Rent Revival 2016

Opened: December 15, 2016
Closing: January 28, 2017

Rent - 2016 - West End History , Info & More

St. James Theatre
12 Palace Street London SW1E 5JA London

Do not miss Bruce Guthrie’s brand-new production of the legendary, multi-award-winning rock musical RENT as it celebrates its incredible 20th anniversary.

This exhilarating, landmark musical tells the thrilling story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive in New York City’s East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian excess.

Inspired by Puccini’s classic opera La bohème, RENT features unforgettable music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson including the much-loved songs Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me and La Vie Bohème. Winner of four Tony® Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and the hugely prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama, it ran on Broadway for an astonishing 12 years.

Featuring a brilliant cast that includes Layton Williams (Bad Education, Billy Elliot The Musical, Hairspray) and Lucie Jones (X Factor, Legally Blonde The Musical, Les Miserables), this is a rare chance to experience the searing emotion and breath-taking thrills of one of the all-time great musicals – book now to avoid disappointment!

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RENT'S Lucie Jones Announced to Perform on EUROVISION: YOU DECIDE
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2017

The BBC has announced today that Lucie Jones is one of the six artists chosen to perform the songs competing for the UK's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest. 

Photo Flash: La Vie Boheme! RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Celebrates Opening Night at the St. James Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2016

The 20th Anniversary production of Rent celebrated its opening last night 13 December at the St. James Theatre, London, and will run through 28 January 2017 before continuing on tour until May 2017. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

BWW Review: RENT, St James Theatre
by Laura Jones - December 14, 2016

Twenty years after it first premiered off Broadway, Jonathan Larson's iconic musical Rent has made a much anticipated return to the London stage. Following a group of artists living in New York City's East Village in the 1990's, struggling to pay the Rent, maintain their relationships and friendships and a number of them dealing with their HIV diagnosis, it is often wondered if audiences will still connect with the tribulations the characters go through. However the themes of loss, community, friendship and love are as prominent now as they were over two decades ago.

Photo Flash: Exclusive Photos from the 20th Anniversary Production of RENT
by Roy Tan - December 12, 2016

Do not miss Bruce Guthrie's brand-new production of the legendary, multi-award-winning rock musical RENT as it celebrates its incredible 20th anniversary.

BWW Review: ANTHONY RAPP: LIVE IN CONCERT, St James Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - December 7, 2016

Anthony Rapp graces the intimately beautiful stage of the St. James Theatre's studio for a series of live concerts. Last seen on the American tour of If/Then (music by Tom Kitt, book and lyrics by Bryan Yorkley, and nominated for two Tony Awards), Rapp takes his rapt audiences on a journey made of songs dear to his heart, introducing them one by one with brief albeit always poignant stories.

STAGE TUBE: First Look at the New Trailer for the 20th Anniversary Production of RENT
by BWW News Desk - December 6, 2016

Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals Limited, in association with Theatr Clwyd, are delighted to announce the addition of further dates to the tour schedule for the new 20th Anniversary production of Jonathan Larson's ground-breaking Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical RENT.

Rent FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in Rent and what's the order?
Tune Up
Voice Mail # 1
Rent
You Okay Honey?
One Song Glory
Light My Candle
Voice Mail # 2
Today 4 U
You'll See
Tango: Maureen
Life Support
Out Tonight
Another Day
Will I?
On the Street
Santa Fe
We're Okay
I'll Cover You
Christmas Bells
Over the Moon
La Vie Boheme
I Should Tell You
Seasons of Love
Happy New Year
Voice Mail # 3
Take Me or Leave Me
Without You
Voice Mail # 4
Contact
Halloween
Goodbye, Love
What You Own
Voice Mail # 5
Finale
Your Eyes
Because You Were Right
Valentine's Day
Splatter
Do a Little Business
Right Brain
Open Road
Tune Up A
Voicemail #1
Tune Up B
Rent
You Okay Honey?
Tune Up - Reprise
One Song Glory
Light My Candle
Voicemail #2
Today For You A
You'll See
Tango Maureen
Life Support
Out Tonight
Another Day
Will I?
On the Street
Santa Fe
I'll Cover You
We're Okay
Christmas Bells
Over the Moon
La Vie Boheme
I Should Tell You
La Vie Boheme B
Seasons of Love A
Happy New Year A
Voicemail #3
Happy New Year B
Take Me or Leave Me
Seasons of Love B
Without You
Voicemail #5
Contact
I'll Cover You - Reprise
Halloween
Goodbye Love
What You Own
Voicemail #6
Finale A
Your Eyes
Finale B
What productions of Rent have there been?
Rent has had 16 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 1996, Off-Broadway which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 1996, Broadway which opened in 1996, US Tour which opened in 1997, West End which opened in 1998, West End which opened in 2002, US Tour which opened in 2005, Broadway which opened in 2006, West End which opened in 2007, US Tour which opened in 2009, Off-Broadway which opened in 2011, US Tour which opened in 2016, West End which opened in 2016, Motion Picture which opened in 2019 and Broadway which opened in 2019.
What are the songs in Rent and what's the order?
Tune Up
Voice Mail # 1
Rent
You Okay Honey?
One Song Glory
Light My Candle
Voice Mail # 2
Today 4 U
You'll See
Tango: Maureen
Life Support
Out Tonight
Another Day
Will I?
On the Street
Santa Fe
We're Okay
I'll Cover You
Christmas Bells
Over the Moon
La Vie Boheme
I Should Tell You
Seasons of Love
Happy New Year
Voice Mail # 3
Take Me or Leave Me
Without You
Voice Mail # 4
Contact
Halloween
Goodbye, Love
What You Own
Voice Mail # 5
Finale
Your Eyes
Because You Were Right
Valentine's Day
Splatter
Do a Little Business
Right Brain
Open Road
Tune Up A
Voicemail #1
Tune Up B
Rent
You Okay Honey?
Tune Up - Reprise
One Song Glory
Light My Candle
Voicemail #2
Today For You A
You'll See
Tango Maureen
Life Support
Out Tonight
Another Day
Will I?
On the Street
Santa Fe
I'll Cover You
We're Okay
Christmas Bells
Over the Moon
La Vie Boheme
I Should Tell You
La Vie Boheme B
Seasons of Love A
Happy New Year A
Voicemail #3
Happy New Year B
Take Me or Leave Me
Seasons of Love B
Without You
Voicemail #5
Contact
I'll Cover You - Reprise
Halloween
Goodbye Love
What You Own
Voicemail #6
Finale A
Your Eyes
Finale B

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