1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁a ▁scheduled ▁opening ▁of ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁York ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁since ▁the ▁original ▁production ▁closed ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁years ▁earlier . ▁The ▁production ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁R ents ▁original ▁director ▁Michael ▁Gre if . ▁ ▁Al most ▁the ▁entire ▁show ▁was ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁original , ▁yet ▁the ▁rein vention ▁did ▁not ▁please ▁the ▁critics , ▁who ▁compla ined ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁actors ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁feel ▁for ▁the ▁characters ▁they ▁were ▁playing ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁made ▁the ▁show ▁feel ▁cont riv ed . ▁The ▁Off - B road way ▁production ▁of ▁R ENT ▁closed ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁produ ctions ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁an ▁Australian ▁production ▁featured ▁Justin ▁Smith ▁as ▁Mark , ▁Rod ger ▁Cor ser ▁as ▁Roger ▁and ▁Christ ine ▁An u ▁as ▁M imi . ▁The ▁tour ▁began ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁finished ▁in ▁Melbourne . ▁A ▁production ▁in ▁Per th , ▁Western ▁Australia ▁was ▁mounted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁featured ▁Anthony ▁Cal lea ▁as ▁Mark , ▁Tim ▁Campbell ▁as ▁Roger , ▁Court ney ▁Act ▁as ▁Angel ▁and ▁Nik ki ▁Web ster ▁as ▁Ma ure en . ▁ ▁The ▁Dublin ▁production ▁had ▁an ▁extended ▁run ▁at ▁the ▁Olymp ia ▁Theatre , ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁star red ▁Se an ▁Pol ▁McG ree