Without You: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and the Musical Rent

The personal story of the actor who portrayed Rent's Mark Cohen covers such topics as his Broadway successes, his grief at the death of the production's Pulitzer Prize-winning creator, and his struggles with his mother's life-threatening illness. 25,000 first printing.

Anthony Rapp has been acting professionally since he was nine years old. He's best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning landmark rock opera Rent, taking the show from off Broadway to Broadway, Chicago, and London. He shared an OBIE Award with the rest of the original cast for his performance. He has appeared in numerous films, including Adventures in Babysitting, Dazed and Confused, the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind, and, most recently, the film adaptation of Rent. In 2000, he released his debut album, Look Around. He lives in New York City with his partner, Rodney To, and their three cats, Emma, Sebastian, and Spike. This is his first book.