{"id":16113,"date":"2021-05-03T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/rent-revolution-doc-hbo\/"},"modified":"2021-05-03T09:48:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:48:33","slug":"rent-revolution-doc-for-hbo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/rent-revolution-doc-for-hbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Rent Revolution Doc for HBO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HBO has lined up the premiere of <em>Rent Revolution<\/em>, which follows a staging of the hit musical in Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Andy Se\u00f1or Jr. and Victor Patrick Alvarez, the doc sees Se\u00f1or Jr. head to Cuba to direct a stage production of the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical <em>Rent<\/em> that marks the country\u2019s first Broadway musical produced by an American company in more than 50 years. Returning to his exiled parents\u2019 homeland, Se\u00f1or Jr. embarks on a personal journey, exploring his Cuban heritage and his family\u2019s complex relationship to the country they love.<\/p>\n<p><em>Rent Revolution<\/em> debuts June 15 at 9 p.m. in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the iconic musical\u2019s Broadway premiere. The doc will debut on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we began working on the production of <em>Rent<\/em>\u00a0in Cuba and documenting the journey along the way, I had no idea how the story would unfold and that our documentary would end up on HBO,\u201d said Se\u00f1or, Jr. \u201cI am beyond thrilled to share this deeply personal and magical moment in our lives and I&#8217;m grateful that Jonathan Larson&#8217;s words and music are still making such an impact, 25 years later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTraveling to Cuba to make this film was incredibly challenging yet rewarding in ways I never imagined,\u201d added Alvarez. \u201c<em>Rent Revolution<\/em> is about creativity in the face of adversity and the healing powers of human connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy and I started our <em>Rent<\/em> journey together many years ago and I was proud to see him take his talents to Cuba,\u201d commented executive producer Neil Patrick Harris. \u201c<em>Rent Revolution<\/em> is a continuation of our journey as well as a tribute to the power of theater and its ability to transform lives.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HBO has lined up the premiere of Rent Revolution, which follows a staging of the hit musical in Cuba.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":16114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[263],"class_list":["post-16113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-hbo","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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