My Friend told me that Brooklyn was......

Brooklyn is somewhat like Rent. Not that much. It's more show-tuney than Rent. BKLYN is more of a showcase of music (to me) than a show. It's a performers revue hahah!

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Um, no. The only similarites in my view are the poverty of the characters and the fact that the producers of Brooklyn desperately wanted to tap into the RENT fanbase demographic.

RENT is based on La Boeheme, with the lower east side stepping in for Paris and AIDS taking the place of TB. Brooklyn tries to be an urban fairytale about a girl finding her long lost father and this kind of odd American Idol-esque competition.

So, I'm sure many might disagree, but I see few similarities.

And seriously? You could have done a search for Brooklyn and gleaned a TON of information about the show. Or better yet, just PM tinytoon who is BWW's biggest Brooklyn fan, and call it a day.

:)



ETA: ok, ok they do have a vaguely similar musical style--in that they're both more based on popular music than traditional broadway--but the thrust of your question was about "the message" so I didn't mention that.

Updated On: 6/11/05 at 06:02 PM

While Brooklyn is a fairy tale, it still deals with real life issues.. I think people compare the two just because of the music style. The only rent "root" that's in Brooklyn is Karen Olivo. :) I love Rent, but Brooklyn is a way of life :p

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I know, she's telling that to Kelli :)

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