Date: Oct 06, 2011

Dept. of Drama & Dance Presents the Rock Musical "Rent"

Pulitzer and Tony Winning Show Takes Residence at the Adams Playhouse, Oct. 21-30

Concert Performance by Anthony Rapp, Oct. 29, 4 p.m.

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY  …  Rent, Jonathon Larson’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning musical will be performed by Hofstra University’s Department of Drama and Dance at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, October 21-30, 2011. This production, directed by Hofstra Professor Cindy Rosenthal, features a vibrant and talented cast of Hofstra student actors. Rent, a smash hit off- and on-Broadway in the 1990s, is a musical celebration of “La Vie Boheme,” loosely based on Puccini’s opera and set on East Village streets, fire escapes, tenements and cafes. This ground-breaking roller coaster ride depicting the joys and sorrows of an eclectic, diverse troupe of young artists and activists will captivate audiences.

Show times are Friday, October 21 and 28, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, October 22 and 29, at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, October 23 and 30, at 2 p.m. at the John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus.  Tickets are $15, $12 senior citizen (over 65) or matriculated non-Hofstra student with ID. Members of the Hofstra community may receive up to two free tickets upon presentation of a current HofstraCard.

For tickets and more information call the Hofstra Box Office at (516) 463-6644, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

Special event featuring original Rent cast member Anthony Rapp

A special event during the run of Rent at Hofstra, will be a Saturday, October 29, 4 p.m. concert by Anthony Rapp, original star of Rent, both off-Broadway, on-Broadway and in the film. Rapp and his band will perform songs from Rent among other selections.

Tickets to this concert are $25, $20 senior citizens (over 65 with ID) and matriculated non-Hofstra students, and $15 Hofstra students with a current HofstraCard. Concert ticketholders will also receive one free admission to a performance of Hofstra’s production of Rent (which has an 8 p.m. performance that evening).

For tickets and more information call the Hofstra Box Office at (516) 463-6644, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.-3:45 p.m.

SEE THE CAST OF RENT ON "HOFSTRA TODAY": http://blip.tv/hofstra-today/cast-of-rent-on-hofstra-today-5663577
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