Nearby and historic Bucks County Playhouse is now staging Jonathan Larson’s Rent, directed and choreographed by two-time Tony Award nominee Jennifer Weber (Broadway’s & Juliet, KPOP), celebrating the groundbreaking musical’s 30th anniversary.
Rather than recreating the original production, Weber brings a highly physical approach to Rent, using movement to illuminate the relationships, emotions and sense of community at the heart of Jonathan Larson’s musical.
Leading the cast are Austin Turner (Rent at North Shore Music Theatre) as Roger Davis, Sam Primack (Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen) as Mark Cohen, Alysia Velez (Broadway’s Into the Woods) as Mimi Marquez, Owen Scales (Frozen at Fulton Theatre) as Tom Collins, David Merino (Broadway’s Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club) as Angel Schunard, Veronica Otim (Broadway’s & Juliet) as Joanne Jefferson, Tiernan Tunnicliffe (Broadway’s & Juliet) as Maureen Johnson and Kevin Trinio Perdido (Broadway’s Once Upon a One More Time) as Benjamin Coffin III.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Rent follows a close-knit group of artists navigating friendship, love and loss in New York City’s East Village. The landmark score includes “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” “Take Me or Leave Me” and “I’ll Cover You.”
Rent runs through September 13 at Bucks County Playhouse. Tickets and information are available at BucksCountyPlayhouse.org or by calling the Box Office at (215) 862-2121.
Bucks County Playhouse is located at 70 South Main St., New Hope, PA
