Andy Señor Jr. took the Broadway production of the Rent musical to Cuba in 2014. The stage play director and filmmaker Victor Patrick Alvarez documented their struggles in bringing the musical to Cuba, and revisiting their parent's homeland in the new HBO documentary, Revolution Rent, executive produced by Neil Patrick Harris. Adding to the pressure was their families' disapproval of them going to the Communist country. ...
- 6/18/2021
- by luperhaas@cinemovie.tv (Lupe R Haas)
- CineMovie
December 24, 2014 — not exactly at 9 p.m. eastern standard time — certainly capped off Andy Señor Jr. shooting without a script in Havana, Cuba as he staged a production of Jonathan Larson’s “Rent” and shot behind-the-scenes footage for what eventually became the documentary “Revolution Rent.”
Opening the show on Christmas Eve certainly became a gift, not only to the Cuban theater company he put together for the production and the local people the show touched once it was mounted, but for Señor himself, who took his career to the next level by directing the documentary alongside Victor Patrick Alvarez.
“It doesn’t matter what I do in my career, no matter what’s going on, if there’s an opportunity to do ‘Rent,’ I hope to always have this in my life,” Señor tells Variety. “There’s nothing more special than to see a group of actors discover not only the...
Opening the show on Christmas Eve certainly became a gift, not only to the Cuban theater company he put together for the production and the local people the show touched once it was mounted, but for Señor himself, who took his career to the next level by directing the documentary alongside Victor Patrick Alvarez.
“It doesn’t matter what I do in my career, no matter what’s going on, if there’s an opportunity to do ‘Rent,’ I hope to always have this in my life,” Señor tells Variety. “There’s nothing more special than to see a group of actors discover not only the...
- 6/15/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
It was never a question that Andy Señor Jr. was going to be the one to put up Rent in Havana, the first Broadway production to be performed on the island in decades. But first thing’s first: Figure out how he was going to explain to his family why he was so willing to go back to a country they fled half a century ago.
“When I got the call, the decision wasn’t, am I going to go or not? It was, ‘I’m definitely going’,” he tells Rolling Stone.
“When I got the call, the decision wasn’t, am I going to go or not? It was, ‘I’m definitely going’,” he tells Rolling Stone.
- 6/15/2021
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Crown Media announced that the Hallmark Channel will bring back its annual “Christmas in July” programming schedule, starting with the new original movie “Crashing Through the Snow,” which premieres on July 10 at 9 p.m.
In “Crashing Through the Snow,” Amy Acker and Kristian Bruun star as Maggie and Jeff, who are ex-spouses but friends first. When Jeff’s new girlfriend, Kate (Brooke Nevin), spontaneously invites Maggie along to their Christmas getaway in Aspen, she jumps at the chance to spend a Yuletide holiday away with her two daughters. Although Maggie feels like a third wheel crashing their Christmas, she’s not alone, as Kate’s hapless brother, Sam (Warren Christie), shows up unannounced. Always seeming to live in Kate’s shadow, Sam, for once, wants to come out ahead, and he convinces Maggie that, together, they can compete with Kate and make this Christmas the best one ever. Neither of...
In “Crashing Through the Snow,” Amy Acker and Kristian Bruun star as Maggie and Jeff, who are ex-spouses but friends first. When Jeff’s new girlfriend, Kate (Brooke Nevin), spontaneously invites Maggie along to their Christmas getaway in Aspen, she jumps at the chance to spend a Yuletide holiday away with her two daughters. Although Maggie feels like a third wheel crashing their Christmas, she’s not alone, as Kate’s hapless brother, Sam (Warren Christie), shows up unannounced. Always seeming to live in Kate’s shadow, Sam, for once, wants to come out ahead, and he convinces Maggie that, together, they can compete with Kate and make this Christmas the best one ever. Neither of...
- 6/2/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
HBO has announced a new documentary, Revolution Rent, that will document original Rent cast member Andy Señor Jr.’s efforts to stage a production of the Broadway hit in Cuba. The film, directed by Señor Jr. and Victor Patrick Alvarez, will premiere June 15th.
Señor Jr. portrayed Angel in the original cast production of Rent, and in 2014 he traveled back to his parents’ home country to stage the first Broadway musical in Cuba in 50 years. The film follows Señor Jr. through the entire production process, from auditions to closing night,...
Señor Jr. portrayed Angel in the original cast production of Rent, and in 2014 he traveled back to his parents’ home country to stage the first Broadway musical in Cuba in 50 years. The film follows Señor Jr. through the entire production process, from auditions to closing night,...
- 4/29/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Revolution Rent, a documentary that follows director/actor Andy Señor Jr. to Cuba as he stages a production of Jonathan Larson’s Rent that marks the first American company of a Broadway musical there in more than half a century, will debut on HBO June 15.
Executive produced by Neil Patrick Harris, Revolution Rent also chronicles a personal journey for Señor Jr. as he returns to the homeland of his exiled parents. The documentary is written by Señor Jr. and directed by him and Victor Patrick Alvarez.
“Andy and I started our Rent journey together many years ago and I was proud to see him take his talents to Cuba,” said Harris in a statement. “Revolution Rent is a continuation of our journey as well as a tribute to the power of theater and its ability to transform lives. “
The documentary also marks the 25th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway premiere on April 29, 1996. Señor Jr.
Executive produced by Neil Patrick Harris, Revolution Rent also chronicles a personal journey for Señor Jr. as he returns to the homeland of his exiled parents. The documentary is written by Señor Jr. and directed by him and Victor Patrick Alvarez.
“Andy and I started our Rent journey together many years ago and I was proud to see him take his talents to Cuba,” said Harris in a statement. “Revolution Rent is a continuation of our journey as well as a tribute to the power of theater and its ability to transform lives. “
The documentary also marks the 25th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway premiere on April 29, 1996. Señor Jr.
- 4/29/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO will premiere “Revolution Rent,” the 2019 documentary following Andy Señor Jr.’s journey to stage a production of “Rent” in Cuba, on June 15.
Señor Jr., who directed the documentary alongside Victor Patrick Alvarez, started his career with “Rent.” In the late 1990s he starred as Angel Dumott Schunard in Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical about a group of starving artists in the East Village who are dealing with big dreams, drug addiction and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Now, things are coming full circle 25 years after the show made its Broadway debut. In the documentary, Señor Jr. takes the show from auditions through closing night, highlighting both the “setbacks and accomplishments” of being Cuba’s first Broadway musical produced by an American company in more than 50 years. Señor Jr.’s story is also a personal one, as he explores his Cuban heritage and family’s relationship to the country within this project.
Señor Jr., who directed the documentary alongside Victor Patrick Alvarez, started his career with “Rent.” In the late 1990s he starred as Angel Dumott Schunard in Jonathan Larson’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical about a group of starving artists in the East Village who are dealing with big dreams, drug addiction and the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Now, things are coming full circle 25 years after the show made its Broadway debut. In the documentary, Señor Jr. takes the show from auditions through closing night, highlighting both the “setbacks and accomplishments” of being Cuba’s first Broadway musical produced by an American company in more than 50 years. Señor Jr.’s story is also a personal one, as he explores his Cuban heritage and family’s relationship to the country within this project.
- 4/29/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
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