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Production Information


Previews:	April 16, 1996 (16 previews)
Opening:	April 29, 1996
Closing:	September 07, 2008
Theatres:	Nederlander Theatre (4/16/1996 - 9/7/2008)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Running Time:	2 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission
Intermissions:	1
Version:	Original Version
Jonathan Larson's riveting rock musical is based on the La Bohème story, but set in the gritty underbelly of NYC's East Village.

Production Staff

Blake Burba

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Lighting Designer

Paul Clay

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Scenic Designer

Kurt Fischer

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Sound Designer

Tony Gerber

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Film

Michael Greif

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Director

David Santana

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Wig, Hair and Make-Up Designer

Tim Weil

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Musical Supervisor

Marlies Yearby

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Choreographer

Original Cast | Replacements

Simone	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Yassmin Alers	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Gilles Chiasson	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Darius de Haas	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Shelley Dickinson	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Taye Diggs	....	Benjamin Coffin III
David Driver	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia	....	Angel Schunard
Rodney Hicks	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
Kristen Lee Kelly	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Jesse L. Martin	....	Tom Collins
Idina Menzel	....	Maureen Johnson
Aiko Nakasone	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
Timothy Britten Parker	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
Adam Pascal	....	Roger Davis
Anthony Rapp	....	Mark Cohen
Daphne Rubin-Vega	....	Mimi Marquez
Mark Setlock	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Gwen Stewart	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
Byron Utley	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Fredi Walker	....	Joanne Jefferson

Karmine Alers	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Will Chase	....	Roger Davis
Merle Dandrige	....	Joanne Jefferson
Shaun Earl	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Eden Espinosa	....	Maureen Johnson
Renee Elise Goldsberry	....	Mimi Marquez
Andrea Goss	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's Mom
Crystal Monée Hall	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Rodney Hicks	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Owen Johnston II	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Marcus Paul James	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Trisha Jeffrey	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Justin Johnston	....	Angel Schunard
Adam Kantor	....	Mark Cohen
Telly Leung	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Tracy McDowell	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Destan Owens	....	Tom Collins
	....	Swing (Swing)
Todd E. Pettiford	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Kyle Post	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Gwen Stewart	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
Jay Wilkison	....	Mr. Grey
	....	The Man
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)

D'Monroe	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Karmine Alers	....	Mimi Marquez
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Christian Anderson	....	Mark Cohen
Mayumi Ando	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
Sebastian Arcelus	....	Roger Davis
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Dean Armstrong	....	Swing (Swing)
Natalie Venetia Belcon	....	Joanne Jefferson
Maggie Benjamin	....	Maureen Johnson
Declan Bennett	....	Roger
Richard H. Blake	....	Roger Davis
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Jessica Boevers	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Ensemble
Rufus Bonds, Jr.	....	Tom Collins
Justin Brill	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Melanie Janine Brown	....	Mimi Marquez
Mario Burrell	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Haven Burton	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Norbert Leo Butz	....	Roger Davis
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Matt Caplan	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen (Standby)
	....	Swing (Swing)
Jodi Carmeli	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
T.V. Carpio	....	Ensemble
Will Chase	....	Steve
	....	Roger Davis
	....	Man with a squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Luther Creek	....	Roger Davis
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Wilson Cruz	....	Angel Schunard
Krysten Cummings	....	Mimi Marquez
Julie Danao	....	Swing (Swing)
Merle Dandridge	....	Joanne Jefferson
Merle Dandrige	....	Joanne Jefferson
Frenchie Davis	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Dana Dawson	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Maya Days	....	Mimi Marquez
Aisha de Haas	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Robin de Jesus	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Shelley Dickinson	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
Tonya Dixon	....	Joanne Jefferson
Shaun Earl	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Amy Ehrlich	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Trey Ellett	....	Mark Cohen
Eden Espinosa	....	Maureen Johnson
Cristina Fadale	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Maureen Johnson
Joey Fatone	....	Mark Cohen
Mark Richard Ford	....	Tom Collins
Ava Gaudet	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Robert Glean	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
Renee Elise Goldsberry	....	Mimi Marquez
Juan Carlos Gonzalez	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Andrea Goss	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's Mom
Calvin Grant	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Tamyra Gray	....	Mimi Marquez
Danielle Lee Greaves	....	Joanne Jefferson
Crystal Monée Hall	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Christopher J. Hanke	....	Mark Cohen
Colin Hanlon	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Marcy Harriell	....	Mimi Marquez
Nicolette Hart	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
Rodney Hicks	....	Benjamin Coffin III
	....	Collins
Troy Horne	....	Tom Collins
Tim Howar	....	Roger Davis
Scott Hunt	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Owen Johnston II	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Sala Iwamatsu	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
Mark Leroy Jackson	....	Tom Collins
Marcus Paul James	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Stu James	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Harley Jay	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen (Standby)
Trisha Jeffrey	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Justin Johnston	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Owen Johnston	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
Catrice Joseph	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Diana Kaarina	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Adam Kantor	....	Mark Cohen
Kelly Karbacz	....	Maureen Johnson
Kendra Kassebaum	....	Swing (Swing)
Kristen Lee Kelly	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Ensemble
Jamie Lee Kirchner	....	Mimi Marquez
Joshua Kobak	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Jeremy Kushnier	....	Roger Davis
Drew Lachey	....	Mark Cohen
Tracey Langran	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Sharon Leal	....	Swing (Swing)
Alia León	....	Joanne Jefferson
	....	Joanne Jefferson
Telly Leung	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Nicole Lewis	....	Joanne Jefferson
Ryan Link	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
Jose Llana	....	Angel Schunard
Caren Lyn Manuel	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Kamilah Martin	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Philip Dorian McAdoo	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
Tracy McDowell	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Michael McElroy	....	Tom Collins
	....	Tom Collins
Moeisha McGill	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Alan Mingo, Jr.	....	Tom Collins
Matthew Murphy	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Karen Olivo	....	Swing (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)

Rent

(Broadway Transfer, 1996)