I'm really really really excited.

It's been a long time since I've been excited to see a movie. Especially this far in advance.

I really, really hope that the film version of Rent will be as good as or almost as good as the musical. I was scared when they made the Phantom into a movie but I think it turned out amazing, so I'm hoping the same goes for this. I've seen Rent twice, once in KC and once on Broadway, which was probably the most amazing thing ever. When I saw it in NYC last December, Drew Lachey was playing Mark, I didn't think he'd be very good but he was actually fantastic!!!

I'm excited to see how the creepy Darell kid from Adventures In Babysitting plays Mark in the movie, should be interesting!

I am definitely going to see this the day it comes out, I cannot wait!!! :D

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I bought the movie soundtrack. Pretty good...

they have a bonus song that Jonathan was working on called "Love heals" and I think I might like it more than "Seasons of Love"


and that is saying something!

Looks like it's getting mediocre reviews. The major complaint is the movie cutting "Goodbye Love".

Well its a little early for trustwrothy reviews, pretty much all rumor and suspicion

How can you cut "Goodbye Love"?????

It's just like Phantom cuting a verse of the title song...JUST SAY NO!

HOW COULD THEY??? Noooooo, that's seriously one of my favorite songs. Probably second favorite right after "Light My Candle". :( Goodbye Love is the song that always gets me crying! :(

13,395.10 minutes until Rent is due!

I cannot wait! To make it even better....the musical is coming as part of the "Chrysler Hall Broadway season" in Norfolk. So I am finally going to see the musical!!

Less time for me. He he..



I just was looking through Glamour and they have a link to a site where you can see a sneak preview.


So Brianna here is going on the 21st to see a sneak preview.






www.glamour.com/reelmoments

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PHOENIX****** :D
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Click on the Icon for Rent. I think you then click on "cities playing" (something like that). You then have to fill out the city, your name, address, phone and email. It will then confirm you and you print out the pass. The pass does say to arrive early and that you aren't "guareenteed" a spot.

Then it'll probably be great.

(Bad song to cut, I'll agree)

I can't wait to see this -- I am goign to see this with my family over Thanksgiving. Wooohooo!!

I have off Wednesday...I know where I am gonna be :)

Mrs. DA and I plan a Thanksgiving afternoon at the local movie theatre.

Random:
I think I read somewhere that the guy who played "Doogie Howser, MD" was in the original case of "Rent". Does anyone know if this is true?

He wasn't in the original cast, but he played the role of Mark. He either did it in LA or in NY. I'm not quite sure which one. I'm guessing it was LA because I don't think it was on Broadway long enough for them to pull a new cast in. Although, I'm not quite sure. It's been awhile. He he.

He was not in the original cast, but I did get to see him in the LA cast and he did a REALLY GOOD job!!!

Rent is still on Broadway. Or did you mean the original cast wasn't there long.

What I meant was that I'm pretty sure it left broadway. Not to say that it's not there now, but shows get revived all the time.

I remember that it came out when I was like a sophomore in high school (94-95, 96). I just don't think Rent has been continously on Broadway for 9-10-11 years. Now, I could be wrong, but something in my gut is telling me that Rent was on broadway and that it was just revived like 2 years ago.

Can anyone confirm or deny this for me? So I'm no longer completely confused.

I think you're wrong on that. I saw the original cast there years ago, and I'm pretty sure it's been there ever since.

It's definitely there now -- I lived in NYC most of last summer and almost went to see it again, but there were too many other shows to spend my money on.

We also saw a touring company here in Denver.

ETA, I'm not sure the original cast is listed in this thread. According to a Broadway Musical webpage, here it is:

Originally Starring-
Taye Diggs, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Jesse L. Martin, Idina Menzel, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Fredi Walker

I went to playbill.com and the looked it up. Shows began on April 29, 1996. I think the 1996 is what got me confused. I thought it started before that (1994-1995) on Broadway.


The original cast of the Tony Award-winning musical Rent will reunite at the Nederlander Theatre for a benefit concert celebrating the 10th anniversary of the groundbreaking work.

The Monday night performance — April 24, 2006 — comes five days before the official 10-year anniversary of the Broadway opening of the show, which is Saturday April 29. The benefit will be directed by original director Michael Greif and music directed by music supervisor Tim Weil, and will benefit three organizations associated with late lyricist-librettist-composer Jonathan Larson: Friends In Deed (which supports those facing illness), The New York Theatre Workshop (the Off-Broadway not-for-profit where Rent was launched) and The Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation (created in Larson's memory to encourage writers of musical theatre).

"These are organizations that are about community and sharing," JLPAF executive director Nancy Kassak Diekmann said.

The benefit concert tickets begin at $1,000 each, with a range of higher prices for groups and tables being worked out.

Larson died of an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm the day before his show was to start Off-Broadway. He was 35 and did not live to see the work win the 1996 Pulitzer Prize, the 1996 Best Musical Tony Award and Tonys for Best Book and Best Score.

