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January 96 ~ Off ~ Broadway
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker
27 min. of footage shot for press use. A video tag at the beginning says "Winter 1995" but the presence of a live audience implies that this is actually from early 1996. Clips are short, and there are no complete songs, going from the beginning of the show through ICY:R. Costumes and staging are different from Broadway. Video loops three times on the DVD, standalone copy. A

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4/29/96 ~ Broadway
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs
Classic Rent camcorder video that everyone should have that I’ve had for about 8 years so it is a lower generation. Great first act and the black speed lines for about 30 min. in second act that end during Take Me or Leave Me B+

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5/1/96 ~ Broadway
Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Sherie Renee Scott (u/s)
Very poor quality due to generation loss, barely watchable, was probably a nice video at one point C-

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12/8/96 ~ Broadway
Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin Vega, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Jeremia Heredia, Yasmin Alers (u/s), Fredi Walker
Some cover ups and heads in the way, but very clear video when the filmer finds the stage, not many closeups but still a very nice early Rent video B

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1/9/97 ~ Broadway
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp,Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Very grainy from generation loss but watchable. No real closeups, mostly medium and wide shots but nicely filmed from stage right, gets all the action and is a great capture of the show B-

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February 1997 ~ Broadway
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Norbert Leo Butz (u/s), Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs
Suffers serious generation loss, picture blips and spotlight washout but nicely filmed C+

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6/10/97 ~ Broadway
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Norbert Leo Butz (u/s), Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs
Sound is good, camerawork is okay, no closeups, all medium or wide shots. Picture suffers major generation loss and some spotlight washout. Pretty poor quality C-

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7/24/97 ~ Broadway
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Marcy Harriell, Sherie Scott, Michael McElroy, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Fredi Walker
Sound is a little muted, but still completely understandable and fine. Heavy generational loss, decent zooms and close-ups. C

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1/9/98 ~ Los Angeles, CA ~ Benny Tour
Neil Patrick Harris, Owen Johnston II, Julia Santana, Mark Leroy Jackson, Andy Senor, Kenna J. Ramsey, Carla Bianco
Slightly dark throughout and coverups; sometimes shaky. Good sound but a little blurry. B

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4/29/98 ~ Detroit
Christian Andersono, Kristoffer Cusick, CC Brown, Evan D'Angeles, Erin Kearney, Kamilan Martin, Simone, Dwayne Clark
Poor Quality

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4/30/98 ~ Detroit
Christian Andersono, Kristoffer Cusick, CC Brown, Evan D'Angeles, Erin Kearney, Kamilan Martin,Simone, Dwayne Clark
Fair Quality, Simone's last performance

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October 1998 ~ Broadway
Norbert Leo Butz, Matt Murphy (u/s), Marcy Harriell, Wilson Cruz, Calvin Grant (u/s), Jacques C. Smith, Gwen Stewart
Shot from Left Balcony w/ obstruction. Good video, though; low Generation, excellent video with almost all close-ups. B+

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2000 ~ Dublin/Ireland
Very different interpretation of the show than we are used to. The story sort of unfolds before you in a "let's-put-on-a-show" way, and in some ways reminds me of Godspell. Not the complete show, but most of Act 1. B

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3/15/00 ~ San Diego
Benny Cast: Cary Sheilds, Matt Caplan, Saycon Sengbloh, Michelle Smoth, Jacqueline Arnold.
One of the better Rent videos, missing the first 3-4 minutes but then excellent for the rest of the show A

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April 2000 ~ Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Robson Moura (Roger), Jarbas Homem de Mello (Mark), Maurício Xavier (Collins), André Dias (Angel), Alessandra Maestrini (Maureen), Neusa Romano (Joanne), Andrea Marquee (Mimi) and  Ronie Marruda (Benny)
Pro-shot

Rent Reunion Concert
6/4/01 ~ New York
Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Fredi Walker, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Taye Diggs, more
OBC 5th Anniversary at Studio 54. A little blurry at times and shot from the back of the theater; about 80 minutes long B+

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8/14/01 ~ Broadway
Trey Ellett, Manley Pope, Yassmin Alers
Exceptional video that captures the key moments really well with zooms. Great Mimi, Maureen and Joanne. B

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2/14/02 ~ Broadway
Trey Ellet, Matt Caplan (u/s), Karmine Alers, Maggie Benjamin, Myiia Watson Davis, Mark Ford, Jai Rodriguez, Chad Richardson
Very good picture and sound; slight buzzing in background; nice closeups throughout B-

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8/10/02 ~ Broadway
Joey Fatone, Manley Pope, Karmine Alers, Jai Rodriguez, Mark Richard Ford, Todd Pettiford
Shot from third row center mezzanine, very clear with lots of close-ups. A

