BACK TO THE FUTURE’s Casey Likes and "Rupaul's Drag Race"’s Brita Filter to lead RENT in Arizona Production with a “Forward” by Tony Winner Roger Bart

Co directed, produced, and starring Casey Likes as Roger, a new production of RENT is coming to Scottsdale Arizona for one weekend only. 

Casey Likes, currently leading Back to the Future the Musical as Marty Mcfly along with Maureen Dias Watson of Scottsdale Community Players announced today that they will be co-directing and co-producing a production of RENT this Summer in Likes’ home state of Arizona. Likes will also be leading the company as “Roger”, along with Rupaul's Drag Race star Brita Filter as Angel, and Ethan Drew from the film Camp Hideout as Mark.

This production promises to be unlike any production of RENT you’ve ever seen with a video “forward” from Roger Bart. A short documentary that will precede the concert about his friendship with composer Jonathan Larson and Bart's special connection with RENT. 

The production marks the second co-producing collaboration from Likes and Scottsdale Community Players, a theater he performed at growing up, previously producing a production of Next to Normal starring Likes’ real mother Broadway Alum “Stephanie Likes”, who will also be in RENT fittingly portraying Rogers mother. 

“Starring several stars from film, tv, broadway, and off broadway, and overall a cast of unmissable talent that you will be hearing about for years”

Tickets can be purchased at greasepaint.org

The rest of the cast includes Mia Cherise Hall (Off Broadways Relapse) as Joanne, Christian Johannsen (Off Broadways El Otro Oz) as Mimi, Micah J Lawrence as Collins, Nora Palermo as Maureen, JP Moore as Benny, Caleb Reese, Jessie Jo Aka, Angelica Santana, Brach Drew, Katie Stone, Eric Liu, Evan Kaushesh, Noah Sucato, Tatum Grell, Andrew Matcuk, Josh Ransford, and Claire Likes.

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