True to the commercial history of the production, a plan is being developed to set aside low-priced seats in the first two rows of the theatre. A plan that is "manageable and reasonable" will be announced in the future, Diekmann told Playbill.com. That plan would likely not be the standard lottery system where fans inquire at the box office on the same day of the performance; the benefit organizers hope to avoid the scene in which Rent mavens sleep on the street in the days leading up to the event.

Diekmann said there is a hope that the original band will play the concert performance, as well. For now, the opening night company has agreed to appear, and the show is being presented with the participation of the musical's producers. A gala party will follow the performance.

The original cast of the La Boheme-inspired rock musical, set in Manhattan's East Village in the last days of the 20th century, includes Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jesse L. Martin, Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Anthony Rapp, Fredi Walker, Gilles Chiasson, Rodney Hicks, Kristen Lee Kelly, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Gwen Stewart and Byron Utley.

For more information, visit www.jlpaf.org, www.nytw.org or www.friendsindeed.org. The New York Theatre Workshop website is expected to have a link about how to receive an invitation.

Playbill.com will continue to follow the developing plan for the benefit, which is expected to be one of the most talked-about events of the 2005-06 Broadway season.

No, Rent have never stopped playing in Broadway. Maybe you're thinking about the transfer from off-broadway to Broadway. The rule of thumb for a Broadway re-vival is that producers will not revived it until at least 15 years have elapsed since the last production ended. There are exception (Sweeney Todd)

Your RENT is due TOMORROW!
(About 650 minutes from this posting)

Yup and I am gonna see it tomorrow...after I do some shopping at Lush

Shopping at Lush?

I think Mrs. DA and I are moving up the plans and will see it today at 4:25.

I will see it sometime next week. I'm too busy helping my cousin out with her wedding, which is this weekend. I did read a review of it in the Toronto Star today....they decided to set the movie in 1989-1990 while the stage production doesn't really have a time.

I'd say that's probably pretty close, though. The show debuted in the mid-90's, so '89-'90 wouldn't be a bad timeframe...

The movie reviewer in my local paper (who usually sucks) gave this movie an F!! I still want to see it, though. I don't trust the reviews in our paper.

The stage production is pretty firmly set in 1989-90, even if not explicitly stated.

The Onion AV Club, who generally has very solid reviewers, took a dump on the movie:


check it at http://avclub.com/content/node/42845

I probably won't go see it until it hits the dollar theater here, because I'm cheap like that (especially if it is as bad as everyone is saying!!!).

Since it has most of the orginal cast, I just don't understand how it could be as bad as everyone says it is. I'll be interested to find out how the non-theater crowd and anyone else who hasn't seen it (if there is anyone) reacts. It might just be a letdown after the stage version.

ETA: I just read on one review (MSN) that they opened the movie with "Seasons of Love"???? Does anyone know anything about this????

I am going to see it in a few hours from now

We have our tickets for 4:15.... so excited :D

Planning to see this with a group of friends tonight :)

I haven't seen the Broadway show, but I LOVED the movie. It dragged a tad after "La Vie Boheme", but it was really good. I'm sure people who know and love the Broadway show have beef with it, but I thoroughly enjoyed it, as did my husband.

The LA Times gave it a bad review as well. I didn't get the chance to see it on stage, so I'm going to make an effort to see it. I love Jesse L. Martin.

It seems that many people are saying that the stage productions are better.

I saw the Broadway production, The Touring production and I got home from the movie a couple of hours ago! I LOVED IT! I will probably see it a few more times and definitely get the DVD

They're different. You can't really expect an apples to apples comparison. Just like you can't really compare a touring company in a 1500 seat theatre to the more intimate smaller theatre setting in New York. They're just different.

I saw the show on Broadway with the original cast and saw a touring cast here in Denver and just got back from the movie.

I really liked it. It did lag just a bit in the middle, but not enough to be a huge problem.

I was concerned that the original cast might be too old to pull it off. Not so.

I was worried about not having the original Mimi. No problem. Rosario was good.

They did a heck of a job -- and so did the director.

I agree -- I'll get the DVD when it comes out just to watch when I'm nostalgic.

BTW, the Rocky Mountain News reviewer gave it a "B." I was at least that. Probably not an A+, but pretty damned good.

Yep...been singing "I'll Cover You" and "Seasons of Love" all day!
The movie is not Mr. 1228's style (he is not a Broadway person) so I went alone

I've seen the stage production and read the LA Times review (I haven't seen the movie yet). I know the LA Times panned it, but what they really panned was the storyline....well, HELLO!!! The storyline is based on the play!!! They also compared RENT to "Team America's" 'Everyone has AIDS,' but this was the case in the stage version as well.....

They didn't really critique the cinemotography, the acting or the singing...the LA Times mainly critiqued Jonathan's original concept....which tells me that the author probably wouldn't have enjoyed the stage version either (which I did immensely!)....