Martin originated the role of Tom Collins in Rent, which became a critically acclaimed Broadway hit after Larson's tragic death There's one song from Rent that is both physically and emotionally hard ...

Rent's opening scene almost looked — and sounded — completely different. Tim Weil, the original music director of Rent, tells PEOPLE there was one song Jonathan Larson really wanted to open the show, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weil, 67, worked closely with Larson, who wrote the book, script and lyrics for the 1996 Broadway show. However, Larson died on ...

In his new book Making RENT, Tim Weil takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most groundbreaking musicals of the 20th century. In a recent interview with BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge, Weil ...

As a member of Rent‘s original Broadway cast, Anthony Rapp got to witness Jonathan Larson‘s genius firsthand. “He was so prolific,” Rapp, 53, told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, March 10, while ...

“Rent saved my life” reads one scrawled message on a white-board full of similar sentiments, some quoting the legendary 1996 musical: “There’s only this!” “No day but today.” The white-boards—with ...

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 11: Jonathan Larson's family attends the "Rent" Off-Broadway opening night after party at The Glass House Tavern on August 11, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty ...

Late composer Jonathan Larson changed theater with “Tick, Tick… Boom!” and “Rent,” but many of his songs were never heard — until now, as “The Jonathan Larson Project” begins its Off-Broadway run Feb.

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by “The Jonathan Larson Project,” a years-in-the-making musical collage of Larson’s life, features songs he wrote before he died. Now it’s onstage at the ...

Larson was working on 'Rent' until he tragically died the day before the show's first Off-Broadway preview performance Larson wrote multiple versions of "Halloween," but they ultimately decided to ...

There's one song from Rent that is both physically and emotionally hard to sing for Jesse L. Martin: "I'll Cover You (Reprise)." In an interview on The Roundtable with Robert Bannon, the actor, 57, ...