▁B ", ▁featuring ▁Ma ure en ▁and ▁Jo anne ▁ ▁" He ' s ▁a ▁F ool " ▁ ▁" He ▁S ays " ▁ ▁" Right ▁Bra in ", ▁later ▁re written ▁as ▁" One ▁Song ▁Gl ory ", ▁featuring ▁Roger ▁ ▁" You ' ll ▁Get ▁Over ▁It ", ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁" T ango : ▁Ma ure en ", ▁featuring ▁Mark ▁and ▁Ma ure en ▁ ▁" Real ▁Est ate ", ▁a ▁number ▁where in ▁Ben ny ▁tries ▁to ▁conv ince ▁Mark ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁agent ▁and ▁drop ▁his ▁film making ▁ ▁" Open ▁Road ", ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁" What ▁You ▁O wn ", ▁with ▁a ▁backing ▁track ▁similar ▁to ▁this ▁in ▁" Your ▁E yes " ▁ ▁This ▁work shop ▁version ▁of ▁R ent ▁star red ▁Anthony ▁R app ▁as ▁Mark ▁and ▁D aph ne ▁Rub in - V ega ▁as ▁M imi . ▁Lar son ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁R ent , ▁gradually ▁re working ▁its ▁fla ws ▁and ▁st aging ▁more ▁work shop ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁after ▁the ▁musical ' s ▁final ▁dress ▁re he ars al ▁before ▁its ▁off - B road way ▁opening , ▁Lar son ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁( and ▁only ) ▁newspaper ▁interview ▁with ▁music ▁critic ▁Anthony ▁T omm as ini ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁attract ed ▁by ▁the ▁coinc idence ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁debut ing ▁exactly ▁ 1 0