Editing Rent (musical) (section)

===UK productions===
The show made its UK premiere on April 21, 1998, at the West End's [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] and officially opened on May 12, 1998. The original cast included [[Krysten Cummings]] as Mimi Marquez, Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel Schunard, Bonny Lockhart as Benny, Jesse L. Martin as Tom Collins, Adam Pascal as Roger Davis, Anthony Rapp as Mark Cohen, and Jessica Tezier as Maureen Johnson. The show closed on October 30, 1999, after one-and-a-half years. Limited revivals took place at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]] from December 4, 2001, to January 6, 2002; December 6, 2002, to March 1, 2003 (featuring [[Adam Rickett]] as Mark and [[Caprice Bourret|Caprice]] as Maureen).  There was also a successful production for a limited run in Manchester in 2006 with an additional 'goodbye' performance in 2008 from the Manchester cast.

On October 16, 2007, the heavily revised production titled ''Rent Remixed'' opened at the [[Duke of York's Theatre]] in London's West End. Directed by [[William Baker (fashion designer)|William Baker]], it was set in the present day. The cast included [[Oliver Thornton]] (Mark), [[Luke Evans (actor)|Luke Evans]] (Roger), Craig Stein (Benny), [[Leon Lopez]] (Collins), [[Francesca Jackson]] (Joanne), Jay Webb (Angel), [[Siobhán Donaghy]] (Mimi), and [[Denise Van Outen]] (Maureen). From December 24, 2007, the role of Maureen was played by [[Jessie Wallace]].<ref>[http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/rent-jessie-wallace-joins-cast Jessie Wallace joins cast of ''RENT''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107071831/http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Theatre-Review/rent-jessie-wallace-joins-cast |date=January 7, 2008 }} – IndieLondon, 2007</ref> The production received generally unfavorable reviews. The Guardian gave it only one out of five stars, writing, "They call this 'Rent Remixed'. I'd dub it 'Rent Reduced', in that the late Jonathan Larson's reworking of La Bohème, while never a great musical, has been turned into a grisly, synthetic, pseudo pop concert with no particular roots or identity."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/oct/16/theatre4|title=Theatre review: Rent / Duke of York Theatre, London|first=Michael|last=Billington|newspaper=The Guardian |date=October 16, 2007|access-date=April 7, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125154649/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2007/oct/16/theatre4|url-status=live}}</ref>  The production closed on February 2, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113661.html|title=New London Production of Rent to Close in February 2008|work=Playbill|access-date=November 23, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229072708/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113661.html|archive-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref>

The production radically altered elements of the musical including defining the characters of Mimi, Angel and Mark as British. Songs were reordered (including Maureen's first appearance as the Act I finale).  The rehaul of the score was masterminded by [[Steve Anderson (musician)|Steve Anderson]] and featured radically rearranged versions of Out Tonight, Today 4 U, Over the Moon and Happy New Year.

A one-off Rent - The 20th Anniversary Concert was held at the Blackpool Opera house Monday November 11, 2013. A 20th anniversary tour opened at [[Theatr Clwyd]] in October 2016 before playing a two-month run at the [[St James Theatre, London]]. The cast included [[Layton Williams]] as Angel and [[Lucie Jones]] as Maureen.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20th-anniversary-production-of-rent_40884.html|title=New production of Rent to tour UK|work=WhatsOnStage.com|access-date=April 28, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025092247/http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/20th-anniversary-production-of-rent_40884.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The production then continued to tour the UK.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lewisloves.com/rent-musical-20th-anniversary-tour-malvern-theatre/|title=Reviewed by LewisLoves: Rent The Musical at the Malvern Theatre|date=March 26, 2017|work=Lewis Loves|access-date=June 5, 2017|language=en-GB|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033356/http://lewisloves.com/rent-musical-20th-anniversary-tour-malvern-theatre/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018 an immersive production of RENT premiered at [[Frogmore Paper Mill]] in Apsley, Hemel Hempstead.<ref name=bw>{{cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-TV-First-Look-at-RENT-at-the-Worlds-Oldest-Papermill-20180710|title=First look at RENT at the World's Oldest Papermill|work=Broadway World|date=July 10, 2018|access-date=September 5, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906014114/https://www.broadwayworld.com/westend/article/BWW-TV-First-Look-at-RENT-at-the-Worlds-Oldest-Papermill-20180710|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast included Aran Macrae (Roger), Connor Dyer (Mark) and Lizzie Emery (Mimi). The show opened on July 10, 2018, and ran until July 28.

In 2020, the musical was revived at Manchester's [[Hope Mill Theatre]] for a limited run from October 30 to December 6. The production was originally scheduled to begin in late July but was delayed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rent musical revival at Hope Mill Theatre rescheduled {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/news/rent-musical-revival-rescheduled_51656.html|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=May 25, 2020 |language=en-GB|access-date=May 25, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603171732/https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/news/rent-musical-revival-rescheduled_51656.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to the ongoing pandemic, the audience was [[Social distancing|socially distanced]] and measures were in place around the theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rent musical revival at Hope Mill Theatre to go ahead next month with socially distanced audiences {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/news/rent-musical-revival-hope-mill_52401.html|access-date=September 16, 2020|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=September 15, 2020 |language=en-GB|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917012626/https://www.whatsonstage.com/manchester-theatre/news/rent-musical-revival-hope-mill_52401.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast included Blake Patrick Anderson (Mark), [[Tom Francis (actor)|Tom Francis]] (Roger), [[Maiya Quansah-Breed]] (Mimi), Dom Hartley-Harris (Collins), Alex Thomas-Smith (Angel), [[Millie O'Connell]] (Maureen), [[Jocasta Almgill]] (Joanne), and Ahmed Hamad (Benny). The production was professionally filmed, which was broadcast from November 27 to December 20 on weekends.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Meyer|first=Dan|date=October 6, 2020|title=Hope Mill Theatre to Stream Its Production of Rent This Fall|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hope-mill-theatre-to-stream-its-production-of-rent-this-fall|url-status=live|access-date=March 14, 2021|website=Playbill|language=en|archive-date=November 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115210719/https://www.playbill.com/article/hope-mill-theatre-to-stream-its-production-of-rent-this-fall}}</ref>