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Yeah it is. You can hear Daphne's voice standing out singing "with a thousand sweet kisses" and then the person on the corner of the stage who starts singing Finale B is Anthony Rapp.

zippy3421 2 years ago

what r they saying @ the beginning? i can't tell...

happysmilyfasegrl 2 years ago

Thats actually Jonathan Larson....he was well explaining what rent was...

rory1494 2 years ago 2

i was so sad when i heard he died. :-(

happysmilyfasegrl 2 years ago 2

Some people thing that "LOVE HEALS" is not a song from Rent....well it is! Jonathan named this song Love Heals because its just a slower theme to season of love with different lyrics at the end.... (kinda like THE MAIN LYRICS TO RENT, if you listen closely) (oh BTW, its a never edited into the original play neither the NYTW or the 1996 versions

rory1494 3 years ago

"Love Heals" was not written for Rent, and was never intended to be in it at all! Jonathan wrote it for a charity actually called Love Heals - the Alison Gertz Foundation for AIDS Education, in support of anyone who had gotten it and in the hopes of preventing more people from being infected. It has nothing to do with Rent whatsoever, though it certainly is just as wonderful as anything actually in the musical. :)

SasquatchTurtleneck 2 years ago 9

all i ment was that it was inspired/created from Rent... :D

rory1494 2 years ago 2

Thank you! I was about to say that, but yes that is the truth.

ActualReality86 2 years ago

But it wasn't, it was just written at the same time...

:)

SasquatchTurtleneck 2 years ago

I absolutely love Love Heals! Great performance!

breluvsluke 3 years ago 3

can I ask what kind of camera this is or what editing software you used in order to get this quality of a video?

alfieism 3 years ago

i can't believed i haven't seen this before now! it made me cry. i will always love RENT.

uzamaki19 3 years ago 6

im crying right now....Rent will be missed and always remain in our hearts.

Thank You Jonathan Larson

BrandonsWeb 3 years ago 5

it's still touring, actually, just off-broadway. I just saw it in March. it was amazing! :-)

happysmilyfasegrl 2 years ago

I was there and I was like three rows from where Anthony Rapp came out I screamed and so did my sister. We were already both crying from Jonathan Larson at the beginning and at the end we were balling. My sister saw the show eight times and I saw it six. It was really special for us to be at their last easter bonnet.

Broadwaygirl555 3 years ago 7

O my god... i havent had cold chills like this for a LOOOONG time. Rent and Jonathan Larson were both truly a blessing from god. May Rent and Jonathan Larson's story and legacy live on forever

RIP Jonathan Larson

You will never be forgotten

"No day but today"

shpantsboy101 3 years ago 22

3:27-3:46

Best. Riff. Ever.

SamuelXavier427 3 years ago

Is Adam Pascal Here? I Was'nt Sure.

hawknelson12 3 years ago

No, Adam was not there, but Anthony Rapp was!

emmjae 3 years ago

@emmjae

Yes, Adam was present, along with most of the 1996 OBC, at the 2008 Tony awards.

He was not present at the final Broadway performance of "Rent" in 2008, because he had donated his audience ticket to a man who was HIV positive.

hellswesties 1 year ago

@emmjae

Adam Pascal was present and performed at the 2008 Tony Awards, as did the 1996 OBC cast and the closing cast.

He was absent from the final Broadway stage version, because he had donated his ticket to a man who was HIV positive - as "Rent" composer, Jonathan Larson, would have wanted.

hellswesties 1 year ago

Is that Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff introducing them at the beginning?

broadwaymike92 3 years ago 5

YES that is them!

emmjae 3 years ago

holy crap! cool!

happysmilyfasegrl 2 years ago

I just cried.

I've been crying all day.

HorHorBagel 3 years ago

this was such a beautiful performance! I cried listening to it. the "Don't forget" part stuck out to me...Rent will never be forgotten, it's changed so many people's lives. I can't believe it's over in only one month. D'X

EmmieB91 3 years ago

So exactly who was on stage singing this?

fzaf94 3 years ago

RENT will surely be missed :'(

One of the best shows Broadway has had.

xiheartxBroadwayx 3 years ago 5

are all the clips on youtube?

photogirl07 3 years ago

ANTHONY RAPP!

I just spazzed.

Rent is amazing.

MiszTwilight 3 years ago

OMG! SOOOOOOOOO AMAZING

Rentluver72392 3 years ago

are they in costumes?

lmc465 3 years ago

No they were not in costume.

emmjae 3 years ago

wow this was beyond amazing <3

rogerwhereareyou 3 years ago

Wow i wish I was there!! Thanks for posting!!

Fenderjag68 3 years ago

do you record these yourself or is this from the DVD?

soulgrace 3 years ago

I recorded it for a friend in the cast of RENT. I wish there was a DVD because there were so many funny skits! Did you see the spoof of Legally Blonde that I posted as well? Search for "Legally Black"

emmjae 3 years ago

There is a professionally shot DVD of this available. Go to Broadway Beat's website (it's both words combined with a dot and a com at the end :) It's done as a donation by the company and all proceeds go to Broadway Cares.

treehorne 3 years ago

ps- am i the only one that thinks the the OBC of rent should do one last show on broadway.

mccreadboy 3 years ago 9

all those like all the people who have played in the show or something?

mccreadboy 3 years ago

Yes, they invited everyone who was there that had been in Rent to join them on stage. And I agree with you, the OBC should perform the last performance!! Wouldn't that be a treat!! It was fun to see the originals at the 10 Year Reunion and seeing them f*ck up. It was great!!

emmjae 3 years ago

Is that Anthony Rapp who's there too?

andie848484 3 years ago

Yes he was there.

emmjae 3 years ago

I'm so sad I won't get to see this on broadway again before it closes. At least I got to see it once.

ihearticedlattes 3 years ago

Why won't you be able to? Do you live far away?

emmjae 3 years ago

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