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RENT

Nov 2, 2021 - Jan 9, 2022

La Vie Boheme! The iconic rock musical’s pure rush of adrenaline, passion, energy and joy is boldly and immersively reimagined in Signature style for a triumphant reopening.

At the end of the millennium, a group of bohemians in the East Village of New York City struggle with gentrification, love, loss and legacies amidst the HIV/AIDS crisis. Through songs such as “Seasons of Love,” “One Song Glory,” “I’ll Cover You,” “Out Tonight” and more, they embrace hope, find strength and survive.

Winner of the Tony Award® and the Pulitzer Prize, Jonathan Larson’s groundbreaking phenomenon defined a generation as it redefined the American musical and has never been more essential in today’s world.

“The exhilarating, landmark rock opera…a glittering inventive score.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Book, Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Music Directed by Mark G. Meadows
Choreographed by Rickey Tripp
Directed by Matthew Gardiner

Performance Information

Seating Chart

  • Run Time

    Running time is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.

  • Safety

    Upon reopening Signature will also require all audiences (including children) to wear a mask AND provide proof of vaccination or negative COVID test to attend all live public performances and events at indoor venues.

  • Content Warnings

    This show has depictions of drug/alcohol use, physical violence, illness/death, and sexual acts (no nudity), and theatrical haze. It is recommended for teens and adults.

Program

Flip through the RENT program

Specialty Nights

Discussion Nights

November 17 & 30, 2021

Pride Night

November 19, 2021

ASL Interpreted Performance

December 10, 2021

Cast Members

Ricardo Blagrove

Swing

he/him NYC: Carnegie Hall: Jeanne d’ Arc au Bûcher, Bernstein Mass, Faure’s Requiem; DC AREA: Monumental Theatre: Head Over Heels; World Stage Theatre: Amazing Grace – The Musical. REGIONAL: Baltimore Center Stage: Les Liaisons Dangereuses; Everyman Theatre: Ruined; Roxy Regional Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun; StillPointe Theatre: Pop!; Toby’s Dinner Theater: Dreamgirls; Carl J. Murphy Fine Arts: Porgy and Bess; ArtsCentric: Little Shop of Horrors, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Aida, Memphis, Dreamgirls, Into The Woods. @RicardoBaritenor

Devin Bowles

Ensemble

he/him REGIONAL: Chaffin’s Barn Dinner Theatre: Sister Act, Disney’s Freaky Friday; Studio Tenn: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella; McLeod Summer Playhouse: The Full Monty, Gypsy. OTHER: 150th Anniversary Cedar Point Live Entertainment; 2019 Open Jar Institute New York City. AWARDS: 2019 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival’s Musical Theatre Initiative Region 4 Winner, BroadwayWorld Nashville Best Supporting Actor Nominee. EDUCATION: Middle Tennessee State University: B.S Theatre and Dance. www.DevinBowlesOfficial.com IG: @devin_bowles

Imani Branch

Ensemble

she/her SIGNATURE: RENT; DC AREA: Theater Alliance: The Blackest Battle (Dream), Blood at the Root (Helen Hayes Award for Best Ensemble in a play), Protest in 8; Round House Theatre: Sleep Deprivation Chamber (Nominated for a Drama League award for Outstanding Digital Theatre). TV/FILM: Words Finding Lyfe, Top 5, Stages. EDUCATION: Howard University: BFA in Musical Theatre. Imanibranch.com @imanibranch

Josh A. Dawson

Tom Collins

BROADWAY: Beautiful -The Carole King Musical. OFF-BROADWAY: CYRANO, My Name’s Not Indian Joe. NATIONAL TOUR: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. REGIONAL: STAGES St. Louis, Paramount Theatre, Dallas Theatre Center. TV/FILM: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Harry Belafonte). EDUCATION: CCM and the University of Michigan. KMR/Robyn Bluestone Management. Thejoshdawson.com @mrjoshdawsonmusic

