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* OBC=Original Broadway Cast, NYC=New York Cast *

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MINI DISCS
(stereo sound, recorded with professional microphone)


~Ars Nova Spotlight: Understudies of Broadway. 2003. Understudies from Broadway's Man of La Mancha, Hairspray, Aida, Oklahoma… perform.
QUALITY: A

~LONDON: LION KING. January 11, 2003. Evening. Full cast except for Scar.
QUAILTY: A

~LONDON: RENT. January 11, 2003 (Matinee). Aweosme sound. Producition was just OK. *Mimi - Krysten Cummings* *Mark - Jullian Essex * *Roger - Tom Canavan*
QUAILTY: A+

~Rent. Broadway. Sunday Evening. October 28, 2002. **Maggie Benjamin & Myiia Watson-Davis' Last Show** Understudies: Todd E. Pettiford as Benny. Amazing show. The whole cast was so funny. So fantastic! Great energy from audience and cast! Joey Fatone, Manley Pope, Jai Rodriguez, Karmine Alers…
QUAILTY: A+.

~Idina Menzel: Live at Ars Nova. October 7, 2002. 9pm. She was amazing! Great antidotes and songs. Performs original songs, Stevie Wonder, pop, Broadway.
QUAILTY: A. First time seeing her and I was very VERY impressed. I was up front so sound is great. Love this recording!

~Rent. Broadway. July 22, 2002. Chad Richardson as Roger, Catrice Joseph as Joanne. Great sound. From the first lotto row.
QUALITY: A

~May 7, 2002. Catrice Joseph and JEP as SOL Solists, Maia Wilson as Joanne. Great sound.
QUALITY: A

~Rent's 6th Anniversary. Owen as Angel, JEP as SOL Soloist. Act 2 is amazing. Act One is ok and has major bass.
QUALITY: B

~Maia Wilson: "You've Gotta Have Friends" (BCEFA Benefit). March 27, 2002. 11 pm. Awesome sound. The last 45 mintues of the show. Includes members of the cast of "Rent", a song written by Jonathan Larson...
QUALITY: Amazing. A+


~The Music Man. 2001. Robert Sean Lenard, Rebecca Lucker...
QUALITY: At some parts it is hard to hear. Kind of echoey. B

~Beauty and the Beast. April 6, 2002. Sarah Litzsinger, Christopher Monteleone, Bill Nabel, Brek Williams, Karl Christian, Beth Fowler...
QUALITY: Really good sound. Some parts tend to be soft, but overall nice sound. A-

~Rent. Broadway. Sunday, March 10th, 2002. * ANDY SENOR'S LAST SHOW!! * Starts at "You'll See Boys". Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Mark Richard Ford, Stu James, Andy Senor, Karmine Alers, Jodi Carmeli, Todd E. Pettiford, Myiia Watson Davis, Maggie Benjamin, Jai Rodriguez, John Eric Parker,
QUALITY: Great sound. A+. Great audience.

~ Rent. Broadway. Saturday Evening, Feb. 9, 2002. Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Mark Richard Ford, Stu James, Andy Senor, Karmine Alers, Jodi Carmeli, Todd E. Pettiford, Chad Richardson, Myiia Watson Davis, Maggie Benjamin, Jai Rodriguez, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Great sound. A+. Very crystal clear.

~ Rent. Broadway. Thursday, January 10, 2002. Chad Richarson as Roger, Trey Ellett, Mark Leroy Jackson, Stu James, Andy Senor, Myiia Watson Davis, Maggie Benjamin, Karmine Alers, Jodi Carmeli, Todd E. Pettiford, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Amazing sound. A+. Very awesome, clear sound.

~ Rent. Broadway. Friday, November 2, 2001. Myiia Watson Davis/Maggie Benjamin's 4th Performance as Joanne/Maurren. Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Mark Leroy Jackson, Stu James, Andy Senor, Loraine Velez, Jodi Carmeli, Todd E. Pettiford, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Sala Iwamatsu.
QUALITY: Great sound. A+. Very crystal clear.

~Rent. Broadway. October 28, 2001. Cristina Fadale and Natalie Venetia Belcon's Last!!! *Maia N. WIlson back as SOL soloist!* Full Cast, Maia N. WIlson as SOL Soloist.
QUALITY: Great sound, the bass is apparent, but does not diminish the sound.

