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Coming 13th - 21st June 2025
Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkdale

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!

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