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RENT | Characters and World of the Play

MTI ShowSpace presents exclusive RENT interviews. The first in a series, this video asks the members of the reinvigorated off-Broadway production to advise us on their characters and the world of the play.

The cast of RENT is Annaleigh Ashford (Maureen Johnson), Margot Bingham (Alexi Darling, Roger’s Mom, and others), Adam Chanler-Berat (Mark Cohen), Nicholas Christopher (Tom Collins), Arianda Fernandez (Mimi Marquez), Marcus Paul James (Mr. Jefferson, Paul, and others), Tamika Sonja Lawrence (Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags), Corbin Reid (Joanne Jefferson), MJ Rodriguez (Angel Schunard), Matt Shingledecker (Roger Davis), Ephraim Sykes (Benjamin Coffin III), Ben Thompson (Christmas caroler, Mr. Grey, The Man, and others), Michael Wartella (Steve, Gordon, Waiter, and others), and Morgan Weed (Mark’s Mom and others). Also in the company is Sean Michael Murray, Xavier Cano, and Genny Padilla.

RENT will perform Mondays and Wednesday through Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 7:30pm, with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm, at New World Stages, 340 West 50 Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues. Preview prices $65- $85; prices after August 12 are $69.50 - $89.50.

RENT will sell 16 seats via a lottery for each performance at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street). The tickets will be $25, cash only. All tickets include a $1.50 facility fee. For more information and tickets, visit www.siteforrent.com.

For more information on RENT and to license the show, click here.

Video by Tony Howell | Photos by Joan Marcus

Related MTI Shows: Rent School Edition, Rent

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