NOVEMBER 3, 2022 - The year was 1994.  Anthony Rapp was a broke 22-year-old working at a Starbucks, about to audition for an upcoming musical from a young writer named Johnathan Larson.  That musical was later known as the worldwide phenomenon Rent. 

As exciting as it was for this young actor, there was a great deal of grief as well for him.  He lost his dear friend Jonathan Larson and his mother was diagnosed with cancer, which made the shining light burn a little less brightly for him while starring in one of the biggest Broadway hits of all time.

He is now bringing his life's story to the stage.

The adaptation of the Rent star's one-man musical and memoir of the same name, Without You, will premiere in New York City on Jan. 14, 2023.  It will run on a limited-run basis with its opening night on January 25, 2023, which is 27 years to the day after 51-year-old Rapp first took the stage for Rent's opening public performance at New York Theatre Workshop.  The show will run through April 30, 2022.

“Without You” sees Rapp at that moment, with the musical showcasing the actor's life story during "the early years of Rent in this intimate evening of the actor sharing his unsurpassed joy and unspeakable loss." Music from Larson's iconic Broadway show, backed by a five-piece rock band, will be included in the musical.  It will also feature original music and compositions from Rapp, David Matos, Joe Pisapia, and Daniel A. Weiss, according to the announcement.

Access to pre-sale tickets is available on the new musical's website now. Tickets are available starting Nov. 3.

Without You opens at New World Stages beginning Jan. 14, 2023.