~Rent. Broadway. October 14, 2001 (Sunday Evening). Highlights. Dominique Roy as Mimi, Karmine Alers as Maureen.
QUALITY: Great sound, has A little bit of "Rent" and about a 20 minutes of Act One, Act Two complete. Cast sounds great!

~Rent. Broadway. September 30, 2001. Dean S. Armstrong as Mark, Dominique Roy as Mimi,
QUALITY: Good sound, but bass is apparent.

~Rent. Broadway. September 1, 2001 (Evening). Yassmin Alers Last. Dean S. Armstrong as Roger, Scott Hunt as Mark, Dominique Roy as Mimi, Yassmin Alers as Maureen.
QUALITY: Great sound, great performances. The whole show. A+

~Rent. Broadway Cast. July, 14, 2001 (Afternoon). Full cast, except for *John Eric Parker as Benny and Robin Walker as Joanne,
QUALITY: Love the sound: great band and great cast. Lots of energy.

~Rent 5th Year Anniversary. FULL CAST!!!
QUALITY: Great sound, but is very loud. At a few points sound blares and at other time the bass is extremely loud. Has "Seasons of Love" Encore and end music. Very enthusiastic audience.

~ Rent Reunion. Community Day. Sunday July 16, 2000. New York Theatre Workshop. A discussion with the cast about the process and phenomenon that began at the NYTW. With Shelley Dickinson, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Rodney Hicks, Kristen Lee Kelly, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mark Setlock, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, and Idina Menzel.
QUALITY: Below Average. A lot of dead air, loud applause, can make out a great deal of it, but sound is grainy or hard to make out.

~ Broadway on Broadway 2000. (Two Mini Discs). Recorded there live. Major bass!! Stuff that wasn't heard/show on tv. Performances by: Rent, Cats, Miss Saigon, Jane Eyre. Phantom of the Opera, The Music Man, Annie Get Your Gun, Cabaret, The Full Monty, Les Miserables... QUALITY: Average. Turned out fairly good despite screaming, people talking, and other NYC noise.

~Rent. Bryant Park, NYC. Summer 2000. Performances by Danielle Lee Greaves, Cristina Fadale, Peter Matthew Smith, Loraine Velez, Anika Larson.... One Song Glory, Without You, Out Tonight, Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me...
QUALITY: Above average. Really good performances and sound.

~ Rent. Broadway Cast. Tuesday August 22, 2000. **Chad Richardson as Roger**, Trey Ellett, Michael McElroy, Stu James, Danielle Lee Greaves, Andy Senor, Cristina Fadale, Yassmin Alers, Robert Glean, Aisha de Haas, Peter Matthew Smith, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Above average, Lots of bass (which makes some parts VERY hard to hear). Aside from that, great!

~Rent. Benny Cast. Philadelphia. Last Show in Philly. September 17, 2000. Evening. Mark Richard Ford, Shaun Earl, Jacqueline B. Arnold, Saycon Sengbloh, Maggie Benjamin, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Jake Manabat
QUALITY: Above average, Lots of bass (which makes some parts VERY hard to hear). Really amazing/cool sound -it was outdoors so sometimes you could echoes, from front row (lotto seats)!

~Rent. Broadway Cast. Thursday, October 5, 2000. **Aisha de Haas as Joanne, John Eric Parker as Tom Collins, Robert Glean as Christmas Caroler & others, Robin S. Walker as Mrs. Jefferson & others**, Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Stu James, Andy Senor, Loraine Velez, Cristina Fadale, Kendra Kassebaum, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Above average. From front row (lotto seats). Great sound! Really clear, great blend of the band and the cast. Includes end music by the band.

~Rent. Broadway Cast. Sunday Night, November 12, 2000. ** John Eric Parker as Tom Collins, Carla Bianco as Maureen, Peter Matthew Smith as Christmas Caroler & others. Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Stu James, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Andy Senor, Lorraine Velez, Kendra Kassebaum, Aisha de Haas, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Above average. From front row (lotto seats). Trey Ellett does the BCEFA speech. Includes the band end music. Crystal clear. One of Peter Matthew Smith's last shows.

