'Rent' Stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp on The Suffolk Stage

The Suffolk presents the original stars of “Rent” in “Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp: Celebrating 30 Years of Friendship & Music” on Sunday, August 18, at 8 p.m. Pascal and Rapp bring their friendship and history together for an unforgettable and celebratory night of music, stories and fun. Audiences can expect songs from highlights throughout their careers, music that has influenced their lives, and of course a few of the iconic hits from where it all began — meeting as cast members of “Rent.”

The Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” by Jonathan Larson, has gone on to become an international phenomenon from its Off-Broadway beginnings. Fans everywhere relate to the theme and stories of “Rent” and have connected with the characters and the actors who portrayed them. Since their time as members of the original cast, Pascal and Rapp have remained close friends while each has gone on to do additional work on Broadway, film and TV since originating the roles of Roger and Mark in this landmark show.

Pascal starred as the original Roger Davis in the Off Broadway, Broadway and London Productions of “Rent,” for which he received a Tony Award nomination. He also reprised the role in the 2005 film adaptation. He originated the role of Radames in Broadway’s “Aida” and he played the final Emcee in the Roundabout’s production of “Cabaret.” Additional Broadway credits include Huey Calhoun in “Memphis,” Billy Flynn in “Chicago,” Chad in “Disaster,” William Shakespeare in “Something Rotten!” and Edward Lewis in “Pretty Woman.” He can also be seen and heard as Freddie Trumper in the Royal Albert Hall production of “Chess” available on DVD, alongside Josh Groban and Idina Menzel. He has also had success as a producer in bringing the off Broadway hit “Fully Committed” to the stage in early 2000. He can be heard on multiple cast recordings and compilations and can be seen on the screen as Theo in the smash hit “School of Rock,” as Eddie in the cult classic “SLC Punk” and as The Agent in horror director Darren Bousman’s musical thriller “The Devil’s Carnival Alleluia.”

Rapp, who has been acting and singing professionally since he was nine years old, is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in “Rent,” for which he shared an OBIE Award with the rest of the cast. He reprised his role in Chris Columbus’s film version opposite other members of the original cast. Other Broadway credits include the revival of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” John Guare’s “Six Degrees of Separation” and “If/ Then.” His Broadway debut was in “Precious Sons” with Judith Ivey and Ed Harris, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk nomination. Film credits include “Adventures in Babysitting,” “School Ties,” “Dazed and Confused,” “Six Degrees of Separation,” “Man of the Century,” “Road Trip,” “A Beautiful Mind,” and “Scrap.” TV appearances include “The X-Files,” “Law & Order: SVU,” and “Psych.” He currently plays the role of Commander Paul Stamets on the Paramount + television series “Star Trek: Discovery.” In 2000, he released his debut album, “Look Around,” and in 2006, his New York Times-bestselling book “Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical ‘Rent’” — on which this show was based — was published by Simon & Schuster.

Tickets are $99 to $139 at thesuffolk.org. The Suffolk is at 118 East Main Street in Riverhead.