| Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway | |
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| Directed by | Michael John Warren |
| Written by | Jonathan Larson |
| Produced by | Justin Wilkes Jon Kamen |
| Starring | Adam Kantor Will Chase Renée Elise Goldsberry Michael McElroy Justin Johnston Eden Espinosa Tracie Thoms Rodney Hicks |
| Cinematography | Declan Quinn |
| Edited by | Edward Bishop Josh Pearson Adam Zuckerman |
| Music by | Jonathan Larson |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing The Hot Ticket |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway is a 2008 film of the final performance of the original Broadway production of the musical Rent on September 7, 2008, with some footage of the closing night celebration. The film had a limited theatrical release between September 24 and 28, 2008, in more than 500 theaters with high definition digital projection systems in the US and Canada. According to Sony Pictures Releasing President Rory Bruer, it was the first live Broadway show to be available in major North American movie theaters.[1] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 3, 2009.
The film is assembled from footage shot at the September 7 performance as well as a day of shooting on August 20. It includes a reprise of "Seasons of Love" featuring both the final cast and cast members from past productions, including the original Broadway cast following the finale of the show proper.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Carmike ups the 'Rent'; Cinemark sings opera". timesrecordnews.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (September 17, 2008). "525,600 Minutes to Preserve". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ Peter Travers (September 12, 2008). "Hot Ticket: 'RENT,' Live On Stage, Comes to a Multiplex Near You". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.
- ^ "BWW TV EXCLUSIVE: 'RENT:Filmed Live On Broadway' Teaser!". Broadway World. September 22, 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2008.