▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁film ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁box ▁office ▁top ▁ten ▁for ▁three ▁weeks , ▁receiving ▁mixed ▁reviews . ▁Several ▁plot ▁elements ▁were ▁changed ▁slightly , ▁and ▁some ▁songs ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁spoken ▁dialog ue ▁or ▁cut ▁entirely ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁sound track ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Rob ▁Caval lo , ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Doug ▁Mc Ke an ▁and ▁features ▁ren owned ▁session ▁mus icians ▁Jam ie ▁Mu ho ber ac , ▁Tim ▁Pier ce ▁and ▁Dor ian ▁Cro z ier . ▁ ▁R ent : ▁Live ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fox ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁air ▁a ▁live ▁television ▁production ▁of ▁R ent ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁However , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Fox ▁announced ▁the ▁official ▁air ▁date ▁for ▁R ent ▁Live ! ''' ▁would ▁be ▁Sunday , ▁January ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Marc ▁Pl att ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁executive ▁producer ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Jonathan ▁Lar son . ▁ ▁Up coming ▁document ary ▁ ▁Fil mm aker ▁and ▁R ent ▁al um ▁Andy ▁Se ñ or , ▁Jr . ▁is ▁currently ▁producing ▁a ▁document ary , ▁following ▁his ▁journey ▁producing ▁the ▁musical ▁in ▁Cuba ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁production ▁of ▁R ent '' ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁to ▁premi ere ▁in ▁Cuba ▁since ▁diplom atic ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries