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Rent Tour, with Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, to Play San Francisco in October

| New York City |

May 26, 2009

The cast of Rent
(© Joan Marcus)
The cast of Rent
(© Joan Marcus)

The new national tour of Rent, headlined by original stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, will play San Francisco’s Curran Theatre, October 6-18.

The tour will also feature original cast member Gwen Stewart as the “Seasons of Love” soloist, along with Nicolette Hart (Maureen Johnson), Justin Johnston (Angel Schunard), Lexi Lawson (Mimi Marquez), Michael McElroy (Tom Collins), Jacques C. Smith (Benjamin Coffin III), and Haneefah Wood (Joanne Jefferson). The ensemble will include Karmine Alers, Toby Blackwell, Adam Halpin, Trisha Jeffrey, Joshua Kobak, Telly Leung, Jed Resnick, Andy Señor, Caren Tackett, Yuka Takara, and John Watson.

RENT: The Broadway Tour is directed by Michael Greif, who received 1996 Tony and Drama Desk nominations as well as the Obie Award for Rent. Marlies Yearby, who received a Tony Award nomination for her work on the musical, choreographs the show and Tim Weil, the show’s original music supervisor and conductor, serves as music supervisor.

For more information, visit www.shnsf.com.

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