'Rent' spent on Broadway
Original cast members fete last performance
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Anthony Rapp and 'Rent' director Michael Greif celebrate the musical's final Broadway performance. |
"Tonight, I felt like it was very reminiscent of the original show," said Anthony Rapp. "There was so much energy in the room, and not just from the audience."
Rapp was joined by other original "Rent" cast members such as Jesse L. Martin and Daphne Rubin-Vega, who made their way into the theater through throngs of screaming "Rent"-heads. During the Chelsea Piers after-party, Will Chase, who plays Roger, said the expectations around the final performance of the show's 12-year run were daunting. "You're always being compared to the original cast," he said. "But it felt good. It's felt this good for a while, actually."