~Rent. Broadway Cast. Sunday Matinee. March 11, 2001. ** Dean S. Armstrong as Mark, Jai Rodriguez as Angel, Yaz as Mimi, Kendra as Maureen**. Manley Pope, Mark Leroy Jackson, Stu James, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Karen Olivo, Byron Utley, Aisha de Haas, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, D'Monroe, Kim Varhola. "You'll See" until the end). Byron Utley's 2nd to last show ever!
QUALITY: Above average. Amazing sound.

~Rent. Broadway Cast. Sunday Night. February 11, 2001. 2001rst show! Maia Nkenge Wilson's last show! Highlights of Act One. Act Two complete except for "Happy New Year" and "Goodbye Love". **Karen Olivo as Maureen, Maia Nkenge Wilson as Mrs. Jefferson & others. Manley Pope, Trey Ellett, Mark Leroy Jackson, Stu James, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Andy Senor, Loraine Velez, Yassmin Alers, Byron Utley, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola.
QUALITY: Above average. Amazing. Again, it sounds like CD- quality.

~Annie Get You Gun. Broadway. Wednesday, March 14, 2001(matinee). Reba McEntire & Brent Barrett. Peter Marx, Valerie Wright, Eric Sciotto, Claci Miller, Tom Schmid, Gerry Vichi, Larry Storch, Conrad John Schuck, Jenny Rose Baker, Blaire Restaneo, Eddie Brandt, Kero Lee, Adrienne Hurd, Carlos Lopez, Cleve Asbury, Brian O'Brien, David Villella, Brad Bradley, Marvin Laird, Deanna Dys, Kimberly Dawn Neaumann, Desiree Parkman, Rommy Sandhu, Kelli Bond Severson, Kent Zimmerman
QUALITY: Above average. Reba is so amazing!

~ OBC Rent Reunion Concert. Studio 54. June 4, 2001.
QUALITY: B (hard to hear some parts because of the audience)


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CD'S

~RENT AUDITION CD. 1994. Has tracks and vocals from different sogns from Rent. Some songs on here were cut. 22 tracks (but some are the same song). Very intersting and very rare.
QUAILTY: A

~ Rent. Broadway. 7.3.02. *Josh Kobak as Roger* *John Eric Parker as Collins* *Maia Nkenge Wilson as Joanne* *Amy Ehrlich as Maureen* Catrice Joseph as Female Seasons Soloist*
QUAILTY: B. Great audience!

~Idina Menzel Live At Joe's Pub. 2.26.01.
QUAILTY: Awesome quailty. 12 songs. One of my favorites. A+++

~ OBC Rent Reunion Concert. Studio 54. June 4, 2001.
QUALITY: B (hard to hear some parts because of the audience)

~ Tick Tick . . . Boom! May 23, 2001. 1st Preview. Original Cast


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VIDEOS

~Rent Original Broadway Cast Reunion. June 4, 2001 at Studio 54. So cool!!
QUAILTY: A.

~Rent. Broadway. Benny Tour. June 23, 2001. Understudy: Karmine as Mimi. Maggie Benjamin as Maureen.
QUAILTY: D. Sound is good. The camera work is weak.

~Rent in Bryant Park. August 1, 2002. Has microphone checks. 3 songs and other other shows.
QUAILTY: A+. From master. Awesome! Great Vocals!

~Broadway Thanksgiving Day Performances. 2002. Includes: Rent, Hairspray, Man of La Mancha, Millie, Oklahoma, Movin' Out, Flower Drum Song, Cabaret
QUAILTY: A

~Rent. Broadway Cast- 8/14/01. Kendra's Last.
QUAILTY: B. Viewing obstructions and camera work can be uneven.

~Rent. Broadway Cast- 8/10/02
Roger- Manley Pope; Mark- Joey Fatone; Collins- Mark Richard Ford;
Benny- Todd E. Pettiford u/s; Joanne- Myiia Watson-Davis; Angel- Jai
Rodriguez; Mimi- Karmine Alers; Maureen- Antonique Smith u/s; Mark's
mom- Amy Ehrlich; SOL #1- Maia Nkenge Wilson; SOL #2- John E. Parker;
Gordon- Chad Richardson; Steve- Justin A. Johnston; Paul- Darryl
Ordell; Alexi- Dominique Roy u/s

-2st generation
-Great video, good zooms
-Shot from mezz.
QUAILTY: A+.

