Live "Rent" DVD Featuring OLTL Stars Released

"Rent" — the long-running musical that closed in September after an 12-year stay — is now available on DVD. The final performance, which starred Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline, OLTL) and Jay Wilkison (ex-Riley, OLTL), was released today, Feb. 3. Titled "Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway," the DVD includes the cast's Sept. 7 performance live, as well as many special features.

The cast gathered at Life Cafe in New York to celebrate tonight.

Pictured: Renee Elise Goldsberry, Andrea Goss, Tracy McDowell, Rodney Hicks, Jay Wilkison and Adam Kantor

Goldsberry and Wilkison spoke with Soap Opera Digest about about the DVD:

Wilkison: I was very excited that the show was documented in such a great way. I will treasure it and always be grateful for getting to be a part of the show. It changed my life.

Goldsberry: I was honored to have been in the final performance of Rent on Broadway. And I am thrilled that the performance and the experience as a whole that night lives on DVD in this movie.

Read the full interview here.