Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
That's not nice, Phyllis!
Oh, nevermind. I thought this was the Oprah thread.
LOL
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/09
Why did they think they could change it? Probably because it's how "La Boheme" ends. But it's still illegal and inadvisable.
The Out Tonight megamix, though...THAT is a great idea.
Swing Joined: 4/25/11
Honestly when they changed it... I dont think they cared.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
Then name the theatre so that they may be reported and chastised!
Swing Joined: 4/25/11
Its been Named. Someone else pointed it out.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
I definitely think they should be chastitized. How do we go about it?
Oh and 42, now that the school has been named your secret is out. Sorry 'bout your friend.
To changing a show's ending, playing hooky, taking something out of something...
Swing Joined: 4/25/11
Be Careful its dark!
http://www.thetowerlight.com/2011/04/rent-illuminating-the-creative-struggles-of-artists/
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
Oh, lord. That Smith-Satan lady sounds like a real barrel of laughs. It's this description, however, that really makes my day-
Her vision involved manufacturing the most realistic set possible. Graffiti covers the set’s walls, crude messages like “boobs” and several penises can be seen, according to stage manager Caitlin Quinn.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
So this week we've learned there's a trend of misreading "Contact" going on.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/27/05
Isn't capitalizing off of the misery of the poor pretty much what Mark gets yelled at for in the show?
I'm sure they would get an even better audience reaction at the end if all the other characters died as well
Nemo.. I know you were kidding and I am sure you will be making fun of me but I kind-a felt your AIDS joke was of bad taste. I mean if you are going to make an AIDS joke at least make it funny....
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
Master, do you mean me? I went back looking for my AIDS joke, which I don't remember making. I don't think I found it. I am practically the queen of AIDS, I all but invented AIDS, so I would like to think that if I did make an AIDS joke it would be a damn funny one.
Now, what did I say? Did it get laughs from others, if not you?
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
I think you saw a production gone wrong. When Mimi dies, Angel is supposed to enter singing "Come with me, where chains will never bind you." However, the night you saw it, Angel was in his dressing room smoking and reading Interview magazine and missed his cue.
“I told them to go measure their past year,” she said. “They found all sorts of cool ways to do it. There’s a Facebook app that will let you view all your statuses for the past year. And it’s amazing – can you imagine how many statuses you have in a year and what that would bring up for you in terms of how your life had traveled?”
OMG she basically is the reincarnation of Jonathan Larson! Do you think she'll sign my RENT cow plush?!
Swing Joined: 4/26/11
Swing Joined: 4/26/11
Swing Joined: 4/26/11
As a cast member of the Towson production of Rent and a fan of the show itself, I would like to take a moment to address some of the issues brought up on this "discussion board." The message of this show, as I have told many people when asked about "our rent", remains the same, regardless of the ending: This show is about love- plain and simple. This show is about love, hope, life lessons learned, perseverance, and reality. That message has not changed. ANY alterations that were made to the show were an artistic interpretation of the script- an interpretation that has more reality and depth in it than most would realize. The entier cast has supported our Director, whose name is actually Diane Smith-Sadak not Smith-Satan, in ever decision she has made about this show, and we continue to support her now; even as slanderous and degrading remarks and demands come down from others. Diane has brought our entire cast together as a family and has shown us there is more to a show than just ink in a book that people call a script. There is the story between the lines. There is the heart of the show that is beating within that script and within each and every member of the cast, crew, and everyone working on the show. It saddens me that people who have never seen our show, our interpretation, can hide behind anonymity and trash talk our production. Changing elements of the show does not change the heart and the meaning of the show, however, changing things can enhance this meaning.
At this point, our show will go on- no matter how it ends. There is still a story to be told and if people want to see the originally intended ending, that is what we will be giving them. Although our ending is the same as everyone else's now, this is still OUR Rent. No matter what is being said about our production, I am more proud than ever before to be a member of this wonderful cast and family, and am honored to take part in delivering this story to the audience each night.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
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