~Joey Fatone Appearances (Plugging "Rent"). 2002-2003.
QUAITLY: A

~Joey Fatone on "The View". August 8, 2002 Great sound/picture. A. He talks about Rent, music and his film.
QUAILTY: A+


~Collins Equity Cast. Feb. 12, 2002 (Texas). Great sound/picture. A. Viewing obstruction occurs, but in general nicely shot and put together. A+
Rent Collins Cast - 2/15/02
Mark - *Jay Wilkison* u/s
Roger - Kevin Spencer
Mimi - Krystal Washington
Maureen - Sara Schatz
Joanne - Bridget Anne Mohammed
Collins - Bruce Wilson, Jr.
Angel - Justin Rodriguez
Benny - Matthew S. Morgan
Mark's Mom - Clark Mims
Alexi - Jackie Maraya
SOLoist #1 - Haneefah Wood
SOLoist #2 - Rick Younger
Gordon - *Brian Ashton Miller* u/s
Paul - Damien Deshaun Smith
Steve - Cole McClendon

~Broadway- 1/28/01 , Michael McElroy's last, Pretty good, starts getting good at "Out Tonight", full show, filmed from orchestra. B


~Broadway. 5/29/01. Chad as Roger, Yaz as Mimi. Really good quailty, great zooms. A


~Broadway. 9/1/01-Broadway. Dominique Roy as Mimi, Dean Armstrong=Roger, Maureen= Yassmin Alers, YAZ'S LAST SHOW!!!!! Awesome!


~Broadway. 8/14/01. Yaz as Mimi, Kendra as Maureen. Great show, great sound, and good zooms. A+


~OBC Preview Video (good really good close ups, sort of grainy) takes up half of the video tape.


~ 7/24/97. (New York Broadway Cast) when there are close ups they are pretty good, Sherie Scott as Maureen, Marcy Hariell as Mimi, Michael McElroy as Tom Collins...


~OBC Clips (on Letterman, the 3 times on the Rosie O'Donnell Show, Thanksgiving Day Parade, Tony Awards, Leno, Charlie Rose (about 45 minutes with some OBC members and producers, from 1996) interviews...


~Primetime (about 45 minutes talks about Jon Larson's death and Rent)



~OBC Press Releases (Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me, Today 4 U, I'll Cover You...plus a montage of all the clips). The Original Broadway Cast


~Angel Cast Press Releases (about same as above). Angel Cast


~Benny Cast Press Releases (about same as above) Benny Cast

~Making of Rent (really good A+ quality interviews with the choreographer, the OBC Mimi: Daphne-Rubin Vega, and the original Angel: Wilson Jermaine Heredia

~Rent Japan (about an hour with commercials, all in Japanese they perform "Seasons of Love", and "Rent" in Japanese). Actually 2 half hour specials.

~New York Broadway Cast (the Today Show from Summer 1998 with video footage that I took from rehearsals, CBS This Morning performing "Seasons of Love" and "I'll Cover You: Reprise", The Maury Povitch Show, Christmas Tree Lighting 1998... ) The footage is good and some points and in other it is really horrible)

~Original Mark, Anthony Rapp (performing Without You by himself at Barnes and Nobles in New York)

~NYC Cast- October 1998 .Best video I have seen, spectacular close ups, really good color and audio sound. Matt Murphy as Mark, Norbert Leo Butz as Roger, Marcy Harriel as Mimi, Wilson Cruz as Angel, Michael McElroy as Collins, Gwen Stewart as Joanne, Carla Bianco as Maureen

~Simone's Last:Angel Cast: 4.30.98 etroit. **ACT ONE ONLY** shot from the front row. Simone, Christian Anderson, C.C. Brown, Dwayne Clark, Kristopher Cusick, Evan D'Angeles, Erin Keeney, Kamilah Martin, Lambert Moss, Danny Robbins

~Daphne Rubin-Vega on the Rosie O'Donnell Show. Rosie points her out in the audience. That's it, nothing great except to see her. The clip is only a couple of seconds.



~Daphne Rubin-Vega on a show called "Real Women". Talking about her play "Gum" and "Rent".

~Rent on Rosie from 9/7/99. The perform another parody of La Vie Boheme. Features Tony Vincent, Kenna Ramsey, Tamera Podermski, Yassmin Alers....only a couple minutes long.

