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'Rent' to be Directed by Neil Patrick Harris at the Hollywood Bowl

Get ready.Neil Patrick Harris' vision of the musical "Rent" will happen August 6th through 8th at the Hollywood Bowl, says the LA Times.. With wine flowing and the stars above, this show ought to be get crazy (have you been to the Sound of Music sing-a-longs? it's a riot). This will be Harris' first time directing a musical theatre production. But, of course, we all know his of wonderful his talents, thanks to the Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog and his Hollywood Boulevard production of Accomplice.
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