Nederlander Renovation
Nederlander Renovation
#1Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 1:44pmSo with RENT closing this theater is soon gonna get a major facelift. I was wondering if the nederlander has a pit, and will be used for musicals? or do you think it will be used mainly for plays like in the days before rent
#2re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 3:27pmIt does NOT have a pit.
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mauriposa
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LePetiteFromage
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george95
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#5re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:27pmWhen I sat in the 2nd row on Sunday night, I did take a close look at the environs of the Nederlander. I swear it was the first time I ever saw people sit in the boxes actually. And there sure didn't seem to be a pit either, unless it was somehow cover for REnt's run.
#6re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:32pm
It has an orchestra pit in this picture.
LePetiteFromage
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
#8re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:35pmNo need to worry about this. ReNt will be resurrected like the phoenix of Broadway.
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#10re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:43pm
Wow, it looks gorgeous.
I read somewhere that the pit was where the lotto seats are.
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#11re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:44pmIt USED to look nice.
RentBoy86
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#12re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:47pmWhen it tours they cover the orchestra pit and use that for the student rush tickets, so maybe that's what they've been doing on B'way?
#13re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 5:58pmHopefully after the renovation, it'll look more like the theatre in that photo. That looks NOTHING like the theatre in its current state.
#14re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 6:37pmMost theatres can cover their pits.I know at the theatre i work we can cover over our enormous pit so it looks like there isnt want there
myManCape
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/26/05
#15re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 6:42pmSeveral musicals played there before Rent.
#16re: Nederlander Renovation
Posted: 2/21/08 at 6:48pmYeah, most theatres can cover the pit if it's not in use. Some theatres can even raise the pit to the floor level and add a row or two of seats.
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