~Skater's Tribute to Broadway. Was on ESPN, and it features Robbin Cousins, 1988 Gold Medalist skates to "I'll Cover You: Reprise" and he talks for a few minutes why he choose to skate to this particular song.

~The Today Show -October 2nd, 1999. The cast performs "Seasons of Love", "Today 4 U" (Wilson Jearmaine Heredia), and Rent. **includes footage from rehearsals at 6 am, awesome close ups, and the show**! Do NOT have the televised version of the title song, "Rent".

~The Angel Company's Final Show 9-5-99 Evening. Sound is A+ CD quality filmed from the sound board in the San Francisco Theater, Black and white, picture isn't great because the camera stays in one place and always captures the full stage, good especially for company numbers.

~The Angel Company's Final Show 9-5-99 Evening. Sound/Picture is pretty good. Awesome closeups. Filmed from orchestra. Great audience. Color. Missing SOL.

~Rent: Broadway By the Bay. Excellent quality talks to cast, crew, and audience members from the Angel Cast. Background on the play and Jonathan Larson. Approx. an hour long.

~Benny Cast. Costa Mesa. 8/15/98. Ok.

~Rent. 9/11/99. Broadway. Karen Olivo as Mimi, Sol #1 is Shanya Stelle, Calvin Grant is Collins, Angel is Jai Rodriguez. ACT ONE ONLY Act Two is incomplete has minor parts of "Happy New Year" and "Take Me Or Leave Me".

~Rent. 1/2/00. Broadway. Yassmin Alers as Mimi, Calvin Grant as Collins. "You Okay Honey" - "Will I?" Great sound. The filming so-so. Best shots in: "Tango Maureen" and "Another Day".



~Idina Menzel on VH1. She sings her song "Minuet" for a minute on the music channel, VH1.

~RENT Compilation Video- includes tv appearances from the Broadway, Angel, Canadian and Benny Casts. Also has Making of Rent Specials, interviews...

~Rent on the Gypsy Awards 1996 & 1997. Only has Rent. The cast sings "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" and parodies all the hype Rent has received.

~Jesse L. Martin as a presenter on the NAACP Image Awards 2000.

~Adam Pascal on VH1. Talks about Rent and Aida. from April 13, 2000.

~Jesse L. Martin on "Law and Order". First (or one of the first episodes) he was on. Only a couple of the first scenes.

~Jacques C. Smith on "Law and Order". The whole show.

~Maya Days Dance Commercial.

~Broadway Rent Commercial.

~Original Broadway Cast Commercial

~Wilson Jermaine Heredia on "Special Victims Unit" (2000).

~Rent on The Today Show. Summer 2000. Danielle Lee Greaves and Cristina Fadale perform "Take Me Or Leave Me", plus the cast sings "Seasons of Love" with Aisha de Haas and Robert Glean as the soloists.

~ Rent. March 15, 2000. Benny Cast. San Diego Civic Center. Benny Cast. Great video. It is one of the best. Great sound/close ups.

~ Byron Utley's Artwork Display. A video of some of his black and white photos that were on display. Features the Original Broadway Cast of Rent.


~Rent at Woodburry Commons. Good video taping. OK performances. Seasons of Love, What You Own, Glory...

~Rent. Bryant Park, NYC. Summer 2000. Performances by Danielle Lee Greaves, Cristina Fadale, Peter Matthew Smith, Loraine Velez, Anika Larson.... One Song Glory, Without You, Out Tonight, Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me...Good close ups and sound is excellent.

~Rent. Angel Company. Detriot, MI. g/7/98. Josh Greene, Trey Ellett, Alan Mingo, Swayne Clark, Laura Dias (Maya Days), Kamilah Martin, Erin Keaney, Evan D'Angeles.... Average picture, great sound.

~The Making of Rent: London. Has LOTS of generation loss (in terms of the picture. It looks like a bad cable reception, but sound is excllent). Includes the cast on a London tv show before it premiered. Good interviews and cool rehearsal footage.

~ Rent Fifth Anniversay Segment on Fox 5 Television. Features people who waited outside for tickets for hours, Manley Pope, Jonathan Larson's friends/father, and a tiny look at "tick..tick...BOOM". Runs about 3 minutes.

~Jesse L. Martin on The Rosie O'Donnell Show 1999. Great picture. He messes up "I'll Cover You: Reprise".

