Overview
- In-person tickets for the one-night Rent concert at the Richard Rodgers Theatre sold out after going on sale in early June, and organizers have made streaming tickets available for the October 26 performance.
- The concert is a charity gala produced by Broadway Cares with Baseline Theatrical founder Andy Jones and will direct proceeds to Broadway Cares’ HIV/AIDS programs.
- Original Rent director Michael Greif and music director Tim Weil will lead the production, with Weil returning alongside the musical’s original band members Kenny Brescia, Stephanie Mack, Jeff Potter, and Daniel A. Weiss.
- Organizers say members of the original cast will appear with special guests, but the full performer roster will be announced later this summer.
- ViiV Healthcare is the presenting sponsor and frames the event as a way to honor Rent’s role in HIV awareness while spotlighting continuing needs and advances in HIV care; the show originally premiered off-Broadway in the 1990s and ran on Broadway for 12 years.