Episode 164

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 air date - August 17, 2007 
Running Time - 49:17

Anthony Rapp from "Rent"

The Phantom of the Opera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Angel of Music

The Point of No Return

Think of Me

The Music of the Night

The Mirror (Angel of Music)

All I Ask of You

Cats (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Memory

Think of Me

Andrew Lloyd Webber

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