At RENT now... — Page 3

Well, obviously there are certain things that still need upkeep, even if keeping other physical aspects slightly run-down was a deliberate choice. Theaters don't maintain themselves.

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Of course, but you can't say that for the past five years, at least, that people haven't known Rent wasn't going anywhere for a while. Incoming shows seek theaters that they know have a chance of becoming available in the near future. Not one that's home to a (albeit struggling) long-running powerhouse. I think people know Rent isn't on its last legs just yet, and so there's no use in setting sights on its theater. In addition to the fact that there may be more desirable houses available sooner, there are also just houses that are obviously going to be available sooner, period.

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OOO what is the Adam Pascal ruining her daughter's birthday note?

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OOO what is the Adam Pascal ruining her daughter's birthday note?

huh?

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once again - the theater will be restored after Rent moves out...the show that comes in next will be moving into a pristine theater!

Is Rent still using the "RENT: NOW" advertising at the theater? I was in the city a week ago and noticed that the billboard in Times Square is back to the plain black-on-white one from ages ago.

I said before that they need better advertising, and I completely agree with what Mattt said about cleaning up and getting a better cast. It wouldn't take much to get Rent selling out again, just a few people who care.

I agree. New advertising is definitely the way to go. And I mean, REAL advertising, not some stupid website like VFR.
Magazine ads, a new billboard campaign. Clean up the theatre, and bring Wilson and Jesse back as Angel and Collins this summer, and they'd have a hit again.

I like the plain one. I had several people ask me if it had been changed/updated with the "Rent: Now" advertising. It kind of made it sound like it had been 21st century-ized.

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yeh they need to take a tip from Chicago and find new and exciting slogans and pictures for the show --- "Sin is In!"

- Exactly. CHICAGO has had stronger grosses than RENT for the past several years. Most of it is promotion and casting.

How's this for a new slogan:

"Rent: come see us! Pleaaase! Matt Caplan needs a job when South Pacific ends!"

Alright here we go:

hmm when i was home for vacation, rent was packed everynight. I guess it always gets like this though right after tourist season.

ps can't say i'm a fan of tamyra grey. then again when you posted that i guess you had not yet seen her "I JUMPED OVER THE MOON!!!!!!" ridiculousness. Say unrealistic.

"Looks like it won't last much longer if that keeps up." - not true, i mean maybe a close is in the future sometime in the next couple of years, but the grosses go down like this EVERY year and every year someone posts "omg rent is doing so poorly its going to close like tomorrow omg!" so yeah, i'm not too worried about this. To be honest, it may be one of the few shows open on mondays but how many people do you know go to the theatre on monday nights? (okay, maybe a lot but a lot less than most other nights)


"Daphne is still the best Daphne." Winter_sky, I don't know who you are (or maybe i do and i just dont know your username) but you are AWESOME!! definitely the funniest thing written on the nederlander. Except maybe "Jonathan Larson is an Angel in heaven and Adam and Anthony are angels on earth" lol


As for advertising etc. I think Rent needs to take a moment to chill out. Think about it. In the last 2 or 3 years there has been the movie (and everything that comes with it), rent 10, voices for rent, rent: remixed, Adam and Anthony's return. I just think all this hype with random different things that arent related except for that they have to do with rent needs to die down, bc people are getting sick of hearing it.
Then what they need to do is get a new cast. A good cast, a talented cast, new young energetic genuine actors who haven't been in rent for the entirety of their adult lives, people who aren't tired of the show, people who aren't cast because a few people know their names. Down with the stunt casting and recycling unless its someone REALLY good (such as Caren Lyn Manuel as full time Mimi) I'm not saying they should go ahead and fire Marcus and Shaun, I'm just saying it's time for some new talent here.
once that is all done THEN they should spend time and energy on and awesome advertisement campaign.
And while they're at it they could repaint the nederlander and clean up the street around it so it actually, you know, attracts people instead of repelling them.

Sadly I have no say in the matter so it doesn't really make a difference.

"OOO what is the Adam Pascal ruining her daughter's birthday note?" Someone wrote on the nederlander "Adam Pascal ruined my daughter's 16th birthday" and the date signed is one of the days that Kyle Post was on as roger, so I guess she was pissed that he wasn't there.

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hmm when i was home for vacation, rent was packed everynight. I guess it always gets like this though right after tourist season.

So you went every night?

These people aren't embarrassed because they think that as supporters of the show, this is somehow their right. It's awful what they're doing to that building -- and worse, that it's being permitted.

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Here are some more pictures of the beautiful Nederlander:




I had a picture of the Adam hate note somewhere, but oh well. You get the idea.

Updated On: 1/15/08 at 06:21 PM