Mark Cohen News

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical Rent is set to open at TriArts Sharon Playhouse on Friday, July 15. Artistic Director John Simpkins directs a cast of 18 in the rock musical that has achieved international fame and is currently preparing to open a New York revival Off-Broadway.

The new, off-Broadway production of Rent begans previews on, July 14, and 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 supervisor Tim Weil, set designer Mark Wendland, costume designer Angela Wendt, lighting designer Kevin Adams, sound designer Brian Ronan, and projection designer by Peter Nigrini. The first round of production shots have been released and appear below!

This summer, Broadway actors Darlene Love, Julia Murney, Anthony Rapp and Matt Dengler star in 'Free to Dream: New Songs for the American Journey,' a concert specially adapted for Colonial Williamsburg. Television personality Willard Scott also lends his recorded voice to the program, which showcases the people and places that make up the fabric of America with musical styles from country, rock and pop to swing and the blues. It is a compilation of pieces by Grammy-winning composer Doug Katsaros and two-time Emmy-nominated lyricist William Schermerhorn. A nine-piece band accompanies the singers.

The new, off-Broadway production of Rent began previews onJuly 14, and 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 supervisor Tim Weil, set designer Mark Wendland, costume designer Angela Wendt, lighting designer Kevin Adams, sound designer Brian Ronan, and projection designer by Peter Nigrini.

The new, off-Broadway production of Rent begins previews today, July 14, and 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 supervisor Tim Weil, set designer Mark Wendland, costume designer Angela Wendt, lighting designer Kevin Adams, sound designer Brian Ronan, and projection designer by Peter Nigrini.

The Tony Award winning musical, Avenue Q, will welcome two new leads to the cast, the production has announced today. On July 9 Adam Kantor (who made his Broadway debut as Mark Cohen in the closing cast of RENT on Broadway) will join AVENUE Q in the roles of Princeton and Rod. On July 20, Veronica J. Kuehn (last seen on Broadway in MAMMA MIA) will assume the roles of Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut.

The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical Rent is set to open at TriArts Sharon Playhouse on Friday, July 15. Artistic Director John Simpkins directs a cast of 18 in the rock musical that has achieved international fame and is currently preparing to open a New York revival Off-Broadway.

This summer, Broadway actors Darlene Love, Julia Murney, Anthony Rapp and Matt Dengler star in 'Free to Dream: New Songs for the American Journey,' a concert specially adapted for Colonial Williamsburg. Television personality Willard Scott also lends his recorded voice to the program, which showcases the people and places that make up the fabric of America with musical styles from country, rock and pop to swing and the blues. It is a compilation of pieces by Grammy-winning composer Doug Katsaros and two-time Emmy-nominated lyricist William Schermerhorn. A nine-piece band accompanies the singers.

The producers of Rent have announced the cast for the upcoming off-Broadway production that begins previews Thursday, July 14, and opens Thursday, August 11 at New World Stages, 340 West 50th Street, between Eighth and Ninth Avenues.

RENT, the 1996 Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical, based loosely on Puccini's opera 'La Bohème,' will close on May 29th at Theatre Charlotte.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre, the metro area's only local professional musical theatre company, presents Jonathan Larson's hit musical, RENT, June 10 through 26 at the historic Strand Theatre in Marietta.

RENT, the 1996 Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical based loosely on Puccini's opera 'La Bohème,' is currently in production through May 29th at Theatre Charlotte. The 1996 Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village

Kids 'N Comedy, New York's leading presenter of young comic talent, will present six installments of its revolving comedy showcase this Spring at Gotham Comedy Club, 208 West 23rd Street in Chelsea.

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011.

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00PM. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the RENT: DOWNTOWN L.A. website at

Emma Hunton, currently appearing as Natalie in the National Tour of Next to Normal, will make a one-night only concert appearance at Northwestern University to benefit Broadway in South Africa on Monday, May 2nd.

The Village Voice, the nation's largest alternative weekly newspaper, announced that the 56th Annual Obie Awards will take place on Monday, May 16, 2011 at Webster Hall in the East Village (125 East 11th Street). The awards will be co-hosted by S. Epatha Merkerson and David Hyde Pierce.

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00PM. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased via the RENT: DOWNTOWN L.A. website at

Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway musical RENT is coming to the Big Art Labs in Downtown, L.A. May 5th through May 28th, 2011.

Emma Hunton, currently appearing as Natalie in the National Tour of Next to Normal, will make a one-night only concert appearance at Northwestern University to benefit Broadway in South Africa on Monday, May 2nd.