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I got an invite that I am sure is open to all y'all:
I am the Director of speakers for the Campus Activities Board; I would like to invite you to our event next Monday night, October 13, 2008. This event will feature Broadway and movie star Anthony Rapp, it starts at 8pm and after he speaks we will be offering a meet and greet. Also the bookstore will be there selling his book "Without You".
Anthony Rapp is best known for originating the role of "Mark Cohen" in the Tony Award-winning rock opera Rent. Rent explores a struggle with life, love and AIDS, and the impact each has on our society. Rapp shared an OBIE (Off-Broadway) Award with the rest of the cast for the performance. After taking the show from Off-Broadway to Broadway,
Chicago to London, Rapp reprised his role in the 2005 Sony Pictures major motion picture adaptation. Rent ended its incredibly successful 12 year Broadway run in September of 2008, and Anthony is currently a member of the touring company.
Rapp's prolific career includes roles in additional Broadway shows, major motion pictures and several television series. He is back on tour with a performance adapted from his 2006 national best-seller Without You: a Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical "Rent". Rapp's novel details his experiences during Rent's original run—as well as his personal struggle with losing his mother to cancer.
This event is brought to you by the Multicultural Student Center, the Office of Diversity Initiatives and the Campus Activities Board. Anthony Rapp's piece, "Without you: Memoirs of a love lost, the Musical RENT and a commentary on social justice in the GLBT community", will serve as the inaugural event for this year's Diversity week. This event will be held on October 13th, 2008 in the Pegasus Ballroom at 8:00 p.m. Free to UCF students, faculty and staff. All others will be asked to donate to Knight Thon—UCF's largest philanthropy.
Sincerely,
Jenna Cymansky, Speakers Director, Campus Activities Board
Office of Student Involvement, University of Central Florida