How the Revolution of ‘Rent’ Came to Cuba
Gordon Cox Theater EditorThe enduring musical “Rent,” celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, didn’t just revolutionize Broadway. It had an impact all over the world — and the new documentary “Revolution Rent” reveals how the show came to Cuba just as the country was in the midst of a major political transition.Listen to this week’s “Stagecraft” podcast below:“Cubans were able to see themselves on stage [in ‘Rent’],” said the film’s co-director, Andy Señor, Jr., in the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety‘s theater podcast.