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Photo by Joan Marcus
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Adam Chanler-Berat (Mark Cohen)
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What the popular press said...
"Feels neither close enough to nor different enough from the original to warrant revisiting."
Ben Brantley for New York Times
"Ambitious, beautiful and uneven."
Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"It’s like a patchy Mini-Me version of the Broadway flagship."
Elisabeth Vincentelli for New York Post
"An appealing young ensemble animates."
Philip Boroff for Bloomberg
"This production is certain to create a new generation of 'Rent' fans"
Suzy Evans for Back Stage
"An off-Broadway theater offers a seductive intimacy the large Broadway house couldn't provide."
Robert Feldberg for The Record
"Though the 1996 groundbreaking musical, ..., feels rather dated now, Larson’s musical artistry remains timeless."
Roma Torre for NY1
"A museum-like quality strangely pervades the show."
Michael Sommers for Newsroom New Jersey
"So provocative as it was back in 1996, but even so, the tuner is plenty effective in its new Off Broadway guise."
Steven Suskin for Variety
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Variety
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Venue: New World Stages/Stage 1
Genre: Musical
Previewed: 14 Jul 2011
Opened: 11 Aug 2011
Music: Jonathan Larson
Book: Jonathan Larson
Lyrics: Jonathan Larson
Director: Michael Greif
Choreography: Larry Keigwin
Cast: Annaleigh Ashford (Maureen Johnson), Margot Bingham (Alexi Darling, Roger’s Mom, and others), Adam Chanler-Berat (Mark Cohen), Nicholas Christopher (Tom Collins), Arianda Fernandez (Mimi Marquez), Marcus Paul James (Mr. Jefferson, Paul, and others), Tamika Sonuja Lawrence (Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags), Corbin Reid (Joanne Jefferson), Michael J. Rodriguez (Angel Schunard), Matt Shingledecker (Roger Davis), Ephraim Sykes (Benjamin Coffin III), Ben Thompson (Christmas caroler, Mr. Grey, The Man, and others), Michael Wartella (Steve, Gordon, Waiter, and others), and Morgan Weed (Mark’s Mom and others), Sean Michael Murray, Xavier Can, and Genny Padilla.
Synopsis: Tells the story of a group of young artists struggling in New York’s East Village in the early 1990’s and the obstacles they face, including AIDS, homelessness, poverty, lack of healthcare and homophobia.
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