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TV Preview: More RENT - 'Seasons of Love' First Look
by Robert Diamond - Aug 1, 2011


It's part two of the BWW TV First Look Video Preview that you've been waiting for -- the first glimpse at 'Seasons of Love' from the new, off-Broadway production of Rent which previews on, July 14, and opens Thursday, August 11 at New World Stages. Click below to play!

TV Preview: First Look at RENT Off-Broadway!
by Robert Diamond - Aug 1, 2011


It's the BWW TV First Look Video Preview that you've been waiting for -- the first glimpse at the new, off-Broadway production of Rent which previews on, July 14, and opens Thursday, August 11 at New World Stages. Click below to play!

STAGE TUBE: Drew Hodges on Marketing RENT
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 1, 2011


The new, off-Broadway production of Rent began 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. In the video below, Biggest RENThead Contest winner Paul sat down with Drew Hodges, Founder and CEO of SpotCo, RENT's advertising agency.

Photo Flash: RENT Off-Broadway - Complete Production Coverage!
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 29, 2011


The new, off-Broadway production of Rent began 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. As a follow up to the preview we brought you last week, below is the complete batch of production shots!

RENT to Open at TriArts Sharon, 7/15
by BWW News Desk - Jul 24, 2011


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.

Photo Flash: RENT at New World Stages!
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 22, 2011


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!

First Look at RENT at New World Stages!
by Nicole Rosky - Jul 15, 2011


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.

RENT is Back! Performances Begin Tonight at New World Stages
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 14, 2011


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.

RENT to Open at TriArts Sharon, 7/15
by Lauren Wolman - Jul 7, 2011


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.

RENT Off-Broadway Cast Revealed!
by Robert Diamond - Jun 8, 2011


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 Closes at Theatre Charlotte May 29th
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2011


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

TV: Broadway Beat Tony Interview Special - Norbert Leo Butz Reveals his 'Thrill of a Lifetime'
by Broadway Beat - Jun 1, 2011


The 2011 Tony Award nominees were announced live from the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in New York City on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The next day, proud nominees gathered at the Millenium Hotel in Times Square to celebrate and meet the press. Broadway Beat was on hand, of course, to speak with all of the proud nominees. In anticipation of Tony night on June 12, 2011, BroadwayWorld will be bringing you new clips of the stars in conversation each week so be sure to check back! Below, we bring you Norbert Leo Butz, Best Actor in a Musical nominee for Catch Me If You Can. Butz made his Broadway debut as Adam Pascal's replacement as Roger Davis in Rent in 1996. Additional Broadway credits include Enron, Thou Shalt Not for which he received a Tony Award nomination, Wicked, and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Freddy) for which he received the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, a Drama League Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award. Off-Broadway credits include The Last Five Years, Songs for a New World, Saved, and Juno and the Paycock (Jerry Devine), and he has toured as the Emcee in Cabaret and as Freddy in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Atlanta Lyric Theatre Presents RENT June 10-26
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2011


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 Now Playing at Theatre Charlotte Thru May 29th
by Caryn Robbins - May 19, 2011


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

John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL Opens at Arena Stage May 6-June 19
by BWW News Desk - May 6, 2011


What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham.

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