Anthony Rapp
From Rent on Broadway.
Stage and film actor Anthony Rapp, upon his return to the long-running show Rent, talks about working with the show’s composer Jonathan Larson; the longevity and impact of Rent; getting his first professional audition for Mr. Scrooge at age 8; previewing The Little Prince and The Aviator on Broadway; meeting and later auditioning for director John Guare for Six Degrees of Separation; acting opposite Stockard Channing; how his mother was supportive, and how he’d like to work again with his brother, playwright/director Adam Rapp; playing the title role in You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown alongside Roger Bart (Snoopy) in a short 5-month Broadway run; the long process of writing his book Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent; and his future plans.
Original airdate - August 17, 2007.
Running time - 49:17.
For more information see Downstage Center’s Anthony Rapp program page.
You can also download the Anthony Rapp program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, August 20th, 2007 at 10:19 am
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American Theatre Wing
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