‘Rent’ at Belle Theatre play dates, times and other information

Play:  Rent

Playwright:  Jonathan Larson

Genre: Musical; rock opera

Synopsis: Rent depicts a year in the life of a group of bohemians struggling in the New York City’s East Village. The story centers around Mark and Roger, two roommates. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the duo deals with love, loss, AIDS, and modern-day life in one truly powerful story.

Awards and Accolades: Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.

Songs:

Act 1

• “Tune Up #1” — Mark and Roger
• “Voice Mail #1” — Mark’s Mother
• “Tune Up #2” — Mark, Roger, Collins and Benny
• “Rent” — Mark, Roger, Benny, Collins, Joanne and Company
• “You Okay, Honey?” — Preachers, Angel and Collins
• “Tune Up #3” — Mark and Roger
• “One Song Glory” — Roger
• “Light My Candle” — Mimi and Roger
• “Voice Mail #2” — Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson
• “Today 4 U” — Collins, Roger, Mark and Angel
• “You’ll See” — Benny, Mark, Roger, Collins and Angel
• “Tango: Maureen” — Joanne and Mark
• “Life Support” — Gordon, Paul, Mark and Company
• “Out Tonight” — Mimi
• “Another Day” — Mimi, Roger and Company
• “Will I?” — Steve and Company
• “On the Street” — Preachers, Squeegee Man, Mark, Collins, Angel and Homeless Woman
• “Santa Fe” – Collins, Angel, Mark and Company
• “I’ll Cover You” — Angel and Collins
• “We’re Okay” — Joanne
• “Christmas Bells” — Company
• “Over the Moon” — Maureen
• “La Vie Bohème A” — Mark, Waiter, Roger, Benny, Mimi, Collins, Angel, Maureen, Joanne, Mr. Grey and Company
• “I Should Tell You” — Mimi and Roger
• “La Vie Bohème B” — Maureen, Collins, Joanne, Mark, Angel and Company

Act 2

• “Seasons of Love A” — Company
• “Happy New Year A” — Mark, Roger, Mimi, Collins, Angel, Maureen, and Joanne
• “Voice Mail #3” — Mark’s Mother and Alexi Darling
• “Happy New Year B” — Mark, Roger, Mimi, Collins, Angel, Maureen, Joanne, and Benny
• “Take Me or Leave Me” — Maureen and Joanne
• “Seasons of Love B” — Company
• “Without You” — Roger and Mimi
• “Voice Mail #4” — Alexi Darling
• “Contact” — Angel and Company
• “I’ll Cover You” (Reprise) — Collins and Company
• “Halloween” — Mark
• “Goodbye Love” — Mark, Roger, Mimi, Collins, Maureen, Joanne, and Benny
• “What You Own” — Roger and Mark
• “Voice Mail #5” — Roger’s Mother, Mimi’s Mother, Mr. Jefferson, and Mark’s Mother
• “Finale A” — Preachers, Mark, Roger, Collins, Maureen, Joanne, and Mimi
• “Your Eyes” — Roger
• “Finale B” — Company

Director:  Tyler Young

Music Director:  Danielle Enderby

Choreographer:  Emily Garcia

Production Manager:  Peyton McCarthy

Cast:

• Roger Davis:  Ryan Craig
• Mark Cohen:  Bradyn Parmelly
• Joanne Jefferson: Cassie Sampson
• Tom Collins:  Joey Bostic
• Benjamin Coffin III:  Roman Mina
• Maureen Johnson: Cat Turner
• Mimi Marquez:  Rebecca Lucero
• Angel Dumott Schunard:  Jonathan Curls
• Ensemble (alphabetically):  McKenzie Anderson, Nicole Anderson, Jonathan Castillo-Malave, Jerri-Lynne Clayton, Patience Cole, Bo Dreszer, Danielle Enderby, Melanie Garcia, Rebecca Gould, Makayla Hunter, Piper Jones, Livia Kiszka, Maliyah Mattis, Ariana Milian, Justin Price, Joshua Slover, Jessica Turner, Stacey Vitacco, Erin Webb and Melanie Zayas

Play Dates and Times:  August 2-11, 2024, vis:

• 2:00 p.m. matinees:  Sunday, August 4, Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11;
• 7:30 p.m. performances: Saturday, August 3, Sunday, August 4, Friday, August 9, Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11; and
• special Late Night performance at 9:00 p.m. on opening night on Friday, August 2.

Tickets: $15-$25. Go here to reserve your seats.

Location: 2708 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33914.

More Information:  For more information, please telephone 239-323-5533 or visit https://thebelletheatre.com.

July 12, 2024.