~Trey Ellett on the Travel Channel. Has clips from his opening night. It's really cool. Great clips from the show, good interview, and picture.

~Broadway on Broadway 2002. Taped from the television.. Great quailty. Can put on MiniDisc.

~Broadway on Broadway 2000. Taped from the television.. Great quailty. Can put on MiniDisc.

~Broadway on Broadway 2001. Taped from the television.. Great quailty. Can put on MiniDisc.

~Jose Llama on "Sex And The City". Taped from television. Good quailty.

~Rent/Bryant Park on Fox Five News. A 20 second blurb about the concert series.


~Rent on Regis and Kelly. Cast of Rent on Regis - September 28, 2001. Tribute to the World Trade Center Tragedy. Full Cast, plus interview with Trey Ellett.


~Rent on the Columbus Day Parade 2001. They sing "Seasons of Love."
QUAILTY: A

~ Maya Days: True Life: I'm an Actress. From January 22, 2001. It looks into the life of Maya Days.
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AUDIOS


~London. 2001 and 2002.
QUAILTY: B

~Australia- Sydney 3-13-99 (Closing night in Sydney)

~Angel Cast- Opening Night- San Francisco (Daphne Rubin-Vega returns!) 3-9-99

~NYC Cast - Richard Blake's (a NYC Roger) Last 11-22-98

~NYC Cast-Idina Mezel's (original Maureen Last) 7/1/97

~NYC Cast- Gwen Stewart's (original SOL Soloist/ NYC Joanne) Last 11/1/98 **bonus Seasons of Love is sung by 3 soloists. Gwen and Shelly Dickinson do a duet**

~New York Theater Workshop from 1994. The workshop of Rent with really weird songs and altered song lyrics. Rare to the public.

~NYC Cast- March 18th 1999.

~NYC Cast- August 22nd, 1998. Shelly Dickinson is Joanne...see Playbill section for Cast Lists.

~NYC Cast- Tuesday, August 18th, 1998 (selections).

~OBC- One Year Anniversary of Jonathan Lasrson's Death- 1/25/97

~Random Tape #1: includes the NYC and Toronto Casts. The songs are sung by many different cast members. Songs include SOL, I'll Cover You: Reprise, Glory, TMOLM, We're Okay, Another Day....

~Random Tape #2: Includes the London and Benny Casts. Songs are sung by various cast members. Songs include: Rent, SOL, Without You, I'll Cover you:Reprise, Out Tonight, Will I?....

~New York Cast-July 30th 1999 (evening). Good quality, but Act One has a horrible high pierced whistle sound throughout, except for Today 4 U and Out Tonight. Act Two is fine. Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Michael McElroy, Jacques C. Smith, Kenna J. Ramsey, Jose Llana, Krysten Cummings, Tamara Podemski, Carly Thomas, Byron Utley, Shelly Dickinson, Tony Vincent, Owen Johnston II, Jai Rodriguez, Hallie Bulliet.

~Benny Cast- 6/15/99 (Boston). Very good quality. Features Scott Hunt, Christian Mena, Julia Santana, Danielle Graves, Chistina Fadale, Pierre Bayuga....

~New York Cast- August 8,1999. In "Out Tonight" Krysten Cummings doesn't hit all the high notes and improves. Includes: Byron Utley as Collins, Wilson Jearmaine Heredia as Angel, John Eric Parker and Shayna Steele as the SOL Soloists.

~*Rare*. Daphne singing Glory at a NYTW Benefit Concert. The quality isn't that great.

~Rent performing in Bryant Park in NYC (along with Footloose. Krysten Cummings, Manley Pope Tamera Podemski...do Seasons of Love, Out Tonight, Without You, What You Own...

~La Jolla Benefit. Featuring Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega performing 5 signature songs from Rent. They also sing other non-Rent songs. Performers sing songs from such shows as Rent, Merrily We Role Along, Tommy...

~New York Cast- November 7, 1999 (matinee). Full cast except Jai Rodreguiz as Angel. Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Rufus Bonds, Jr., Danielle Lee Greaves, Maya Days, Cristina Fadale, Carly Thomas, Byron Utley, Aisha de Haas, Owen Johnston II, Darryl Ordell, Kim Varhola, Jacques C. Smith, Chad Richardson.

