Good day, Readers! Andy Señor Jr. and Victor Patrick Alvarez directed HBO’s Revolution Rent, which follows Señor Jr. to Cuba, where he is tasked with directing a stage production of the Tony® and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” the country’s first Broadway musical produced by an American company in more than 50 years.
Revolution Rent: Release Date
Señor Jr. embarks on a personal journey to his exiled parents’ birthplace, investigating his Cuban history and his family’s complicated relationship to the country they love. Revolution Rent will premiere on TUESDAY, JUNE 15 (9:00–10:30 p.m. ET/PT) to commemorate the renowned musical’s 25th anniversary on Broadway.
Revolution Rent will be broadcast on HBO and streamed on HBO Max.
What we know about the Documentary
Señor Jr. began his career in the late 1990s, playing Angel in Jonathan Larson’s Rent on Broadway, and has remained intimately linked to Larson’s work ever since.
From auditions until closing night, Revolution Rent follows Señor Jr. as he creates the breakthrough production, showcasing the various difficulties and achievements that he and his cast and crew face along the way.
This moving and insightful film reimagines Rent in a Cuban environment, focusing on Señor Jr. as he examines issues of family, history, and tradition.
The documentary also commemorates the musical’s Broadway opening on April 29, 1996, which took place 25 years ago. The documentary and Señor Jr.’s staging of Rent reinterprets the musical in a Cuban context.
Revolution Rent: Official Trailer
Who’s in it?
Revolution Rent is produced by HBO Documentary Films. Andy Señor Jr. and Victor Patrick Alvarez directed the film; Andy Señor Jr. wrote the screenplay; Scott Fenn and Christine O’Malley produced it; Neil Patrick Harris, Brooke Christian, Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, Robert Nederlander, Jr, Marvin Kaplan, Jacob Parker, Stanley Browne, Zoe Chapin, Shea Martin, Karim Amer, Mark Berger served as executive producers.
Let’s see what they had to say,
“When we began working on the production of Rent in Cuba and documenting the journey along the way, I had no idea how the story would unfold and that our documentary would end up on HBO,” says director Andy Señor, Jr. “I am beyond thrilled to share this deeply personal and magical moment in our lives and I’m grateful that Jonathan Larson’s words and music are still making such an impact, 25 years later.”
“Traveling to Cuba to make this film was incredibly challenging yet rewarding in ways I never imagined,” says director Victor Patrick Alvarez. “Revolution Rent is about creativity in the face of adversity and the healing powers of human connection.”
“Andy and I started our Rent journey together many years ago and I was proud to see him take his talents to Cuba,” says executive producer Neil Patrick Harris. “Revolution Rent is a continuation of our journey as well as a tribute to the power of theater and its ability to transform lives.”