Today Fox announced the cast for its upcoming live musical performance of RENT, which is set to air on January 27. The full cast includes the following performers:
- Kiersey Clemons as JOANNE JEFFERSON, Maureen’s girlfriend and an Ivy League-educated lawyer.
- Brandon Victor Dixon as TOM COLLINS, the computer scientist who returns to New York after being expelled from MIT.
- Jordan Fisher as MARK COHEN, an aspiring filmmaker, who serves as the show’s narrator, while filming the lives of his friends.
- Vanessa Hudgens as MAUREEN JOHNSON, the outgoing performance artist who’s not afraid to take on the establishment.
- Brennin Hunt as ROGER DAVIS, a struggling musician and Mark’s roommate and best friend.
- Mario as BENJAMIN COFFIN III, Mark and Roger’s former roommate-turned-landlord, who is after their rent.
- Tinashe as MIMI MARQUEZ, the dancer who struggles with addiction.
- Valentina as ANGEL DUMONT SCHUNARD, a young drag queen and street percussionist who embraces life and lives it to its fullest.