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Rent's Anthony Rapp Says Jonathan Larson's Legacy 'Lives On' in New Show


'Rent' alum Anthony Rapp spoke to Us Weekly exclusively about the late Jonathan Larson at opening night of 'The Jonathan Larson Project'

“He was so prolific,” Rapp, 53, told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, March 10, while celebrating opening night of the new Off-Broadway musical, The Jonathan Larson Project, in New York City. Bruce Glikas/Getty ImagesRapp recognized “four or five” of the numbers chosen for the sung-through showcase, which stars Adam Chanler-Berat, Taylor Iman Jones, Andy Mientus, Jason Tam and Lauren Marcus. … We from the company did a version of ‘Love Heals,’ so that was a song I was very familiar with,” Rapp told Us, also citing “Pura Vida” and “Hosing the Furniture” as deep cuts he had a knowledge of.

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