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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008): Cast

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway is a 2008 romantic drama directed by Michael John Warren, starring Tracie Thoms as Joanne Jefferson, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Anthony Rapp. It runs 2 hours 45 minutes.

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008) movie poster
Released
Runtime
2h 45m (165 min)
Genres
Drama , Romance
Original language
English
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway About?

The premise of Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway without spoilers.

The filmed capture of Rent’s final Broadway performance brings the iconic rock‑opera to life. Set in New York’s gritty East Village, it follows a circle of bohemian friends striving to make ends meet and keep their rent afloat. Their lives are measured in love as they confront poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic while chasing artistic success and acceptance.

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Themes & Keywords

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  • gay
  • gay romance
  • filmed performance
  • filmed play
  • addiction
  • female nudity
  • female rear nudity
  • dancer
  • musician
  • filmmaker
  • art
  • reference to martin heidegger
+3 more
  • title spoken by character
  • man dresses as a woman
  • bisexual
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Cast & crew

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Cast & Characters

Tracie Thoms leads the cast as Joanne Jefferson, with Renée Elise Goldsberry as Mimi Marquez and Anthony Rapp. Directed by Michael John Warren; 19 actors are credited in all.

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From the director

More from Michael John Warren

More films directed by Michael John Warren, best-rated first: Spring Awakening: Those You've Known, Fade to Black, Hillsong - Let Hope Rise and You Got Gold: A Celebration of John Prine.

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway.

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway Also Known As

6 alternative titles, including “Rent: En vivo desde Broadway” and “렌트: 브로드웨이 공연”.

Also known as
  • Rent: En vivo desde Broadway
  • 렌트: 브로드웨이 공연
  • Rent, os Boêmios: Ao Vivo na Broadway
  • 吉屋出租:百老汇剧场版
  • レント ライヴ・オン・ブロードウェイ
  • 吉屋出租:百老匯

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway?

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway runs 2 hours 45 minutes (165 minutes).

When was Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway released?

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway was released on September 24, 2008.

Who directed Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway?

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway was directed by Michael John Warren.

More films by Michael John Warren

Who is in the cast of Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway?

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway stars Tracie Thoms as Joanne Jefferson, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Mimi Marquez and Anthony Rapp, among 19 credited actors.

Does Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway have a post-credit scene?

No. Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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