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Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, and Anthony Rapp Confirmed for Rent 30th Anniversary Concert

Original cast members Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Fredi Walker will also perform.

Zachary Stewart

Zachary Stewart

| Broadway |

September 22, 2026

Daphne Rubin Vega and Anthony Rapp
Daphne Rubin-Vega and Anthony Rapp are among the twelve original cast members set to perform at the Rent 30th anniversary concert.
(© David Gordon)

Twelve original cast members from Rent will perform at the 30th anniversary concert of Jonathan Larson’s hit musical, which is scheduled for Monday, October 26 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where Hamilton performs. Proceeds from the evening will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. You can purchase tickets to the livestream here.

The concert will feature much of the original cast: Tony winner Idina Menzel, Tony nominee Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tony nominee Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tony winner Wilson Jermaine Heredia, and Fredi Walker, as well as Yassmin Alers, Gilles Chiasson, Shelley Dickinson, David Driver, Darius de Haas and Rodney Hicks.

The evening will also include performances by Rent alums Tony winner Natalie Venetia Belcon, Adam Chanler-Berat, Tony nominee Nicholas Christopher, Merle Dandridge, Trey Ellett, Jordan Fisher, Tony winner Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jose Llana, John Eric Parker, Jai Rodriguez, Antonique Smith, Tony nominee Ephraim Sykes, and Tony winner Aaron Tveit.

More casting is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

The show’s original music supervisor, Tim Weil, also will return, leading original Rent band members Kenny Brescia, Jeff Potter and Daniel A. Weiss, who will be joined by Steve Gelfand.

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