Full casting has been confirmed for the upcoming West End run of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical RENT.
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The Jonathan Larson Project – Southwark Playhouse Borough
The Jonathan Larson Project continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London until 22 August 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The musical Rent has become a perennial hit since its debut in the mid-1990s, with a new West End revival due to open in September. The show’s success is partly due to […]
Lead cast confirmed for new West End production of RENT
Principal casting has been confirmed for the upcoming West End run of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical RENT.
West End debut for Gaten Matarazzo in new production of RENT
Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo will make his West End debut in a new production of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical RENT.
tick, tick…BOOM! – Theatr Clwyd, Mold
tick, tick…BOOM! continues at Theatr Clwyd, Mold until 28 June 2025. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ It certainly leaves you with plenty of food for thought after what is a highly enjoyable evening’s entertainment.
Rent – New Theatre, Peterborough
Rent continues at the New Theatre, Peterborough until 29 June 2024, and then plays at the Queen’s Theatre, Barnstaple from 3-7 July 2024. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Rent is essential viewing for any musical lover, and Landmark has delivered a powerful and affecting production here.
CD Review: tick, tick…BOOM! – Soundtrack from the Netflix film
tick, tick…BOOM! – Soundtrack from the Netflix film (Sony Music Masterworks) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick…BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionised theatre as the creator of Rent. The film follows […]
tick, tick… BOOM! – Netflix
tick, tick… BOOM! – Netflix. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Creators of art love to see themselves, so in every art form there is some form of light reflected back upon the creator, as if they are saying: “look how hard this is? It’s really tough, but I managed it, so […]
Rent – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Rent continues at Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester until 19 September 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Rent has always been a show about triumphing over adversity. From the tragedy that marked its early development – with creator Jonathan Larson passing away just before the show’s Off-Broadway premiere in 1996 – to its […]
New cast members added to Hope Mill’s Rent – rehearsals begin
Hope Mill Theatre’s hit production of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent has welcomed six new cast members as rehearsals begin for the production’s imminent return to live performances. Luke Bayer (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Apollo Theatre, Soho Cinders, Charing Cross Theatre) is joining the cast as Mark alongside Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Andrew Lloyd […]
Leicester Curve’s Rent: The Concert postponed
In the wake of the Government announcement delaying step four of the roadmap Leicester Curve has made ‘the difficult decision’ to postpone its Made at Curve production of Rent: The Concert. Although the special concert version of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent was not due to debut in Leicester until August, a statement released by […]
Leicester Curve to stage Rent: The Concert in August 2021
Leicester Curve’s artistic director Nikolai Foster will direct a special concert version of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent this summer. Staged in-the-round in Curve’s specially adapted auditorium the Made at Curve production of Rent: The Concert will run from 10 to 21 August 2021. Announcing the latest addition to Curve’s reopening programme, Foster and Curve […]
Hope Mill’s Rent to return in August 2021
Hope Mill Theatre’s hit production of Jonathan Larson’s rock musical Rent will return for live performances this summer. After playing just five performances in the short window before restrictions returned late last year, the production will play the Manchester venue for a strictly limited season from 6 August until 19 September 2021. Announcing the latest […]
Cast announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s rescheduled Rent
West End favourites and 2020 graduates will feature in the 12-strong cast for Hope Mill Theatre’s highly-anticipated new production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent. Jocasta Almgill (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre, Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) will play Joanne with Blake Patrick Anderson (Be More Chill, The Other Palace, Closer to Heaven, Above The Stag) as Mark, Ahmed Hamad […]
Cast to form bubble for Hope Mill Theatre’s Rent
The 12-strong cast of Hope Mill Theatre’s highly-anticipated new production of Rent will form a ‘bubble’ for the rescheduled run at the award-winning Manchester venue. Originally due to play a limited season from 31 July 2020, the team at Hope Mill has confirmed the production will now run from 30 October until 6 December with […]
Autumn dates announced for Hope Mill Theatre’s rescheduled Rent
Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre has announced rescheduled dates and the full creative team for its new production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative musical Rent. Originally due to play a limited season from 31 July 2020, with rehearsals scheduled to begin a month earlier, the venue has taken the decision to announce new dates (from 30 October […]