Alex De Bard

Alex De Bard

Swing

she/her SIGNATURE: Private Jones, Passing Strange, Into the Woods, RENT, Gun & Powder. DC AREA: Monumental Theatre Company: tick, tick…BOOM! (Helen Hayes Nominated- Outstanding Supporting Performer), 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche; Olney Theatre Center: Kinky Boots, A.D. 16; NextStop Theatre: Little Women, First Date; Bay Star Theatricals: The Condition of Ellen Mitchell; Museum of the Bible: Amazing Grace; Adventure Theatre: The Velveteen Rabbit, Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”, Fancy Nancy’s Splendiferous Christmas, Blueberries for Sal. REGIONAL: Goodspeed: Private Jones (workshop). EDUCATION: The Catholic University of America, BM. IG: @alexdebardmusic

Kaiyla Gross

Kaiyla Gross

Ensemble

she/her SIGNATURE: The Color Purple (Nettie, Celie u/s), Hotter Than July: Stevie Wonder, RENT (Seasons of Love Soloist). DC AREA: Olney Theatre Center: Kinky Boots (Pat, Lauren u/s), Miss You Like Hell (Pearl); Folger Shakespeare Theatre: Our Verse in Time to Come (GrioSprite) Next Stop Theatre: Beehive; the 60’s Musical (Aretha). REGIONAL: Duluth Playhouse: Ragtime; Virginia Stage Company: A Christmas Carol (Belinda Cratchit), The Earth Remembers; World Stage Theatre: Amazing Grace (Princess Peyai); Norfolk State University Theatre Company: The Color Purple (Celie), Once on this Island (Ti Moune), Eclipsed (Maima).

Vincent Michael

Vincent Michael

Roger Davis

he/him SIGNATURE: Into the Woods, RENT, Assassins (Helen Hayes nomination), A Chorus Line, Camille Claudel, Gypsy, Grand Hotel, Billy Elliot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, Spin, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Ol’ Blue Eyes, Entirely Elvis, Woodstock, Crossing: In Concert. NEW YORK: Musical Theatre Factory: The Greenwood Tree. REGIONAL: St. Louis MUNY: RENT; Goodspeed Musicals: Private Jones; Ford’s Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Round House Theatre: The Nutcracker; Olney Theatre Center: Kinky Boots, Grease, Joseph…Dreamcoat, Takes One to Know One; Keegan Theatre: Spring Awakening; The Kennedy Center: The Greenwood Tree, Latino Inaugural 2013; DAR Constitution Hall: Horatio Alger Awards 2018; Capital Fringe Festival: Gilded; TELEVISION: A Capitol Fourth; EDUCATION: Bachelor of Music, CUA. @vincentmichael.k

Emmanuel Kikoni

Swing

he/him DC AREA: Kennedy Center: Carner & Gregor Concert. COMMUNITY: Wayne Theatre: Hairspray (Seaweed J. Stubbs). EDUCATIONAL: Godspell (Jesus), Side Show, Parade, Into the Woods, Walls: An American Play. DANCE: James Madison University: Dancing with the Stars of the ‘Burg. WEB: Everything Emmanuel. EDUCATION: James Madison University: Musical Theatre BA. www.emmanuelkikoni.com @emmanuelkikoni

Jake Loewenthal

Jake Loewenthal

Mark Cohen

he/him SIGNATURE: Ragtime, Into the Woods, She Loves Me, RENT. DC AREA: Shakespeare Theatre Company: King Lear, Our Town; Rep Stage: Falsettos. REGIONAL: Barrington Stage Company: Cabaret; Hartford Stage: Macbeth, La Dispute; Trinity Rep: A Christmas Carol; Quintessence Theatre Group: King Lear; Playhouse on Park: Cabaret; Theater at Monmouth: Henry V, Richard III, Dial M For Murder; Short North Stage: Bad Jews, The Rocky Horror Show, Noises Off, Sondheim on Sondheim (director); Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre: Young Frankenstein. EDUCATION: MFA Brown/Trinity.

