Rent

[2005, Movie]

Rent: Review

East side story: Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rosario Dawson, Adam Pascal, Tracie Thoms, Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp

Chris Columbus' lackluster adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize-winning Broadway musical, based on Puccini's La Boheme, diminishes the impact of this powerful story about a self-made family of friends weathering a yearlong journey through life, love, drug addiction and disease. Christmas Eve, 1989: Friends Mark (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring documentarian, and rock musician Roger (Adam Pascal), a recovering addict searching for a song before he succumbs to AIDS, are li... read more

Rent: Cast & Details

Year: 2005
Rated PG-13

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Cast
Rosario Dawson: Mimi
Taye Diggs: Benny
Wilson Jermaine Heredia: Angel
Jesse L. Martin: Tom
Idina Menzel: Maureen
Adam Pascal: Roger

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Rent: TV Guide News

Broadway's Rent to Play Another Day... or 98 | Today's News: Our Take | 3/27/2008
The producers of Broadway's Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent have announced that its curtain call has been pushed back from June 1 to Sept. 7, citing a surge in ticket sales. Theatergoers who secured seats for the "final" week of performances can exchange them for what is now the final week of performances, while those who purchased tickets for closing night can swap them for the new closing night. — MWM read more
Jordin Sparks, Letterman and More News Briefs | Today's News: Our Take | 1/16/2008
Season 6 American Idol Jordin Sparks will appear on Fox's Talkshow with Spike Feresten on Jan. 19, to perform "Tattoo," the first single from her self-titled debut.... An upcoming Late Show with David Letterman guest will be Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards (Jan. 22) .... The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson will feature Ringo Starr (Jan. 24).... Rent, which after more than a dozen years of performances is the seventh-longest-running show in Broadway history, will shut its doors after June 1. read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 4/24/2006
Nope, not gonna mention the kid doc by name for another 700 words or so. But boy, has read more
The Watercooler | 1/20/2006
Everybody Hates ChrisOne of best things about watching this show is listening to its '80s read more
Ask Ausiello | 12/7/2005
Any chance will see Marty appear on Gilmore Girls this season? As of now, no. But for $10, you can get a quick read more