Rent

Rent (often stylized as RENT) is a musical written by Jonathan Larson. After workshops in 1993, the musical premiered off-Broadway in 1996 before moving to Broadway that same year.

The musical was adapted to film in 2005 and recently into a live-television event on Fox in 2019.

Connections

 * Taye Diggs played Benjamin in the original Broadway cast and the 2005 film adaptation
 * Vanessa Hudgens played Maureen in Rent: Live
 * Idina Menzel played Maureen in the original Broadway cast and the 2005 film adaptation
 * Jesse L. Martin played Tom in the original Broadway cast and the 2005 film adaptation
 * Daphne Rubin-Vega originated the role of Mimi