Just got back from the show at my school.
Ragtime was great, but Chicago was amazing! They got away with A LOT of the sultry, sexy goodness of it!
Now, I know it was a high school production, but I think they butchered Rent a bit too much. LVB, was, obviously, abridged. But they used a lot of things that were in the movie such as Mimi/Angel friendship and dialogue. And the actors didn't even sing the right lyrics half the time. However, the boy who played Angel was PHENOMENAL, and I cried during "Without You," the one thing they did really well. They had the three tables and everything, which was a relief.
Oh, and they skipped "Light My Candle" and had Mimi interrupt Roger with "Out Tonight." Gahhhhh. /purist
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