RENT
Book, Music and Lyrics by
JONATHAN LARSON
MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS
STEVE SKINNER
ORIGINAL CONCEPT / ADDITIONAL LYRICS
BILLY ARONSON
MUSIC SUPERVISION AND ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
TIM WEIL
DRAMATURG
LYNN THOMSON
RENT was originally produced in New York
by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway
by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon
and the New York Theatre Workshop
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Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
ABOUT RENT:
Created by Jonathan Larson, RENT is a rock musical that tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village during the late 1980s and early 1990s, amidst the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
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The musical centres around Mark, a filmmaker, and Roger, a musician, who are roommates and best friends. Other key characters include Mimi, an exotic dancer and Roger's love interest; Maureen, a performance artist and Mark's ex-girlfriend; Joanne, Maureen's lawyer girlfriend; Angel, a drag queen percussionist; and Tom Collins, a philosophy professor.
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Through their interconnected lives, the characters deal with love, loss, friendship, and the pursuit of their dreams.
CAST
Josh Direen
Mat Arter
Bradley Marshall
Riley Thornton-Mackay
Michelle McCann-Smith
Kynen Cogan
Sienna Levy
Rosanna Hewson
Adrian Glaubert
Annabel Ziegeler
Ebony Richardson
Grace Martinez
Hannah Scott
Jeremy Pollard
Lucy Diggerson
Lukas Battey
Rian McKinnon
Tasha White
Trystan Warren-Smith
Zander Panopoulos
Zoe Nichols
Roger Davis
Mark Cohen
Tom Collins
Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III
Joanne Jefferson
Angel Dumott Schunard
Mimi Marquez
Maureen Johnson
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UNDERSTUDIES
Lukas Battey
Rian McKinnon
Zander Panopoulos​
Zoe Nichols​
Grace Martinez
Lucy Diggerson
Roger Davis
Mark Cohen
Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III
Joanne Jefferson
Mimi Marquez
Maureen Johnson​
Each understudy will get their moment in the spotlight during one of our matinee performances:
Saturday 14th June at 2pm - Rian, Zoe, and Lucy take the stage!
Saturday 21st June at 2pm - Lukas, Grace, and Zander will perform!