PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre's Rent

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By Matthew Blank
May 17, 2012
 
James LaRosa, currently starring as Mark Cohen in Bristol Riverside Theatre's staging of Rent, offers an exclusive backstage look at the production.

Channeling his documentary filmmaker character, LaRosa shares images spanning from his arrival in Bristol all the way through opening night.

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre's Rent

PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at Bristol Riverside Theatre's Rent

James LaRosa, currently starring as Mark Cohen in Bristol Riverside Theatre's staging of Rent, offers an exclusive backstage look at the production. Read the Playbill.com story.

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I arrive in Bristol, PA, to my house. There are many separate apartments within. Quite charming in the sunset. What I didn't know was what was on the other side of the house!
I arrive in Bristol, PA, to my house. There are many separate apartments within. Quite charming in the sunset. What I didn't know was what was on the other side of the house! James LaRosa
So this was the surprise waiting for me once in my room. Out my window is the Delaware River. This is the view during my stay here.
So this was the surprise waiting for me once in my room. Out my window is the Delaware River. This is the view during my stay here. James LaRosa
Walking to rehearsal or to the coffee place, there are some beautiful grounds. This garden area is part of the Grundy Museum and Memorial Library.
Walking to rehearsal or to the coffee place, there are some beautiful grounds. This garden area is part of the Grundy Museum and Memorial Library. James LaRosa
This dog was looking out the window at me while I was taking some pictures and I felt I needed to capture him. How very "Mark Cohen" of me.
This dog was looking out the window at me while I was taking some pictures and I felt I needed to capture him. How very "Mark Cohen" of me. James LaRosa
The Bristol Riverside Theatre! I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to play one of my dream roles in their 25th Anniversary Season.
The Bristol Riverside Theatre! I am so thrilled to have the opportunity to play one of my dream roles in their 25th Anniversary Season. James LaRosa
The theatre is of course, on the river, as the name would suggest. Right behind the stage door is the beautiful Bristol Lions Park. I love the gazebo!
The theatre is of course, on the river, as the name would suggest. Right behind the stage door is the beautiful Bristol Lions Park. I love the gazebo! James LaRosa
Awesome statue right outside the stage door.
Awesome statue right outside the stage door. James LaRosa
The BRT Managing Director Amy Kaisser and Production Manager Andrew Deppen happened to be sitting in the park with Bumpy, the dog from the other picture!
The BRT Managing Director Amy Kaisser and Production Manager Andrew Deppen happened to be sitting in the park with Bumpy, the dog from the other picture! James LaRosa
I was so thrilled to see huge banners all over town advertising our production. Like this one!
I was so thrilled to see huge banners all over town advertising our production. Like this one! James LaRosa
Meet the cast
Meet the cast James LaRosa
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Bristol Riverside Theatre concludes its 25th anniversary season with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Jonathan Larson musical Rent, which runs through June 3.

Directed by Jose Zayas, the cast features Julian Alvarez, Mark Willis Borum, Tracie Franklin, James LaRosa, Meera Mohan, Brendan Norton, Tyrone Roberson, Jamila Sabares-Klemm, Tara Tagliaferro, Brit West and Nadine Zahr with local actors Michael Hogan, Joseph Michael O’Brien and Carl Nathaniel Smith.

Rent, according to production notes, "tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS."

The creative team also includes set designer Jason Simms, lighting designer Ryan O’Gara, costume designer Carla Bellisio and choreographer Stephen Casey.

Tickets are available from $30-$50, with discounts for students, military and groups. Tickets are available by visiting brtstage.org or calling the BRT Box Office at (215) 785-0100. Bristol Riverside Theatre is located at 120 Radcliffe Street in Bristol, PA.

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