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8/11/03 ~ Broadway Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Todd E. Pettiford (u/s), Stu James, Kenna J. Ramsey ,Andy Senor, Krystal L. Washington, Maggie Benjamin, Catrice Joseph (u/s), John Eric Parker (u/s) Digital- fantastic picture and sound and very steady. Shot from the first row of the Mezzanine on the left side. Slight obstruction from the railing and a cross post at about the location of the stage right payphone, so there are a lot of waist-up shots and tight headshots; Steady, clear and well shot. A

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8/26/03 ~ Broadway
Cary Shields, Matt Caplan, Mark Richard Ford, Stu James, Frenchie Davis, Andy Senor, Krystal Washington, Maggie Benjamin, John Eric Parker, Catrice Joseph
Digital; video begins at “You Okay Honey” and is complete after that; nice video A

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10/19/03 ~ Collins Tour
Constantine Maroulis, Brian Gligor, Daryl C. Brown, Damien DeShaun Smith, Jamie Lee Kirchner, Leslie Diamond.
Not complete show, starts at “Light My Candle”, and is missing “We're Okay”; spotlight washout but nice sound; filmed from right side balcony B+

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3/30/04 ~ Broadway
Jeremy Kushnier, Joshua Kobak (u/s), Dominique Roy (u/s), Mark Richard Ford, Haneefah Wood, Maggie Benjamin, Andy Senor
Excellent video from left mezzanine; follows the action on stage nicely. Lots of closeups. Act one starts at the beginning of Mark's monologue; act two turns into mostly audio only at the end of Finale B (although a little of the curtain call can be seen) and yes, it does include Joshua dropping the film projector at the beginning of the finale. A

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5/11/04 ~ Broadway
Jeremy Kushnier, Matt Caplan, Melanie (Scary Spice) Brown, Mark Richard Ford, Merle Dandridge, Maggie Benjamin, Andy Senor, D'Monroe, Kristen Lee Kelly
Shot from left mezzanine, close in quality to 3/30/04 video, although not as many close zooms. Act one begins with Tune up #1. Act two ends with the finale (though again, just a little bit of curtain call is visible). Sound is excellent, video is digital A

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10/24/04 ~ Broadway
Jeremy Kushnier, Drew Lachey, Destan Owens, Justin Johnson, D'Monroe, Merle Dandridge, Krystal Washington, Kelly Karbacz
Well filmed video. First minute or so is out of focus, then greatly improves. A

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7/30/05 ~ Broadway (matinee)
Cary Shields (Roger), Matt Caplan (Mark), Karmine Alers (Mimi), Destan Owens (Collins), Kelly Karbacz (Maureen), Justin Johnson (Angel), Merle Dandridge (Joanne), D'Monroe (Benny), Ava Gaudet* (Mark’s Mom)
Incomplete. Unfortunately, there’s a few head dead center that blocks some of the action downstage. Luckily, the taper films around it pretty well, but there are some shots where it’s hard not to notice. Great clear and great close ups – the colors are wonderful. The cast leaves a little something to be desired. A- 2DVDs

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8/13/05 ~ Broadway (evening)
Cary Shields (Roger), Matt Caplan (Mark), Karmine Alers (Mimi), Destan Owens (Collins), Ava Gaudet* (Maureen), Justin Johnson (Angel), Merle Dandridge (Joanne), D'Monroe (Benny), Diana Kaarina* (Mark’s Mom)
Highlights - About a half hour of Act I and most of Act II. Really nice quality. Sound is very good and although th taper is filming between two heads, they only great an obstruction once in a while. A-

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1/14/06 ~ Broadway
Will Chase, Matt Caplan, Antonique Smith, Kenna Ramsey, Ava Gaudet, D'Monroe, Philip Dorian McAdoo, Justin Johnston, Frenchie Davis, Marcus Paul James, Peter Matthew Smith
Filmed from the left side of the mezzanine; one head to film around but it's nothing major. Good amount of closeups A

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4/9/06 ~ Chicago
Bryce Ryness, Nina Metrick (u/s), Jed Resnick, Warren Nolan, Chante Frierson, Ano Okera, Tracy Mcdowell
First 5 minutes are blackouts due to latecomers and ushers; great picture and sound. A-

Rent10 (10th Anniversary Reunion)
4/24/06 ~ Broadway
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Taye Diggs, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Freddie Walker
Amazing video with great picture and sound ; includes intro speeches by Allan Gordon, Mayor Bloomberg, Senator Schumer Shot from the front mezzanine A+

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3/4/07 ~ Broadway matinee
Christopher J. Hanke, Tim Howar, Jaime Lee Kirchner (final mat), Nicolette Hart, Crystal Monée Hall (u/s), D’Monroe, Troy Horne, Justin Johnston
Begins at first voicemail, a one minute coverup during “Without You” and full stage shot for the last minute of each act because of usher issues; a great quality capture otherwise. First Rent video in awhile, a shame since this is an excellent cast A+