Jimmy Mavrikes

Jimmy Mavrikes

Ensemble

he/him SIGNATURE: RENT, Girlfriend (Will, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Lead Actor), Assassins, Cabaret, Signature Tenors Cabaret. DC AREA: Constellation Theatre Co, Wild Party (Burrs, Helen Hayes nomination for Best Actor]; Arena Stage: Fiddler, Oliver; Olney Theatre: My Fair Lady; Adventure Theatre: Petite Rouge, James and the Giant Peach (Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Ensemble); Imagination Stage: Looking for Roberto Clemente, Princess and the Pauper; 1st Stage: Bat Boy (Bat Boy, Helen Hayes nomination for Best Actor); Monumental Theatre Company: Co-Artistic Director. REGIONAL: Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Newsies (Davey), Girlfriend (Will); Infinity Theatre Co, She Loves Me (Arpad). EDUCATION: B.M. Musical Theatre, Catholic University. Instagram: @JimmyMavrikes

David Merino

Angel Dumott Schunard

he/they/she SIGNATURE: RENT. NATIONAL TOUR: Rent. OFF-BROADWAY: 3 Dollar Bill: Oscar @ the Crown. REGIONAL: La Jolla Playhouse: Lempicka; North Carolina Theatre: Kinky Boots; Broadway at Music Circus: In the Heights; Theaterworks Hartford: Girlfriend. EDUCATION: NYU Tisch: BFA Drama. david-merino.com. @DavidLMerino.

Adelina Mitchell

Adelina Mitchell

Ensemble

she/her SIGNATURE: Into the Woods, Rent, Gun & Powder (World Premiere). DC AREA: Olney Theatre Center: The Music Man (Marian, Bilingual ASL production), A.D. 16 (Ruth, World Premiere); Round House Theatre: Quixote Nuevo; Constellation Theatre Company: The Last Five Years, Little Shop of Horrors; Monumental Theatre Company: Head Over Heels. REGIONAL: The Muny: Legally Blonde! www.adelinamitchell.com @adelinamitchell

Da'Von T. Moody

Da'Von T. Moody

Benjamin Coffin III

SIGNATURE: Gun & Powder, Grand Hotel, Ain’t Misbehavin’. NATIONAL TOUR: Amazing Grace (Mr. Tyler). DC AREA: Constellation Theatre: Aida! (Mereb); Ford’s Theatre: The Wiz (Ensemble); ArtsCentric: Hair (Berger); Toby’s Dinner Theatre: Dreamgirls (C.C. White).

Katie Mariko Murray

Katie Mariko Murray

Maureen Johnson

she/they SIGNATURE: Into the Woods, RENT, Simply Sondheim, Signature Vinyl, Grand Hotel, Passion, West Side Story, Miss Saigon. NYC: ARSNova: KPOP the Musical workshop; NAAP: Into the Woods concert (Cinderella). REGIONAL: Arena Stage: Ride the Cyclone (Jane Doe); Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera: The Drowsy Chaperone (Janet Van De Graaf); Weathervane Repertory: The King and I (Tuptim), Mamma Mia (Sophie); Tuacahn: Disney's When You Wish (world premiere, Pocahontas, Jasmine, Mulan); McCarter Theatre: A Christmas Carol; Fulton Opera House: Miss Saigon. EDUCATION: BFA Penn State. Katiemarikomurray.com @ktpotaty

Ines Nassara

Ines Nassara

Joanne Jefferson

SIGNATURE: Spunk, Crossing, Aftershock (Signature in the Schools), SKBSTD reading, U.G.L.Y. reading. NEW YORK: Kate Spade Summer Campaign Launch Commercial (Vocalist), BGVs for Cynthia Erivo: Today Show, AJ Mitchell: MTV VMA’s, 54 Below: Wildwood Reading; DC AREA: Keegan Theatre: HAIR (Helen Hayes nomination Best Supporting Actress); Ford’s Theatre: Freedom’s Song, 110 in the Shade, Ragtime (Helen Hayes winner: Ensemble), The Wiz (Helen Hayes Nomination: Ensemble); Kennedy Center Washington National Opera: Lost in the Stars; Olney Theatre Center: Once on this Island. EDUCATION: Towson University BA in Sociology/Anthropology and Music Performance

Arianna Rosario

Mimi Marquez

she/her BROADWAY: CATS Revival, On Your Feet!. INTERNATIONAL: Japan: Hilton Battle’s American Variety Bang!. NATIONAL TOUR: Cinderella, West Side Story, CATS Revival, On Your Feet!. NEW YORK: Encores! at NYCC: Love Life. DC AREA: Kennedy Center: In The Heights (Carla). REGIONAL: MUNY: On Your Feet! (Gloria Estefan); Bay Street Theater: Evita (Eva Perón); Ogunquit Playhouse: Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Maria Elena); Opera North: West Side Story (Anita). FILM/TV: West Side Story (dir. Steven Spielberg); Devotion (dir. J. D. Dillard); CW: The Walton’s Homecoming (dir. Lev Spiro); FX: Fosse/Verdon; OWN: Queen Sugar. EDUCATION: New World School of the Arts: BFA. AriannaRosario.com @AriannaRosario

