Starring Buffalo will present RENT In Concert on May 9 at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre in downtown Buffalo. The staged concert will feature a principal cast of Broadway performers alongside a community chorus drawn from Western New York.
The cast will include Kennedy Kanagawa as Mark, Ben Jackson Walker as Roger, and Alyssa Wray as Mimi. Additional performers will include George L. Brown, Jake Hayes, Alexandra McArthur, Kayla McSorley, Blaise Mercedes, Jennifer Mysliwy, Joe Russi, and Josh Wilde.
Nearly 300 performers auditioned for the production, with 130 selected to join the Starring Buffalo Community Chorus. The performance will also include professional and student dancers…