"Rent" star Anthony Rapp on his new one-man show about love and loss

Life has come full circle for Anthony Rapp, as he works out the kinks in his one-man show, "Without You," before opening night. It's his most personal work, looking back on the loss of both his mother and his friend, Jonathan Larson, the man behind the musical "Rent."

His new show, which is based on Rapp's New York Times bestselling memoir of the same name, opens Jan. 25 at New World Stages in New York City. 

Rapp said he liked the intimacy of the Off-Broadway auditorium.