~ Rent German Cast Recording. Awesome quality. Done live.

~Rent Karaoke. Has the songs with random people singing the songs and then just the instrumental. Includes: Out Tonight, Without You, Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me, Glory, Another Day, Halloween...

~New York Cast. Krysten Cumming's Last. 9/5/99. Krysten Cummings, Carly Thomas as Maureen, Kenna Ramsey as Joanne, Calvin Grant as Collins.

~New York Cast. October 26, 1999. Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Rufus Binds Jr., Darryl Ordell, Danielle Lee Greaves, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Maya Days, Cristina Fadale, Carly Thomas, Aisha de Haas, Byron Utley, Chad Richardson, Owen Johnston II, Jai Rodriguez, Kim Varhola. Not great quality. Clarity is simply okay.

~Thursday, December 30, 1999 (matinee). Yassmin Alers as Mimi, Calvin Grant as Collins, Robert Glean as Paul. Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Danielle Lee Greaves, Cristina Fadale, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Byron Utley, Aisha de Haas, Owen Johnston II, Jacques C. Smith, Kim Varhola, Chad Richardson, Maggie Benjamin.

~New York Cast. 2/5/00 (Matinee). Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Rufus Bonds Jr., Jacques C. Smith, Danielle Lee Greaves, Jai Rodriguez, Yassmin Alers, Cristina Fadale, Maggie Benjamin, Aisha de Haas, Calvin Grant, Matthew Murphy, Owen Johnston II, Robert Glean, Kim Varhola. Below average. Has to turn the volume up a lot to hear it. Muffled at times.

~Benny Tour. 12/18/99. Toledo, Ohio. Cary Sheilds, Scott Hunt, Saycon Senglbloh, Horace Rogers, Shaun Earl, Courtney Corey, Jacqueline Arnold, Stu James, Haven Burton, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Marcus Chaney, Trey Ellett, Jake Manabat, Brent D. Vance, Tricia Young. The quality is so-so.

~Rent on National Public Radio (NPR). March 2000. Talks about the shows, the themes, a girl who lied to friends/fans/cast members of Rent/ about having an illness so she could gain attention. With interviews from OBC members Anthony Rapp and Gwen Stewart, as well as fans.

~New York Cast. 3/16/00. Maggie Benjamin's first as Maureen. Jim Poulos, Manley Pope, Loraine Velez, Maggie Benjamin, Rufus Bonds Jr., Jacques C. Smith, Danielle Lee Greaves, Andy Senor, Kamilah Martin, Kim Varhola, Aisha de Haas, Byron Utley, Darryl Ordell, Peter M. Smith, Owen Johnston III. The quality is okay.

~New York Cast. 1/2/99. Manley Pope, Jim Poulos, Yassmin Alers as Mimi, Carly Thomas as Maureen, Shayna Steele as Joanne, Calvin Grant as Collins, Jose Llana, Jacques C. Smith, Schele Williams, Byron Utley, Dean Balkwill, Darryl Ordell, Tina Ou, Mark Setlock, Erica Munoz

~The Best of Canadian Rent. Clips with Krysten Cummings, Luther Creek, Gavin Hope, Divine Earth Essence, Karen Lablanc, Chad Richardson, Maggie Benjamin, Jai Rodriguez...clips from many shows

~New Rent Broadway Radio Commercial


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RENT PLAYBILLS

I have many so just ask!

(RENT: I have many ,so just ask! Ranging from 1997 to current.)


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OTHER PLAYBILLS (Broadway):



~The Beauty Queen of Leenane ~ The Sound of Music (Rebecca Luker) ~ Wait Until Dark (Marisa Tomei, Quentin Tarantino) ~ Broadway on Broadway 1997 and 2000 ~ Side Man. October 22, 1999. ~ Ragtime- October 20th, 1999 and December 19, 1999. ~ James Joyce's The Dead- 2/26/00~The Crucible~Noises Off~


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NON - RENT VIDEO

~Merrily We Role Along. Summer 2002 at Kennedy Center.
QUAILTY: A

~Contact's Last Broadway Performance. 9.1.02. Live on PBS,
QUAILTY: B

~Broadway on Thanksgiving 2002. Includes Millie, Hairspray, Rent, Movin' Out, Man of La Mancha, Flower Drum Song, Cabaret…

~On Golden Pond. The live version starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Great quailty. Well acted. 2000.

