Original ‘Rent’ Cast Will Reunite for a Benefit Concert
Idina Menzel , Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp , and Daphne-Rubin Vega are among the original cast of Rent reuniting for a 30th anniversary benefit concert.
On Oct. 26, Rent, the 30th Anniversary Concert will feature the cast performing the Jonathan Larson musical in full. Benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS , the one-night-only event is sold out, but tickets are still available for the livestream . In addition to appearances from original cast members — including Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Fredi Walker, with understudies and ensemble members Yassmin Alers, Gilles Chiasson, Shelley Dickinson, David Driver, Darius de Haas, and Rodney Hicks — the event will also feature alumni.
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Adam Chanler-Berat, Nicholas Christopher, Merle Dandridge, Trey Ellett, Jordan Fisher, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jose Llana, John Eric Parker, Jai Rodriguez, Antonique Smith, Ephraim Sykes, and Aaron Tveit are among the alumni set to perform.
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