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#26

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 6:42am

Hm, I think this will be kind of detrimental to broadway sales to some extent.

Except there aren't tickets on sale for the final performance, so there are no sales to hurt.

I frankly couldn't care less...I'm letting the time I saw it this past August with Adam and Anthony be my last time seeing it. But if tickets aren't even on sale to the general public, the sale of them can't really be hurt.
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#28

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 6:50am

"Hm, I think this will be kind of detrimental to broadway sales to some extent."

Rent won't have Broadway sales after this performance, and the tour is going to be a box office bonanza no matter what, because of the presence of Rapp and Pascal.

I would assume, however, that the only shows to air like this would be closing performances, or shows that would air after they've closed (the way Great Performances, Live From Lincoln Center, etc. does it).
#31

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 7:12am

Performances from the Metropolitan Opera are shown at movie theatres around the country, as are some hockey games (in Canada, at least), so I think this is a good way to promote Broadway to people in other parts of the country. I wouldn't be surprised to see shows like the Academy Awards or the Tonys simulcast in movie theatres, as people might like to see shows like that with a crowd (and movie theatres are trying to find ways to make themselves more relevent in the age of the DVD and video downloads).
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#32

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 8:59am

VERY intersesting and fun.

Good idea for those of us who can't be-there-but-would-love-to-be-there people re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters
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#33

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 10:38am

Ok. I'm not sure what to think of this.

But its not terrible.
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#35

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 12:34pm

Genius idea! I mean, it did sooo well in theatres the first time around!
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#37

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 12:53pm

I'm assuming this will be similar (or identical) to the metropolitan opera simulcasts that take place now. An excellent idea- but tickets are a lot more than $10.50. I think the Opera tickets are $25.
#39

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 1:53pm

I can't figure out what there is NOT to be excited about this!
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#41

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 2:05pm

The Met Opera broadcasts are shown on PBS (about a month after their theatrical showings) and then released on DVD. So, it is possible.


Sony Pictures to Release ‘Rent’

By BROOKS BARNES; Compiled by Lawrence Van Gelder
Published: May 22, 2008

The Broadway production of “Rent” is headed to movie theaters. The final performance of the rock musical, which exits Broadway on Sept. 7 after 12 years, will be exhibited nationwide as part of a new business from Sony Pictures. The movie studio said on Wednesday that it would bring music concerts, stage shows and sporting events to multiplexes. Another early offering will be “Delirium,” a Cirque du Soleil show touring Europe. Exact dates for the limited engagements are still undecided.

Programming theaters with nonmovie content has
been gaining steam as multiplex owners seek ways to attract new
ticket buyers. Sony is the first big studio to dip its toe into the arena, which until now has been left to niche players like Colorado-based Fathom Events, which simulcasts from the Metropolitan Opera.

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#44

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 3:24pm

And we have to remember that all those Cirque showings on Bravo did not keep people away from the shows that tour around the world.
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#45

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 3:26pm

I never understand the logic of filmed versions of shows being detrimental to ticket sales. It's like advertising Are you more likely to want to shell out to see an artist in concert before or after you've listened to their CD?
#47

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 3:33pm

...or if they don't have a cd out yet...
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
#48

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 3:36pm

"I never understand the logic of filmed versions of shows being detrimental to ticket sales. It's like advertising Are you more likely to want to shell out to see an artist in concert before or after you've listened to their CD?"

Even the producers of RENT said the film version actually increased ticket sales for the show significantly, and that the film was practically a long ad for the broadway show. I remember that because The Phantom of the Opera also saw a large increase in ticket sales with its film version, but The Producers saw a decrease.
#49

re: Final performance of Rent to be shown in movie theaters

Posted: 5/22/08 at 3:36pm

I'll be interested to learn how the film crew copes with ambient noise.
I mean, with all of the stories about how crazy the final Groff, Michele showing of SP was, and how the screams rocked the very foundations of the earth, one has to wonder whether or not the crazed responses of those die hard rent fans will cause any dip in the quality of this recording.
I can't imagine that a pre-show announcement asking for no verbalization except at the end of numbers would go over well. lol.
Though, I guess it could add an edgy "live" quality to the whole thing, too.

Updated On: 5/22/08 at 03:36 PM

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