▁name ▁that ▁someone ▁in ▁the ▁cast ▁( or ▁production ) ▁knows ▁or ▁has ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁A ID S . ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁Broadway ▁performance , ▁Sue ▁is ▁renamed ▁Lisa . ▁ ▁S que eg ee ▁Man : ▁A ▁hom eless ▁person ▁who ▁ch ants ▁" H on est ▁living !" ▁over ▁and ▁over ▁during ▁" Christ mas ▁B ells ". ▁ ▁The ▁Wait er : ▁A ▁wait er ▁at ▁Life ▁Ca fe . ▁ ▁The ▁Woman ▁with ▁B ags ▁or ▁Hom eless ▁Woman : ▁A ▁woman ▁who ▁calls ▁Mark ▁out ▁for ▁trying ▁to ▁use ▁her ▁to ▁ass u age ▁his ▁gu ilt ▁during ▁" On ▁The ▁Street ". ▁ ▁The ▁Pre acher ▁or ▁The ▁Past or : ▁The ▁Pre acher ▁k icks ▁Collins ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁because ▁he ▁can ' t ▁pay ▁for ▁Angel ' s ▁fun eral . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁other ▁non - named ▁roles ▁such ▁as ▁C ops , ▁Boh em ians , ▁V end ors , ▁Hom eless ▁People . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁R ent ▁received ▁several ▁awards ▁including ▁a ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize ▁and ▁four ▁Tony ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁of ▁R ent ▁was ▁positive ▁not ▁only ▁for ▁its ▁acting ▁and ▁musical ▁components , ▁but ▁for ▁its ▁representation ▁of ▁H IV - pos itive ▁individuals . ▁Many ▁critics ▁pra ised ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁characters ▁such ▁as ▁Angel ▁and ▁Collins ▁as ▁being ▁happy , ▁with ▁positive ▁out look s ▁on ▁life , ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁res igned ▁to