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, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Anthony Rapp program page.
You can also download directly the Anthony Rapp program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, August 20th, 2007 at 10:19 am
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