Rent's" Brandon Victor Dixon. Answer all questions correctly, and you could win paid rent for one year!

On Monday morning's episode of 'Live with Kelly and Ryan,' Jordan Fisher joins Kelly and Ryan to talk about the upcoming live production of RENT.

You and a guest will get the one-of-a-kind experience of sitting in on the final dress rehearsal for Fox's 2019 production of Rent Live on January 26th in California!

This afternoon. RENT LIVE! star Vanessa Hudgens stopped by The Talk to chat about her role as Maureen in the upcoming broadcast, and a possible High School Musical cameo! Check out Vanessa's visit to the show below!

There's no day but January 27 when it comes to FOX's Rent! Below, watch as the cast jams out to the musical's most iconic tune, 'Seasons of Love.'

Sony Masterworks Broadway announces the release of RENT - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE FOX LIVE TELEVISION EVENT, with music from the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical RENT, as performed by cast members, with a live orchestra on stage, during FOX's highly anticipated live broadcast.  Available for preorder now, the soundtrack will be released digitally on Friday, February 1, and as a two-disc CD set on Friday, March 1.  Included with today's preorder and available now to stream and download is the show's classic anthem 'Seasons of Love (Radio Edit)' - listen here.  The live broadcast event airs Sunday, January 27 (8:00-11:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed), on FOX.

When it comes to creating an iconic look, costume designer Angela Wendt knows what she's doing. Over two decades after giving Rent its legendary Broadway look, she returns to give the characters equally memorable costumes for Rent on Fox. Below, watch as she gives us a sneak peek of one of her costume trailers on set!

How do you capture the essence of one of the most iconic musicals in Broadway history and make it work for live television? Production Designer extraordinaire Jason Sherwood is making magic happen in LA as FOX's Rent enters its final week of rehearsals. Below, he tells us all about how they will bring the East Village to life in a massive way, and even gives us a sneak peek of the set!

There's no day but January 27, 2019 when it comes to FOX's Rent and now you'll be able to take home all of Jonathan Larson's timeless tunes from the broadcast!