Rent: Live (2019)

The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.

Directors:

Michael Greif, Alex Rudzinski

Writers:

Jonathan Larson (RENT Book by), Kristoffer Diaz (adapted for television by)

Stars:

Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher, Tinashe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vanessa Hudgens	...	Maureen Johnson
Jordan Fisher	...	Mark Cohen
Tinashe	...	Mimi Marquez
Kiersey Clemons	...	Joanne Jefferson
Brennin Hunt	...	Roger Davis
Mario	...	Benjamin Coffin III
James Leyva	...	Angel Dumott Schunard (as Valentina)
Brandon Victor Dixon	...	Tom Collins
Keala Settle	...	Cy / Mrs. Davis / Others
J. Elaine Marcos	...	Alexi Darling
Matthew Saldivar	...	Mr. Grey / Salvation Army Santa / Gordon / Drunk Santa 1 / Vendor / Security Guard (as Matt Saldivar)
Jennifer Leigh Warren	...	Mrs. Cohen / Mrs. Jefferson / Sue / Homeless Woman with Bags / Vendor / Police Officer
Alton Fitzgerald White	...	Police Officer / Mr. Jefferson / Support Group Member 2 / Homeless Man / Vendor / Cook / Drag Queen / The Pastor
Bryce Ryness	...	The Man / Police Officer / Cook Owner / Support Group Member 16
Emerson Collins	...	Steve / Life Cafe Waiter / Police Officer / Drunk Santa 2 / Junkie / Host / Halloween Costume

Storyline

The story of several friends in New York City facing financial poverty, homophobia, AIDS, and, of course, rent.

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Plot Keywords:

year 1991 | answering machine | screening telephone calls | mugged | christmas eve | 

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Genres:

Musical

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rent: Live

Filming Locations:

Stage 16, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Marc Platt Productions, Revolution Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Majority of the event was in fact not live. Due to an injury of one of the leads from the last dress rehearsal the night before, everything except for the last song was from a recorded rehearsal.

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Connections

References It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

User Reviews

It Works Pretty Well

These TV musicals are always a little sketchy. I'm not a "Renthead" so I don't have much to go on. I saw the Broadway traveling company a few years ago and was quite captivated. Here, I felt the pacing was a bit slow. It is performed on an enormous stage, with the audience sitting in rectangular cells. This is a really touching story of the AIDS epidemic. It is about a sort of artists colony in a rental building. Many of the people there are HIV positive at a time when most would die from it. Others are drug users. Some are gay. They are all trying to survive. It is mixture of the angst that such a society would deal with, watching their young friends die off or lose their dreams. There is a nice moment at the end.