With its pulsing rock score and unflinching portrayal of the gritty lifestyle of eight friends in New York City's East Village at the end of the 1980's, the release of "Rent" caps a decade-long journey for most of its leading players from unknown performers to well-known show business personalities. Original stars Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel are joined by newcomers Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms to form the film's major characters.
"Rent" is directed by Chris Columbus, with choreography by Keith Young, costumes by Aggie Guerard Rodgers, cinematography by Stephen Goldblatt and production design by Howard Cummings.
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