RENT: Cast News

CAST NEWS

Monday January 4th 1999:*

* CHRISTIAN ANDERSON's replacement as Roger will be Dean Balkwill. Dean was last seen in the Broadway cast of RENT as a swing.

* For those of you who don't know, JOSH GREENE will leave the show after the Denver run.

* DANNY ROBBINS is currently a temporary swing on Broadway where former Angel Cast member MANLEY POPE is playing the role of Roger.

* AMY SPANGER (ex- Maureen) is now playing Roxie in the National tour of "CHICAGO".

* And last I checked former Angel Cast member RAY GARCIA was back as a swing on Broadway.

* There's a rumor going around that MATTHEW MURPHY will be joining the Angel Cast.

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Tuesday December 29th 1998:*

* Norbert Leo Butz who was scheduled to replace Christian Anderson as Roger in LA will no longer be joining the cast. Instead he will star as the Emcee in the first national tour of "Cabaret" with Teri Hatcher. * Kevin McCollum has spoken and RENT will return to St. Paul in 1999 for a third time. How HAPPY am I about that!! * It's gonna be a Happy New Year!