Rent
New York Theatre Workshop
Previews Began: -
Opening Night: January 26, 1996
Closing Night: March 31, 1996
Music: Jonathan Larson
Lyrics: Jonathan Larson
Book: Jonathan Larson
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, friends in Manhattan’s East Village struggle to build the lives of their dreams. Pennilessness, drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, social tension, and political unrest, among other hardships, challenge the group physically and emotionally. Facing the problems head on, they make personal self-discoveries and find what really matters most in life.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Tune Up/Voice Mail #1….Mark Cohen, Roger Davis,
Mrs. Cohen, Tom Collins,
Benjamin Coffin III
Rent………………………………………………………..Company
You Okay Honey?……….Angel Schunard, Tom Collins
One Song Glory……………………………………Roger Davis
Light My Candle…………..Roger Davis, Mimi Marquez
Voice Mail #2……………..Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Jefferson
Today 4 U………………………………………Angel Schunard
You’ll See……………..Benjamin Coffin III, Mark Cohen,
Tom Collins, Roger Davis,
Angel Schunard
Tango: Maureen………..Mark Cohen, Joanne Jefferson
Life Support……………………….Paul, Gordon, Company
Out Tonight……………………………………..Mimi Marquez
Another Day………………..Roger Davis, Mimi Marquez,
Company
Will I?……………………………………………………..Company
On the Street…………………………………………..Company
Sante Fe……………………………….Tom Collins, Company
We’re Okay……………………………………Joanne Jefferson
I’ll Cover You………………Angel Schunard, Tom Collins
Christmas Bells………………………………………..Company
Over the Moon…………………………….Maureen Johnson
La Vie Boheme/I Should Tell You……………..Company
ACT TWO
Seasons of Love………………………………………..Company
Happy New Year/Voice Mail #3……..Mimi Marquez,
Roger Davis,
Mark Cohen,
Maureen Johnson,
Joanne Jefferson,
Tom Collins,
Angel Schunard,
Mrs. Cohen,
Alexi Darling,
Benjamin Coffin III
Take Me or Leave Me………………….Maureen Johnson,
Joanne Jefferson
Without You…………………Roger Davis, Mimi Marquez
Voice Mail #4…………………………………….Alexi Darling
Contact……………………………………………………Company
I’ll Cover You (Reprise)…………Tom Collins, Company
Halloween……………………………………………Mark Cohen
Goodbye, Love…………….Mark Cohen, Mimi Marquez,
Roger Davis, Maureen Johnson,
Joanne Jefferson, Tom Collins,
Benjamin Coffin III
What You Own……Pastor, Mark Cohen, Tom Collins,
Benjamin Coffin III, Roger Davis
Voice Mail #5………………..Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Marquez,
Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Cohen
Finale/Your Eyes………………….Roger Davis, Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Gilles Chiasson Man With Squeegee
Cop
Taye Diggs Benjamin Coffin III
Wilson Jermaine Heredia Angel Schunard
Rodney Hicks Paul
Cop
Kristen Lee Kelly Mark’s Mom
Allison
Jesse L. Martin Tom Collins
Idina Menzel Maureen Johnson
Aiko Nakasone Alexi Darling
Roger’s Mom
Timothy Britten Parker Gordon
The Man
Adam Pascal Roger Davis
Anthony Rapp Mark Cohen
Daphne Rubin-Vega Mimi Marquez
Gwen Stewart Mrs. Jefferson
Byron Utley Christmas Caroler
Mr. Jefferson
A Pastor
Fredi Walker Joanne Jefferson
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