Luke Sheppard to direct Hope Mill Theatre’s Rent
Luke Sheppard will return to Manchester’s Hope Mill Theatre this summer to direct a revival of Jonathan Larson’s innovative musical Rent. Returning to the Ancoats venue for the first time since his critically acclaimed production of Spring Awakening in 2018, the director of current West End hit & Juliet will take charge of the new […]
tick, tick… BOOM! – Bridge House Theatre
tick, tick… BOOM! continues at the Bridge House Theatre, London until 27 October 2019. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s unusual for a single musical to cement a composer into the musical theatre canon, but that’s exactly what Rent did for Jonathan Larson. Famously, Larson passed away on the eve of his show’s first Off-Broadway […]
Bridge House Theatre’s tick, tick…Boom! – cast announced
Casting has been unveiled for the Bridge House Theatre SE20’s production tick, tick…BOOM!, the autobiographical rock musical that traces Jonathan Larson’s creation of his multi-award-winning Rent. Running from 30 September until 27 October 2019 and directed by the artistic director Guy Retallack, tick, tick…BOOM! will be the first musical produced by the Bridge House outside […]
CD Review: Jonathan Larson Project – Various Artists
JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT – Various Artists (Ghostlight Records – download or physical CD at ghostlightrecords.com) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I have to admit that I am no huge fan of Rent. I saw it in America and also in London and I was not exactly blown away by it. However, my partner […]
Rent – Frogmore Papermill, Apsley
Rent continues until at the Frogmore Papermill, Apsley until 21 July 2018. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The superb immersive location of the Frogmore Papermill takes the audience on a journey of love, sorrow and excitement by transporting you to the downtown slums of New York in Jonathan Larson’s 1996 Tony Award-winning musical […]
Book Review – Rent FAQ – Tom Rowan
RENT FAQ – TOM ROWAN (Applause Books – ISBN: 978-1-4950-5145-6) After the A Chorus Line and The Rocky Horror Show FAQ books, we have the Rent edition. Covering all aspects of the musical from its conception through to the film and beyond, this is an extensive treasure trove for all those millions of Rent fans out […]
America’s Fox channel plans Rent and A Christmas Story broadcasts
US broadcaster Fox is challenging rival network NBC’s reputation as the TV home of live musical theatre by lining up two new pieces of event programming. A major new production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative musical Rent and a version of A Christmas Story with new songs written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul will follow on […]
tick, tick… BOOM! – Park Theatre
tick, tick… BOOM! continues at the Park Theatre, London until 27 May. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ That Jonathan Larson created the multi award-winning Broadway musical Rent would be enough to secure his place in musical theatre history. The tragedy of his death, on the last day of rehearsals for the […]
Tick, Tick…BOOM! at the Park Theatre – cast details
Full casting has been announced for Park Theatre’s production of tick, tick…BOOM!, the autobiographical rock musical that traces Jonathan Larson’s creation of his multi-award winning Rent. Taking on the central role of Jon, Chris Jenkins returns to Park Theatre following his appearance in 2016’s quadruple Offie (Off West End Theatre awards) nominated musical The Burnt Part […]
Rent the Musical – St James Theatre
Rent the Musical continues at the St James Theatre, London until 28 January 2017. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Each generation of theatre lovers has a show that marks an iconic cultural phenomenon for that decade and while Rent might represent this for the 1990s, its timelessness has once again reunited all ‘Rentheads’ […]
Interview – Bruce Guthrie directs anniversary staging of Rent
After a limited season at Theatr Clywd in Mold, the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative American musical Rent has embarked on a three-week tour prior to a Christmas season at London’s St James Theatre where it has already broken box office records. Below, Musical Theatre Review contributor Rebecca Gordon chats to director BRUCE GUTHRIE about his new production of the […]
tick, tick… BOOM! to feature in new Park season
Park Theatre’s new spring/summer 2017 season will include rock musical tick, tick… BOOM! by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Jonathan Larson (playing from 3-27 May 2017, press night is 10 May) . An aspiring composer questions his life choices on the eve of his 30th birthday in Larson’s autobiographical rock musical. His girlfriend wants to get married and move out […]
Tick, Tick…BOOM! – Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, New York
Tick, Tick…BOOM! continues at the Acorn Theatre at Theatre Row, New York until 18 December. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The tribulations and passion involved in becoming a creator of musical theatre are nakedly and poignantly exposed in Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick…BOOM!, being given a gratifying revival by the Off-Broadway Keen Company. Larson’s […]
Rent – images and video of the 20th anniversary production
Rehearsal images and video have been released of the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative American musical Rent ahead of its launch in Wales. The show, which will be directed by Bruce Guthrie, will play a limited season at Theatr Clywd in Mold from 21 October until 12 November before embarking on a three-week tour prior to a […]
Rent star Anthony Rapp to play St James Studio
