STOMP on GMA

Check out the New York cast of STOMP performing on Good Morning America tomorrow, Tuesday, April 14. They are scheduled to be on between 8:30 and 9 a.m. with a few short teases starting around 8 a.m. They will be performing their new piece, "donuts".

And don't miss the newly revamped show coming to the TBPAC in June!

Watch GMA for more RENT!

Check it out, some exciting stuff here - including info on who will be coming to Tampa with the show!

From a tour release sent to us:

CAST OF RENT TO PERFORM LIVE ON “GOOD MORNING AMERICA”

FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 IN BRYANT PARK

WITH A SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE BY ORIGINAL CAST MEMBERS ADAM PASCAL AND ANTHONY RAPP

BROADWAY’S RENT TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 7

PASCAL AND RAPP BEGIN NATIONAL TOUR OF SHOW

IN CLEVELAND, OHIO JANUARY 6, 2009

The cast of the landmark Broadway musical RENT will perform as part of the “Good Morning America” Summer Concert Series on Friday, August 1. The concert will air nationwide on ABC in the half hour beginning at 8:30 am.

The concert will include a special performance by original cast members Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp who are not currently in the Broadway company, but who will be starting a national tour of the show in Cleveland, Ohio on January 6, 2009.

The cast of RENT includes Tracie Thoms who starred as Joanne in the movie of RENT and has come to the Broadway company in the same role as well as Will Chase as Roger, Renee Goldsberry as Mimi, Eden Espinosa as Maureen, Michael McElroy as Collins, Adam Kantor as Mark, Justin Johnston as Angel, Rodney Hicks as Benny with Shaun Earl, Andrea Goss, Marcus Paul James, Telly Leung, Tracy McDowell, Jay Wilkison, and Gwen Stewart (“Seasons of Love” soloist). Rodney Hicks and Gwen Stewart were both in the original company of RENT and have rejoined the cast to close the show.

RENT, written by Jonathan Larson and directed by Michael Greif, opened at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre, on April 29, 1996 following a history making, sold out, extended limited engagement at off-Broadway’s New York Theatre Workshop. The musical went on to win every major best musical award, including the Tony Award, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama. RENT is the seventh longest running show in Broadway history. RENT is scheduled to close on Sunday, September 7.

Visit www.siteforrent.com for more information.

DVR Alert! Spring Awakening!

... unless of course, you actually watch TV at 8:30 in the morning ... Catch a medley of songs by the energetic young cast of the groundbreaking (and Tony Award-winning Best Musical) Spring Awakening on Good Morning America tomorrow at 8:30 am!

The rock score for this controversial new heavy-hitter is by Duncan Sheik (Remember "Barely Breathing?" OK, fair enough.). If you're familiar with the show already, you'll see that they will be getting a little creative with rhyming vocals ("Totally Stuck" instead of "Totally F***ed") for network TV, and if you're not -- tune in -- and then go download the soundtrack from iTunes. Or go to springawakening.com and sample them. It's good stuff. Is Spring Awakening the new Rent? It just might be. OR, it just might be bigger.

-sb