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By Android Grove

Updated 18 March 2023

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Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Released	24 September 2008 (15 years ago)

Genre	musical film and LGBT-related film
Composer	Jonathan Larson
Country of origin	United States of America
Screenwriter	Jonathan Larson

About Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway

Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway is a 2008 film of the final performance of the original Broadway production of the musical Rent on September 7, 2008, with some footage of the closing night celebration. The film had a limited theatrical release between September 24 and 28, 2008, in more than 500 theaters with high definition digital projection systems in the US and Canada. According to Sony Pictures Releasing President Rory Bruer, it was the first live Broadway show to be available in major North American movie theaters. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 3, 2009.

The film is assembled from footage shot at the September 7 performance as well as a day of shooting on August 20. It includes a reprise of "Seasons of Love" featuring both the final cast and cast members from past productions, including the original Broadway cast following the finale of the show proper.