Vanessa Hudgens & Tracie Thoms: RENT Debut Tomorrow!

Vanessa Hudgens keeps the sun out of her eyes as she walks with RENT costar Tracie Thoms in Hollywood on Thursday afternoon (August 5).

The 21-year-old actress plays Mimi in the play, which debuts at The Hollywood Bowl TOMORROW NIGHT! Tracie will reprise her role as Joanne — she played Joanne in the film version and on the stage before too!

Tracie shared with Access Hollywood about working with Vanessa: “I just want to put her in my pocket (laughs). I want to be like, ‘No, don’t be a stripper…you stay off the pole’”

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