by Sandra Dillard
Denver Post
October 22, 2000

The original Broadway cast of "Rent" featured two gorgeous guys who have since gone on to even greater acclaim, not to mention even bigger bucks.

One is Taye Diggs, whose movies include "How Stella Got her Groove Back," and "The Best Man." In "Rent," Diggs played Benny, the landlord.

Jesse L. Martin, now co-starring in television's popular "Law & Order," played the college instructor, Tom Collins.

Who knows who'll be discovered in the national tour cast of the Tony Award-musical that returns to Denver Oct. 24-Nov. 5 at the Buell Theatre?