Stranger Things star to make West End debut in Rent musical revival

Gaten Matarazzo is no stranger to the theatre, having starred in several Broadway shows from a young age.

Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo to make West End debut in Rent revival

A ‘thrillingly fresh’ 30th-anniversary production of Jonathan Larson’s musical will open at the Duke of York’s theatre in London, directed by Luke Sheppard The Pulitzer prize-winning musical Rent will return to London this autumn in a 30th-anniversary production starring Stranger Things’ Gaten Matarazzo in his West End debut. The rock opera, based on Puccini’s La Bohème and set in New York’s East Village during the Aids crisis, ran for more than 5,000 performances on Broadway and won four Ton...

By Chris Wiegand

‘Rent’ West End Revival: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo to Play Mark Cohen

Gaten Matarazzo will star as Mark Cohen in the West End revival of “Rent.” The rock musical, which is returning to the stage in honor of its 30th anniversary, will begin performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre in September. Casting for the other main characters — Mark’s roommate Roger Davis, Mark’s ex-girlfriend Maureen Johnson, […]

By Rebecca Rubin

Gaten Matarazzo to Make West End Debut in ‘Rent’ Revival

The 'Stranger Things' star will lead Luke Sheppard's production as narrator Mark Cohen.

By Lily Ford

Breaking Baz: ‘Stranger Things’ Star Gaten Matarazzo Will Lead “Alive & Urgent” Revival Of Landmark Musical ‘Rent’ Into London’s West End This Fall

EXCLUSIVE: Gaten Matarazzo, who excelled as fast-talking Dustin Henderson on smash-hit Netflix sci-fi horror drama Stranger Things, will make his London stage debut in an exciting revival of Jonathan Larson’s landmark musical Rent, which will premiere at the West End in the fall, Deadline can reveal. Matarazzo — who is a self-described “Rent-head,” according to Chris Harper, who’s […]

By Baz Bamigboye