American stage and screen star Anthony Rapp will make a rare London appearance this December in a series of concerts at St James Studio. One of the original stars of the innovative musical Rent, Rapp will be performing in the venue’s studio theatre at the same time as the new 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s […]
Rent – cast details and further dates for 20th anniversary production
Further tour dates and full cast details have been announced for the 20th anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s innovative American musical Rent which began rehearsals this week ahead of its launch in Wales next month. The show, which will be directed by Bruce Guthrie, will play a limited season at Theatr Clywd in Mold from 21 […]
New production of Rent to play Birmingham Old Rep
Michael Neri’s new production of the innovative American musical Rent will play five performances The Old Rep Theatre, Birmingham at the end of this month. The Old Rep run, which begins on Tuesday 26 July, follows a sneak preview of the production at Pride Birmingham on 28 May. Directed and choreographed by Neri, who also produces, […]
Rent breaks box office records at St James Theatre
The 2oth anniversary production of the innovative American musical RENT has become the fastest-selling show in history at the St James Theatre. Within the first 24 hours the show, which will play a Christmas season at the London venue from 8 December until 28 January 2017, had broken the theatre’s records for the most amount […]
Rent 20th anniversary production tours from October
The 2oth anniversary of the innovative American musical Rent will be celebrated with the launch of a major new UK touring production opening at Theatr Clywd in October. Presented by Robert Mackintosh and Idili Theatricals in association with Theatr Clywd and Wales Millennium Centre, the production of Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical will play […]
Rent – Two Brewers
Rent continues at the Two Brewers, London until 30 January. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ Twenty years after its Broadway debut, Jonathan Larson’s Rent makes a welcome return to London courtesy of Two Box Productions, who present the cult hit in a venue not unlike the kind of East Village clubs it depicts. Fans […]
Seasons of Larson – Lyric Theatre
Seasons of Larson was performed at the Lyric Theatre, London. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ There is little doubt about the cultural impact that Jonathan Larson’s Rent has had. The 1996 tale of New York’s Bohemian artist community won four Tony Awards, six Drama Desk Awards and was the first musical to win […]
tick, tick…BOOM! – The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham
tick, tick…BOOM! continues at The Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham until 30 January. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The Old Joint Stock Theatre presents a moving and spirited tribute the late Jonathan Larson, with productions of his two best-known musicals, tick, tick…BOOM! and Rent. We caught up with the opening of the […]
Seasons of Larson – Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan join line-up
Joining the line-up for Seasons of Larson, a one-off concert celebrating the life and music of legendary Broadway composer Jonathan Larson, are Anton Stephans and Noel Sullivan. The concert will take place on Monday 25 January 2016 at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Anton Stephans most recently graced the nation’s screens as a contestant on The X Factor, mentored […]
Seasons of Larson concert – Debbie Kurup among cast
First names have been announced for Seasons of Larson, a one-off concert celebrating the life and music of legendary Broadway composer Jonathan Larson. The concert will take place on Monday 25 January 2016 at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. Debbie Kurup, Krysten Cummings and Damien Flood, all previous cast members of Larson’s hit rock musical Rent, […]
Rent composer Jonathan Larson celebrated in one-off West End concert
The life and music of legendary Broadway composer Jonathan Larson will be celebrated in a special one-off concert on Monday 25 January 2016, when Seasons of Larson will play for one night only at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue. On 25 January 1996, the day of the first preview of Rent Off-Broadway, its composer Jonathan Larson […]
GOD, a Musical Celebration and Parody of Sondheim – London Theatre Workshop
GOD, a Musical Celebration and Parody of Stephen Sondheim at the London Theatre Workshop, Fulham continues until 12 July. We’ve had a glut of Sondheim compilation shows recently – Just Another Love Story at the same London Theatre Workshop venue as this affectionate homage to his genius was one of the best – but GOD is one with a delightful difference and one […]
Sondheim Society marks anniversary with God, a celebration and parody
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, the Stephen Sondheim Society will be paying tribute to the composer/lyricist with a brand new show called God, premiering at London Theatre Workshop for only six performances in July (8-12 July). With tongue very firmly in cheek, there will be gentle parodies that serve to demonstrate Sondheim’s art, songs that emphasise his genius, and brand new compositions inspired […]
Rent 20th Anniversary Concert – Torquay and Touring
Rent 20th Anniversary Concert was performed at the Princess Theatre, Torquay and continues touring until 15 Feburary 2014. The power of the music and the strength of an ensemble that works with huge warmth, spirit and friendship carry this show, giving full value to Jonathan Larson’s award-winning and ground-breaking musical in this 20th anniversary concert. The […]
