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Rent Veterans Robin De Jesús, Tracy McDowell, and Tim Weil on The Ensemblist

The “”RENT” Retrospective” will provide insight to the various stages of the beloved musical.

Editorial Staff
New York City
Robin De Jesus is among the artists interviewed on The Ensemblist's 36th episode.
Robin De Jesús is among the artists interviewed on The Ensemblist's 36th episode.

Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone have announced that the 36th episode of The Ensemblist is a "RENT Retrospective." On the newly released edition of the podcast Broadway vets Brady and Lanzarone interview two performers and a creative team member who participated in Jonathan Larson’s beloved musical

Actors Robin De Jesús (Wicked) and Tracy McDowell (Motown The Musical) as well as musical arranger/conductor Tim Weil provide insight to the various stages of Rent, from its pre-Broadway run at New York Theatre Workshop to its final performance on Broadway. Having worked on the Broadway production of Rent at different times, each of these guests share the highlights of their memories with the show.

New episodes of The Ensemblist are released every two weeks and can be downloaded on iTunes. Episodes can also be downloaded directly from Podbean here.

To read TheaterMania's interview with Ensemblist creators Brady and Lanzarone, click here.