NYTW

The first run of Rent at the N.Y. Theatre Workshop ran from:
October 29 – November 6, 1994


Roger Davis
Mark Cohen
Tom Collins
Benjamin Coffin III
Joanne Jefferson
Angel Dumott Schunard
Mimi Marquez
Maureen Johnson
Blockbuster Rep
Ensemble
The Cast
Tony Hoylen
Anthony Rapp
Pat Briggs
Michael Potts
Shelly Dickinson
Mark Setlock
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Sarah Knowlton
Erin Hill
Deirdre Boddie-Henderson
Gilles Chaisson
Sheila Kay Davis
John Lathan
Jesse Sinclair Renat

rent

Act I
Voice Mail #1
Splatter
Cool Fool
Today 4 U
Do a Little Business
Female to Female
Right Brain
Light My Candle
On the Street
Voice Mail #2
Female to Female B
Another Day
On the Street #2
Santa Fe
I'll Cover You
Get Over It
Christmas Bells
Over the Moon
La Vie Bohéme
AZT Break

Act II
Voice Mail #3
Seasons of Love
Out Tonight
Seasons of Love B
Voice Mail #4
Without You
Voice Mail #5
Contact
I'll Cover You B
Goodbye Love
Real Estate
Open Road
Voice Mail #6
On the Street #3
Finale

In between the first and second runs the show was recasted and the script went through many changes but finally ended up with basically what Rent is today (with a few changes made during previews).
The second schedule was set to be:
January 25 – March 3, 1996


This changed when Jonathan Larson died on January 25, 1996 and instead of performing the first preview that night the cast performed a sing-through for Jonathan Larson’s family and friends.

The official opening night at NYTW was February 13th which is when major press coverage over Jonathan’s death began. On February 23rd it was announced that Rent was moving uptown. Rent moved into the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway where it opened on April 29th.



Today 4U a Benefit for NYTW
March 3, 1997

Welcomes
Stephen Graham and Jim Nicola

Johnny Can't Decide
Anthony Rapp tick, tick...Boom!

Therapy
Ben Stiller
tick, tick...Boom!

See Her Smile
Fredi Walker
Boho Days

No More
Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Mark Setlock

Eden
Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Norbert Leo Butz, Mark Setlock, Darius De Haas, Shayna Steele, and Shelly Dickinson
Sacred Cows

Destinaton Sky
Byron Utley
Away We Go

Ever After
Marin Mazzie and Scott Burkell
Superbia

Come To Your Senses
Marin Mazzie
Superbia

Over It
Gilles Chiasson and Shelley Dickinson
Studio Production of Rent

Open Road
Jesse L. Martin
Studio Production of Rent

Pura Vida
Fredi Walker, Shelly Dickinson, Aiko Nakasone, and Shayna Steele

You Call My Name
Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel

Out Of My Dreams
Daphne Rubin-Vega, Darius De Haas, and Shayna Steele

All For Now
Richie Havens

Louder Than Words
Anthony Rapp and Jesse L. Martin
tick, tick...Boom!

I Won't Close My Eyes
Sarah Jessica Parker
Superbia

Without You
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Rent

Love Heals
Gwen Stewart and the Original Broadway Cast of RENT
Ali Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education

Why?
Gilles Chiasson
tick, tick...Boom!

Goodbyes
Anthony Rapp

Love Heals (Reprise)

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