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8/4/07 ~ Broadway matinee
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tamyra Gray, Troy Horne, D'Monroe, Merle Dandridge, Justin Johnston, Kelly Karbacz, Dana Dawson, Marcus Paul James, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Owen Johnston II, Telly Leung, Shaun Earl, Mayumi Ando
Highlights video, about 90 mintues long; contains the following songs/scenes: "Rent"*, "Glory"*, Light My Candle", "Tango: Maureen", "Out Tonight", "Another Day", "Over The Moon", "La Vie Boheme", "I Should Tell You"*, "Seasons of Love"*, part of "Happy New Year", "Take Me or Leave Me","Without You", "I'll Cover You: Reprise", "Halloween", "Goodbye, Love", "What You Own", "Y ou're Eyes" and s ongs with a * after them means those songs are audio only; filmed from row C mezzanine; some fabulous closeups. Incredible performances A-

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10/5/07 ~ Broadway
Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Tamyra Gray, Troy Horne, Rodney Hicks, Nicolette Hart, Tonya Dixon,Justin Johnson, Caren Lyn Manuel
Good video, although a little shaky at times but very watchable; a few cover ups, occuring in We Begin, Voice Mail 2, some of Tango Maureen, and half of Seasons of Love. There are also some glitches in the audio of this video. B+
Doesn't copy

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10/27/07 ~ Milwaukee, WI
Heinz Winckler, Jed Resnick, Anwar Robinson, John Watson, Onyie Nwachukwu, Kristen-Alexzander Griffith, Jennifer Colby Talton, Christine Dwyer
Non-Equity Tour: Some great performances in this touring cast, which are nicely captured. A

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2/21/08 ~ Broadway
Jay Wilkison (u/s Roger), Harley Jay, Tamyra Gray, Michael McElroy, Rodney Hicks, Kenna J. Ramsey, Justin Johnston, Nicolette Hart, Peter Matthew Smith, Caren Lyn Manuel, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Marcus Paul James, Andy Senor, Shaun Earl, Andrea Goss
First couple minutes are a bit hidden, due to a late seater, but the rest is pretty fabulous. No ushers were even inside the building for the rest of the show after walk-in, so it is really fabulous; nice video with good closeups and excellent sound

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3/22/08 ~ Broadway
Declan Bennett, Harley Jay/Kyle Post, Tamyra Gray, Caren Lyn Manuel, Michael McElroy, Rodney Hicks, Kenna J. Ramsey, Justin Johnston, Trisha Jeffrey, Marcus Paul James, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Jay Wilkison, Telly Leung, Shaun Earl, Andrea Goss
Harley got sick half way through act one and was replaced by Kyle Post. This was Harley's final day in the show. Filmed from the mid-mezzanine house left. Some heads in the way but nothing terrible. "You'll See" through "Tango:Maureen" is sound only picture starts back up at "Life Support". Video is missing "Will I?" through "We're Okay". Act Two is complete. B+

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4/20/08 – Evening – Broadway – Digital MASTER Of Joe's
Jay Wilkson (Roger), Caren Lyn Manuel (Mimi), Adam Kantor (Mark), Michael McElroy (Collins), Rodney Hicks (Benny), Kenna J. Ramsey (Joanne), Justin Johnston (Angel), Nicolette Hart (Maureen), Karmine Alers (Mark’s Mom), Marcus Paul James (SOLoist #2), Maia Nkenge Wilkson (SOLoist #1), Kyle Post (Gordon), Telly Leung (Steve), Shaun Earl (Paul), Andrea Goss (Alexi)

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5/31/08 ~ Broadway
Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Tamyra Gray, Michael McElroy, Eden Espinosa, Rodney Hicks, Merle Dandrige, Shaun Earl (u/s Angel), Caren Lyn Manuel, Marcus Paul James, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Jay Wilkison, Telly Leung, Kyle Post, Andrea Goss
Filmed from the mid-left mezzanine; first 19 minutes full stage shots, some zooms and blackouts. Gets better with lots of closeups after that; one head in a while A-

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6/28/08 ~ Broadway
Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Todd E. Pettiford (u/s Collins), Rodney Hicks, Merle Dandrige, Justin Johnston, Karmine Alers (u/s Mimi), Eden Espinosa, Caren Lyn Manuel, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Marcus Paul James, Jay Wilkison, Telly Leung, Shaun Earl, Mayumi Ando
Full show, filmed in an empty mezzanine; last minute of each act is sound only; first couple minutes are shakey due to seat changes; no obstructions, nice closeups, good video A-

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8/30/08 ~ Broadway Evening
Will Chase (Roger), Adam Kantor (Mark), Michael McElroy (Collins), Rodney Hicks (Benny), Tracie Thoms (Joanne), Justin Johnston (Angel), Renee Elise Goldsberry (Mimi), Eden Espinosa (Maureen), Tracy McDowell (Mark’s Mom), D’Monore (SOLoist #2), Gwen Stewart (SOLoist #1), Jay Wilkison (Gordon), Telly Leung (Steve), Shaun Earl (Paul), Andrea Goss (Alexi)
Note Act One is Highlights, mostly all the major stuff included though, Act Two is complete.