s ▁appeared , ▁performing ▁an ▁alternate ▁version ▁of ▁" Se asons ▁of ▁Love " ▁as ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁performance . ▁ ▁R ent ▁closed ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year ▁run ▁and ▁ 5 , 1 2 3 ▁performances , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁ele vent h - long est - running ▁Broadway ▁show . ▁ ▁The ▁production ▁gross ed ▁over ▁$ 2 8 0 ▁million . ▁ ▁Original ▁cast ▁ensemble ▁members ▁Rod ney ▁H icks ▁and ▁G wen ▁Stewart ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁cast ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁closing . ▁H icks ▁played ▁Ben ny ▁and ▁Stewart ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁she ▁created , ▁the ▁solo ist ▁in ▁the ▁song ▁" Se asons ▁of ▁Love ". ▁In ▁addition , ▁actress ▁T rac ie ▁Thom s ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁run ▁playing ▁Jo anne , ▁the ▁role ▁she ▁port rayed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁film ▁version . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁Broadway ▁performance ▁was ▁fil med ▁and ▁screen ed ▁in ▁movie ▁the aters ▁as ▁R ent : ▁Fil med ▁Live ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁It ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁formats ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁North ▁American ▁tour ing ▁produ ctions ▁Success ful ▁United ▁States ▁national ▁t ours , ▁the ▁" Ang el ▁Tour " ▁and ▁the ▁" Ben ny ▁Tour ", ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁ 1