~Annie Get You Gun. Starring Reba McEntire. Highlights. It runs a little over an hour. Great for fans of Reba or the show!

~The Making of Ragtime. The host is Whoppi Goldberg. Okay quality. Very good special from PBS.

~ Sheri Scott performing "My Strongest Suit" from "Aida" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.

~Adam Pascal and Heather Headley from "Aida" on Good Morning America.

~Adam Pascal and Heather Headley from "TheaterTalk"

~"Death of a Salesman" on Charlie Rose.

~Jesus Christ Superstar on the Rosie O'Donnell Show.

~The Rosie O'Donnell Salute to the Tony Awards. Clips of Broadway shows from the past years. Include: Ragtime, Titanic, Side Show, The Lion King, Rent, Cabaret....

~Beauty and the Beast/Lion King/Aida Commercial

~The Rosie O'Donnell Show: Suessical: Rosie Goes Behind The Scenes. Part 2 only.

~"Boys Don't Cry" Special on ABC.

~Andrew Lloyd Webber Celebration (Video Tape not a bootleg). Great video with many performances!

~Cats: The Musical. Recorded from TV. The one from PBS.



~ Great Performances: Broadway Love Songs. Features Julie Andrews as host. The leading ladies and leading men of Broadway join forces at New York's City Center is a thrilling gathering of Broadway legends with a new generation of stars, including Michael Crawford, Linda Eder, Peter Gallagher, Robert Goulet, Heather Headley, Nathan Lane, Rebecca Luker, Barry Manilow, Marin Mazzie, Bebe Neuwirth, Adam Pascal, Chita Rivera, Brent Spiner, Three Mo' Tenors, and Tom Wopat.

~Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2000. With performances by Annie Get Your Gun, Swing, The Music Man, Suessical, and the Rockettes.

~Broadway on Bravo. 2002. Features many Broadway/Pop/Film stars singing, and talking about Broadway. With Kevin Bacon, Mandy Moore, Adam Pascal, Daphne Ruben-Vega, Lindia Edder....



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WANTS



Good Morning America 1999 (Shayna Steele does SOL solo)

NY1 piece on Adam Pascal 1999

Adam Pascal and Jesse L. Martin on the Food Network 1999

Seasons of Love on television- Yassmin Alers doing the SOL Solo

Gypsy Awards (or any awards ceremonies featuring Rent) 1996-present

Rent- The Today Show 1998, 1999 (with the song "Rent")

Rent on World New ABC.9. Something to do with Christmas tree lighting.

Any other video/tv appearances especially from 1999-2001 and the OBC.

Any excellent videos of any cast especially current.

Anything to do with Rent's 5th Anniversary or specail shows

She Rocks Broadway

Any concerts by an former Rent cast member (ie. Idina, Daphne)

Anything with Danielle Lee Greaves as Joanne or SOL Soloist

RENT REUNION

TICK TIC BOOM LAST SHOW

ANDA LWEIS- RENT

RENT ON FOX/UPN??

TTB on NY Central

Benny Cast Closing

Channel 7 news this morning at about 7:50. They did a piece on RENT. I of course came in right at the end of it. Trey Ellet was saying something about these people are the writers and producers of the future and then they showed the cast singing at the end of "Rent".

I LOVE BROADWAY commercial

Understudies

Last Australia Show 1999

Last London Show 1999

Krysten Cumming's Last Show 1999 (video)

Gwen Stewart's Last Show November 1998

Daphne's Last Show (Broadway or Angel Cast)

Nobert's Last Show

Nobert's Return to Rent. Summer 2000.

Aiasha de Haas doing Broadway Rent (selections of her SOL solos and other parts she has done)

Any Benefits (Triad, Today 4 U...)

Jonathan Larson singing some original songs on an album called "Boho Days."

Anything on MiniDisc

Krysten Cummings/Shanya Steele as Mimi

Rent London Closing Show (MiniDisc)

Making of Rent London

RENT Benny Tour Rosemont, IL; 10/8/00 (Racquel's Last)

Any Last Shows

any great Benny cast video

Julie D. as Mimi

She Rocks Broadway

Any concerts by an former Rent cast member (ie. Idina, Daphne)

Anything with Danielle Lee Greaves as Joanne or SOL Soloist


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