Bare/Rent

[jesseeinstein]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 7:38pm

Does anyone see any siimilarities between the two? Do you think that Bare might possibly be the next Rent? Do you think that there will be Bare-heads soon? Let's get the ball rolling! I want opinions!

[GovernorSlaton]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 7:40pm

Bare-heads! I love it.

[Benzy92]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 7:42pm

I would love to be a BARE-head, because I adored the show.. However, I doubt it will become as big as Rent, or even have a move to Broadway for that matter.. its just too small of a show.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 7:44pm

Rent used to be a small show, too. Bare has similar style of music, but that is where the similarites staop.

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 8:29pm

Well, both titles have four letters.


I hated Rent and hope to never have to see it again. I loved Bare and can't wait for it to reopen.

[jesseeinstein]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 9:42pm

Where is Bare re-opening? I thought that it was moving to B'way?

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 9:54pm

It's reopening Off Broadway on Sept 21st

[Rob]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 10:17pm

It deals with some of the same themes, as is indeed geared to a somewhat younger, rockier audience as Rent, but the similarities between the two shows don't go much further than that in my opinion. Bare does re-open on September 21st, at Dodger's new Off-Bway theater complex. Looking forward to it!

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 10:23pm

Yeah, I agree, the two shows are very different. They just both deal with young, contemporary life and feature a sung-through pop score.

I would LOVE to see Bare be the next Rent, but I don't see that happening. Even they though both started as small shows, Rent has a HUGE scope (it dealt with a full gamut of big issues). Bare has a much smaller focus, and that's why I think it feels more intimate and probably wouldn't work in a large Broadway theatre.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 11:01pm

I haven't seen Bare yet, so of course I can't say for sure, but a lot that I have heard about it is how similar it is to Rent... I've had several people tell me that seeing Bare was "comparable to the first time I saw Rent," which I think says a lot for Bare, at least in terms of the ways it's going to impact people who see it.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 6/13/04 at 11:20pm

luvtheEmcee said: "I've had several people tell me that seeing Bare was "comparable to the first time I saw Rent," which I think says a lot for Bare, at least in terms of the ways it's going to impact people who see it. "

This is because Bare's performances and its cast were/are so FRESH and ENERGETIC! It was really riveting, and the entire theatre seemed to burst with the vitality of the cast. So it was like the first time you see Rent...or when Rent had its original performances, when it was just so new and electrifying.

[shira467]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 2:23am

I originally went to see Bare thinking "It's RENT"

It's not Rent, yet it is fresh, exciting, vibrant, and filled (and I mean FILLED) with talent. Maybe I saw it on their best days, but I was blown away by their enthusiasm and passion!

See the show, its wonderful (when it reopens!)

[Broadway Matt]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 4:41am

they are similar in that they are young, hip, and have a fun mother-jumpin rock-like score. in fact, I've often desribed BARE as "a better version of RENT". this is not an entirely accurate description of BARE, but I'm lazy and prone to hyperbole. I do like it better than RENT, but they aren't all that similar beyond the musical motif and the youth aspect.

[jesseeinstein]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 6:29am

Well this is all well and good, but what about staying power? Whether b'way or of-b'way, do you think that Bare will be here long?'

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:30pm

They are very differnt and Bare blows Rent out of the water...

[bythesword84]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:50pm

I think Bare has staying power so long as it stays in relatively small theaters.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 6/14/04 at 3:52pm

VERY true. If/when they go to Broadway, I think anything bigger than the Belasco or Longacre is BAD. VERY Bad.

[BlueWizard]

Posted: 6/15/04 at 1:10am

I liked BARE more than Rent too. Although Rent feels like a more "important" work because of the breadth of issues it tackles, I found it really convoluted and self-indulgent. BARE is much more streamlined in structure and characters. Since it's a tragedy, it's a much more emotional piece than Rent, but BARE also relies more heavily on a phenomenal cast (which it was blessed with in NYC) and a very intimate venue.