Anthony Rapp (who originated the role of Mark Cohen in the Pulitzer prize winning musical Rent) presents his turbulent journey through the convergence of two life-changing events: the early days of Rent - including the untimely passing of Jonathan Larson - and the illness and death of his own mother.

His Broadway credits include the revival of You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown and John Guare’s Six Degrees of Separation . His Broadway debut was in Precious Sons with Judith Ivey and Ed Harris, for which he received an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk nomination.

Film credits include Love and Other Impossible Pursuits , Adventures in Babysitting , School Ties , Dazed and Confused , Six Degrees of Separation , Man of the Century , David Searching , Road Trip and A Beautiful Mind (SAG Award nomination for ensemble). He has also appeared in Winter Passing , a film written and directed by his brother, Adam Rapp.

On television, Rapp has appeared in “The Lazarus Man ,” “The X-Files ,” “The Beach Boys: An American Family ,” “Kidnapped ” and “Law & Order: SVU.” In 2000, he released his debut album, Look Around .