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Photos Photo Archive: Celebrating Two Decades of Love; A Look Back at Rent on Broadway The iconic Jonathan Larson rock musical Rent opened on Broadway on April 29, 1996. �뵺��.com takes a look back at the original Broadway production and the many performers who passed through the show during its 12-year run.

By Matthew Blank

April 29, 2015

Look Back at Rent on Broadway

HR - Rent Broadway 1996 — Look Back at Rent on Broadway

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin — Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin

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Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega — Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Rodney Hicks, Byron Utley, Kristen Lee Kelly, Gwen Stewart and Timothy Britten Parker — Rodney Hicks, Byron Utley, Kristen Lee Kelly, Gwen Stewart and Timothy Britten Parker

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Rent_Original Broadway Cast — Original Broadway Cast

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Fredi Walker, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel and Jesse L. Martin — Fredi Walker, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel and Jesse L. Martin

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Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker — Idina Menzel and Fredi Walker

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Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp and Taye Diggs — Jesse L. Martin, Anthony Rapp and Taye Diggs

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Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal_HR — Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal

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Anthony Rapp — Anthony Rapp

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Daphne Rubin-Vega — Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin — Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Jesse L. Martin

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Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin and Anthony Rapp — Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin and Anthony Rapp

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Marcy Harriell and Norbert Leo Butz — Marcy Harriell and Norbert Leo Butz

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Norbert Leo Butz and Jim Poulos — Norbert Leo Butz and Jim Poulos

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Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega — Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega

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Frenchie Davis — Frenchie Davis

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Drew Lachey — Drew Lachey

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Wilson Cruz and Michael McElroy — Wilson Cruz and Michael McElroy

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Darius de Haas — Darius de Haas

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Norbert Leo Butz and Marcy Harriell in <i>Rent</i> — Norbert Leo Butz and Marcy Harriell in Rent

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Jose Llana — Jose Llana

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Jim Poulos, Michael McElroy and Jose Llana — Jim Poulos, Michael McElroy and Jose Llana

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Matt Caplan and Cary Shields — Matt Caplan and Cary Shields

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The October 2005 Broadway Cast — The October 2005 Broadway Cast

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Ava Gaudet — Ava Gaudet

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Sebastian Arcelus and Karmine Alers — Sebastian Arcelus and Karmine Alers

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Joey Fatone — Joey Fatone

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Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice") — Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice")

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Adam Kantor and Will Chase — Adam Kantor and Will Chase

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Tamyra Gray — Tamyra Gray

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Will Chase, Michael McElroy, Eden Espinosa and Rodney Hicks — Will Chase, Michael McElroy, Eden Espinosa and Rodney Hicks

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Tracie Thoms and Eden Espinosa — Tracie Thoms and Eden Espinosa

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Reneé Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase — Reneé Elise Goldsberry and Will Chase

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Rent originally opened on Broadway in April 1996 and ran for over 5000 performances. The cast included , , , , , , , , , , , , , and Fredi Walker.

The musical garnered 10 Tony Award nominations, winning four. It also took home the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

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