Am I the only person who hated Rent?

I'm new here so forgive me if this has been beaten to death, BUT! I see so much here about Rent....I saw it for the first time over this past Xmas with Nick Lachay's brother and Frenchie, et. al.......aside from Frenchie's solo and the girl who played Mimi (AMAZING...wait check my Playbill...her name is Krystal Washington).........I thought the whole thing was really dated. Do people like that exist anymore? That neighborhood they were supposed to be living in is totally high rent now and not a vacant lot in sight (if there is a vacant lot, I can't even imagine it's value today) Those people would have cell phones and Ipods now. The music was good but Nick Lachay kept defaulting to his 98 degrees voice. The whole thing had a "phoned in" quality to it which I know has a tendancy to happen to long running shows........

you're not the only one. My dad can't stand Rent. I, on the other hand, love it.

jera

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No.

You are not the only person.

I consider myself, however, to be one of the earliest individuals to dislike RENT.

Updated On: 4/17/05 at 01:22 PM

I believe that the people who don't like Rent are those going into the show without any background information, either not knowing the plot/not having the recording, or not understanding Jonathan Larson. All of that together makes Rent one hell of a show!
However, my mom said "I have no interest in seeing it" yet I am taking her this Deember because I saw it and LOVED it...It's just not some people's cup o'tea. Some people say it's too 'whiney' with them complaining about how they can't afford rent, yet there's a deeper meaning, and they do have reasons why they can't afford it.
People are allowed to like/dislike anything they want.

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RENT was not high up there in my opinion. I saw the great shows of the 1950s, 60s and early 70s so please understand where I am coming from. I did enjoy many shows from the 1980s on but most did not have the singable music as did the fine older Bway musicals.

I agree with EverythingIsRENT, go see it without Drew. Maybe you'll enjoy it more.

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Yeah definately go see it without Drew Lachey! I am in love with Rent and its amazing. Dont think of it logically now i mean its from 1996 and its in that time not in 2005. Think of it as if it were 1996

well, what you were seeing WAS her "hard day at work" lol she probably rests all day to prepare for a show.

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Updated On: 4/17/05 at 01:43 PM

EverythingisRENT.....It may having to do with being "older" in that musicals have changed over the years (Andrew Lloyd Weber and now these "juke box musicals") I agree with LouW95. I much prefer the older, more singable classic musical comedys from "yesterday"..as a whole they were much more creative and original..(and YES I do think that Rent was creative and original, I guess just "not my cup of tea" as others have said) and that's all I'll bore you with about my opinion of
Rent....

Well, i have no clue how you could ever possibly hate RENT?!

But, if you saw it with Drew then...well maybe i could see how you wouldn't like Mark...but the story behind the whole produnction is amazing and touching.

RENT, is, in m thoughts more for the younger generation...but older people may like it too. Buut if a vote was taken...it would be mostly the younger population who enjoyed it.

Yes, it is very different from your classic broadway show, but i always love change!

to answer your question, no....my friend Bob hates it too.

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While I didn't HATE it, I did find it "less than acceptable". I'm glad I had heard the OBC recording before hand or I wouldn't have known what the frig was going on.

I noticed that a couple of posters said that maybe the audience wasn't in the know, but you shouldn't have to know the plot ahead of time for a show to work. It should stand on it's own.

It's sort of like the movie version of DUNE. It was SO confusing that I walked out. Later, folks said, "I helped if you had read the books before." Sorry, but that a load of bull.

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I HATED IT WITH A FIREY PASSION