Solomon Parker III

Solomon Parker III

Ensemble

SIGNATURE: The Color Purple (Helen Hayes for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Musical - Hayes), RENT, After Midnight, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Grand Hotel, Billy Elliot, Jesus Christ Superstar. Regional: Portland Center Stage: Hair; Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival: In the Heights. DC AREA: Olney Theater: Kinky Boots; Ford’s Theatre: The Wiz, Grace the Musical, A Christmas Carol; Keegan Theatre: Legally Blonde; Toby's Dinner Theatre: Kinky Boots, Dreamgirls, Hairspray; Monumental Theatre Co: Pippin, Sunday Funday, Montgomery, Bashful; EDUCATION: Montgomery College. @thesolomonexperience

Sarah Anne Sillers

Sarah Anne Sillers

Swing

she/her SIGNATURE: She Loves Me, RENT. DC AREA: Olney Theatre Center: Kinky Boots (Trish), The Music Man (Amaryllis), Singin' in the Rain, Elf the Musical; Monumental Theatre Company: Songs for a New World (Woman 2), Urinetown (Little Becky Two-Shoes); NextStop Theatre Company: Ordinary Days (Claire), 45 Plays for 45 Presidents, A Grand Night for Singing; Avant Bard Theatre: Visible Language (Helen Hayes Award nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical); Studio Theatre: Vietgone; Constellation Theatre Company: Urinetown; Keegan Theatre: American Idiot; Imagination Stage: Beauty and the Beast (Babette); Adventure Theatre MTC: Huckleberry Finn’s Big River, How I Became a Pirate; Kennedy Center Theater for Young Audiences: The Day You Begin. EDUCATION: Princeton University. www.sarahannesillers.com @sarah.anne.sillers

Sean Watkinson

Sean Watkinson

Ensemble

SIGNATURE: Billy Elliot, Beaches, Gypsy, Miss Saigon, The Happy Time. DC AREA: Round House: Spring Awakening (Moritz). REGIONAL: George St.: Last Days of Summer; Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma: Newsies (Jack Kelly), Freaky Friday (Adam), When You Wish (Bert), West Side Story; Wagon Wheel Theatre: Grease (Danny). EDUCATION: BFA Florida State University.

Creative Team

Mark G. Meadows

Mark G. Meadows

Music Directed by

he/him SIGNATURE: Director of Signature Cabarets; Music Direction: The Color Purple, RENT, After Midnight, Spunk, Ain’t Misbehavin’; Jelly’s Last Jam. Apollo Productions: ELLA, An American Miracle. Kennedy Center: Acoustic Rooster REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Theatre: Once on this Island. Denver Center for the Performing Arts: Choir Boy, Wildfire. LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE: Associate Music Direction: The Outsiders.  ALBUMS: Be the Change, To the People, Somethin’ Good, A Child is Born. CONCERTS: Jazz at the Lincoln Center, DC Jazz Festival, Blues Alley, The Kennedy Center, Smalls Jazz, The Strathmore. INTERNATIONAL: Haiti, Russia, The Congo, Qatar, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, The Caribbean. APPEARED WITH: Cynthia Erivo, Usher, Bobby McFerrin, Kendrick Lamar, Kamasi Washington, Nicholas Payton, Kurt Elling, Ledisi. AWARDS: 2020 DC Wammies Jazz Artist of the Year, Washington City Paper’s Artist & Composer of the Year. TEACHING: American University, Shenandoah University: Jazz Instructor; Duke Ellington School of the Arts: The Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. MarkGMeadows.com @MarkGMeadows

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Press Reviews

This rockin’ Rent is so vivacious

The Washington Post

A much-needed tonic for the soul

DC Metro Theater Arts

A perfect evening of theatre going

BroadwayWorld

An electric, eclectic atmosphere

Metro Weekly

Wondrous return to live, in-person theatre

TheatreBloom