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Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#25Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:44pm....And just like that, this show has almost instantly developed a rabid, creepily-obsessed "fan" following. Are people lining up for rush tickets yet?
#26Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 2:45pm"Did Perez Hilton buy this site? C'mon" Maybe that Frankie Grande did
#27Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:02pmI'm actually excited for this. Even with the Rent following, their original fan base is a little older now. I'm definitely interested to see what the show is actually like.
rentfn
Chorus Member Joined: 11/8/04
#28Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:08pm
Haters, I believe, Are going to hate. 
I thought I was at max excitement for this and then I discovered a new level. Can't wait to see it in DC.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#29Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:09pm^ And so it begins...
rentfn
Chorus Member Joined: 11/8/04
#30Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:13pmWhat is wrong with over the top excitement?? I don't believe my enjoyment will have a negative effect on anyone else...if it does I would like to apologize in advance.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#31Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:18pmI never said anything about it having a negative effect on me. That's your perception on my simple observation. Almost like you're looking for the "haters."
#32Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:18pm
....And just like that, this show has almost instantly developed a rabid, creepily-obsessed "fan" following.
Just like any other show with a composer or star with a popular following. Except I've yet to see anything really rabid or creepily-obsessed. Where are those posts?
#33Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:19pmThe "synopsis" of this show so far sounds extremely boring. Like Scott Alan's bounded production HOME, the story sounds boring, but so far the revealed songs are great.
rentfn
Chorus Member Joined: 11/8/04
#34Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:21pm
Where ever there is un-kind comments about this show on the internet...There I will be.
On a side note... Headband you couldn't be more right about the use of "OMG" or any other internet lingo in a news story. I would cry for humanity if Playbill used it.
kade.ivy
Broadway Star Joined: 7/28/13
#35Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:22pmBig fan of Idina and Anthony; not too familiar with LaChanze. This has box office gold written all over it. The RENTheads will keep this open for awhile.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#36Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:27pm
"Big fan of Idina and Anthony; not too familiar with LaChanze."
Go to your room.
And then begin familiarizing yourself with LaChanze. Immediately.
#37Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:36pm
Not, OMG. More like, Oh Jesus Christ...
#38Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:49pm
The RENTheads will keep this open for awhile.
If they still exist, I hope they do a better job than they did for the Rent revival Off-Broadway.
This has box office gold written all over it.
Not if people hate the show despite the cast. These things happen.
Go to your room.
And then begin familiarizing yourself with LaChanze. Immediately.
Seriously. That's just sad.
#39Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:55pmDammit. He really left a bad taste in my mouth when he came on here and bitched about people being negative about the RENT film. It's really hard to like him now.
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#40Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:56pm
Just like any other show with a composer or star with a popular following. Except I've yet to see anything really rabid or creepily-obsessed. Where are those posts?
No. Because it's written by the people who wrote NEXT TO NORMAL (rabid fan following) and stars Idina Menzel (WICKED - rabid fan following) and Anthony Rapp (RENT - rabid fan following). So all signs would lead to...a rabid fan following here. I was being hyperbolic in saying "just like that." The show will obviously have to start performances first, but the crazies will surely go all out for this. Have you not heard the stories of the candlelight vigil for Idina Menzel's last show in WICKED? Or the people who claimed that certain seats at N2N were "theirs"?
#41Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 3:56pm
Too early to ask but, my question is, who is even going to replace these "A-List" people when they leave the show? Or is it even going to keep running...
Updated On: 8/1/13 at 03:56 PM
#42Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:01pm
OK, I heard about the candlelight vigil, but people claiming "their" seats at the Booth?! Jeez, I've been to that theater a bunch of times, and I don't remember the exact seats I've sat in, nor do I really care to remember. Those people must live in a universe where there are 26 hours in a day because I don't have the time to care about that sh*t. Or they just don't have lives in the normal universe.
Updated On: 8/1/13 at 04:01 PM
#43Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:04pm
"Or the people who claimed that certain seats at N2N were "theirs"? "
Say What?!
#44Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:31pm
No. Because it's written by the people who wrote NEXT TO NORMAL (rabid fan following)
Fans, perhaps, but not rabid.
and stars Idina Menzel (WICKED - rabid fan following)
She definitely has a lot of fans and Wicked definitely has a lot of fans, but I haven't seen anything that amounted to rabid or creepy-obsessed with regards to this show other than those who keep complaining about the potential for crazy fans.
and Anthony Rapp (RENT - rabid fan following)
Oh, they obviously stopped following by the time You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown opened since the show couldn't give tickets away.
Have you not heard the stories of the candlelight vigil for Idina Menzel's last show in WICKED?
Do you know how long ago that was? And did you know it wasn't for her last show? Yes, tween girls can act like idiots. Just like Sondheim fans can act like idiots and Patti fans can act like idiots and Ukranian sock puppets can act like idiots.
Or the people who claimed that certain seats at N2N were "theirs"?
Never heard about that. I did see lots of video footage of Alice Ripley acting much crazier than any fans I've seen, though.
The show will obviously have to start performances first, but the crazies will surely go all out for this.
Or will they be the ones all paranoid about the possible rabid fan base? Because this article seems to have more effect on them than the potential rabid crazy fans.
#45Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:38pmI guess I'll be avoiding this show.
Liza's Headband
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
#46Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:44pmBased only on Mister Matt's personal observations, no rabid fan followings exist. Easy to never be wrong using that logic. Perhaps you have not seen anything that classifies as "rabid," but others on this Board clearly have.
#47Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:50pmI think the only thing funnier than watching the Rentheads explode is watching the anti-Rentheads explode.
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#48Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:50pm
Headband - Oh, I have. Just not in connection with this show.
#49Anthony Rapp to Join Idina Menzel and LaChanze in IF/THEN!
Posted: 8/1/13 at 4:51pm
BWW rules:
1) Complain endlessly about the dearth of musicals not based on movies
2) Resist giving credit when original musicals are actually produced, because they are overrated, overhyped, and their fan bases "too devoted."
3) Repeat as necessary!
Tongue firmly in cheek. Cautiously optimistic and extremely excited about the show -- but harbor no ill will toward anyone who isn't! To each his/her own.
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