Anthony Rapp Interview: Love, Loss and the Musical Rent 3

Part Three. A Mother's Day 2007 interview with "Rent" star Anthony Rapp, author of "Without You... a memoir of love and loss and the musical 'Rent.'" Anthony remembers the years 1996 and 1997, filled with the triumph of Rent's success, juxtaposed with his grief over the deaths of his friend, "Rent" creator Jonathan Larson, and his beloved mother. In five parts, including an update on Anthony's projects in 2007, which include directing "Rent" in South Africa, and returning to the Broadway stage in the role of "Rent's" Mark Cohen.

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• Rent
• Anthony
• Rapp
• musical
• book
• memoir
• love
• grief
• loss
• fan
• tribute
• mother
• Jonathan
• Larson

[ILOVERENTILOVERENT]

Anthony Rapp, because of your work in Rent and your book you have changed my life for the better. Thank you for be amazing!

[markcohen6969]

Well yes, death is very hard to deal with because of the immense emotional pain it makes you feel. But you should thank God for the ability to feel that pain because if you don't, then you're not human. But because you are human, you are already equipped with the spirit to cope with the pain and make it through.

[kEmily17]

agh! why is there no audio? thats so annoying!

[mikfizzle]

thank you very much for posting these interviews!!! I enjoyed getting to know more about Rapp's background.

[duderebeccaodomgirl]

i know anthonys bi but its kind of sad to use girls cuz right now i HEARD he is adopting with a male partner, urgg but its sweet but im not sur its true. dose any of you know just wondering i know i dont have a chanse im a 14 year old girl but do anyone know

[ReallyBigJump]

you can buy HIM???!

[no1fosterluvah]

This is a great book. I finished it last weekend. Anthony was a born actor/singer/writer. To me, he's a great influence. He was able to get through all the tragedy in his life. I mean, around the course of like two years both his mother and close friends, like Jonathan Larson, died so randomly. How he pput up with that, I'm not sure. But great book.

[cc004]

I know it's not the same as losing a parent but I went through something similar when we lost my grandmother. She'd been sick and in the hospital. When she was getting better there was talk about having to put her in a nursing home b/c she needed 24/7 care which we couldn't provide. She refused it. A couple of days later she got worse. We stood in her hospital room and watched her die. I couldn't say goodbye to her. It wasn't until her funeral that I was able to say goodbye. That was so hard.

[tmccarty98]

I love anthony he's an amazing actor/singer

[LucasGrabeelFan69]

BASICALLY

I SOOOOO want this book!

BUT you can buy HIM actually reading it, which is like even better =]

But theyre expensive??

Ah who gives a shit :D