Patreon! Preview: MAKING RENT with Tim Weil

About this episode

This episode features a preview of a conversation with Tim Weil, the original musical director of RENT, discussing his book 'Making Rent'.

It's time for another glimpse at what you're missing if you're not already a subscriber at PATREON! For only a few dollars each month, subscribers gain access to bonus content made special for fans of "A Musical Theatre Podcast." Case in point, listen to this preview of our conversation with Tim Weil, original musical director of the musical RENT, who has written a book shedding new light on this legendary musical that we've already covered on the main feed. This is exactly what PATREON! is for. To learn more about Tim and find out how to order "Making Rent," please visit www.tim-weil.com. To hear the rest of this episode, join us at patreon.com/amusicalpodcast. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram and TikTok to share our posts and episodes! More than anything, thank you for being part of this podcasting community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey Scott Parsons

Guest: Tim Weil

Topics covered

• musical theatre
• RENT
• interviews
• Patreon
• music history

Keywords

• Tim Weil
• RENT
• musical director
• Making Rent
• Patreon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: PATREON, www.tim-weil.com, patreon.com/amusicalpodcast, megaphone.fm

Books & works: RENT

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