Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
#1Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:21pm
According to BWW
Today, BroadwayWorld.com initial reporting was confirmed that directing the production will be none other than RENT alumnus and star of stage and screen, Neil Patrick Harris. Harris himself starred in RENT, playing Mark Cohen for the Los Angeles production / 2nd National Tour of the musical. His performance in RENT earned him a Drama League Award in 1997.
This will mark Patrick Harris' directorial debut of a musical. Tim Weil, the original Musical Supervisor and Conductor for Rent on Broadway, and Musical Supervisor for the 2009 US Tour of Rent, is confirmed as Musical Director of the Hollywood Bowl's fully staged production. Weil also served as Musical Director for Shrek The Musical on Broadway, which received 8 Tony Award nominations.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Its_Official_Neil_Patrick_Harris_to_Direct_RENT_at_the_Hollywood_Bowl_96_98_20100226
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#2Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:24pm
While picking Neal Patrick as a director may be a great choice, I still can't figure out why they picked RENT to do at the Bowl. The whole idea of staging these musicals was to hear them with a full orchestra.
It's going to be wasted on RENT.
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#2Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:29pm^^ I've been thinking the same thing. Rent (at least the stage version) is what, a six-piece band?
#3Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:35pm
Maybe this will be "Symphonic Rent."
LOL
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#4Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:36pmanyone know who will be cast?
#5Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 1:41pmMenzel or Espinosa as Maureen is pretty much a sure thing.
#6Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 2:31pmI vote Menzel....
#7Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 3:38pmIf we're lucky, this will mean it's being done with the expanded film orchestrations to justify the use of the Bowl.
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#8Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 3:53pm
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#9Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 4:07pmThe Bowl is gonna be rocking! Idina should do it, and since there's not much staging can we get rockers in on it? I really would love Adam Lambert as Roger, but I doubt he could take the time to do it.
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#10Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 7:54pm
Good for NPH. Hopefully he'll take advantage of the opportunity and break away from the Grief model.
I think Rent will work fine at the Hollywood Bowl. Rock concerts are done in outdoor amphitheatres all the time with only six-piece bands and people still complain it's too loud. 
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#11Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 8:08pm
How on earth is he qualified for this?
Because he gave a mediocre performance as Mark over 10 years ago?
Big ****ing deal
Nick DeGruccio should be directing this. Or the original broadway director....gimme a break
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
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#12Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 8:09pm
"I think Rent will work fine at the Hollywood Bowl. Rock concerts are done in outdoor amphitheatres all the time with only six-piece bands and people still complain it's too loud."
It's not about rocking it. It's about wasting and entire symphonic orchestra for a rock show.
And yes, Nick should be directing it.
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#13Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 8:41pm
Nick really really should
too bad
I can understand cast members directing this. But how about someone who has been more heavily involved in the show. Anthony Rapp would have been a FAR wiser choice.
This whole TWITTER cast seems insane to me. Neil needs to get over it.
Sorry, it just really bothers me
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
#14Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 9:08pmI say get Pascal and Rapp. They really haven't had many chances to play those roles again.
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#15Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 9:12pm
I'd love to see Brent Barrett as Mark, Roger Rees as Roger (obviously) and Ute Lemper as Mimi
#16Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 9:49pmI'm glad to see them bringing in someone different, and perhaps unexpected. Thumbs up.
#17Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 9:51pm
I don't have twitter so if you like my choices...tweet them for me!
Lea Michelle= Maureen
Elijah Wood= Mark
#18Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 9:54pm
This whole TWITTER cast seems insane to me.
I don't think he's remotely serious...
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#19Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/26/10 at 10:20pm
Hmm. Interesting candidate.
Pascal and Rapp won't play it again after the tour. I talked to the manager of the Durham Performing Arts Center after they did their tour there, and he said they planned on ending their contracts with Rent after their tour, which has since ended.
I'm thinking Esponosia will play it out of logics; Menzel has an awful history of repeating the same roles every chance she can, hopefully she can branch out.
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#20Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/27/10 at 10:05am
"This whole TWITTER cast seems insane to me. Neil needs to get over it.
Sorry, it just really bothers me"
I don't think NPH is the one who has to get over anything.
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#21Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/27/10 at 10:44am
I really think that Neil could do a really good job. He is acquainted with the work, and could also bring a newer perspective to it. I'm just sayin'.
That said, if Adam Lambert steps anywhere near the Bowl's stage, I may actually throw up. And, also, I doubt he would do it. When he first got on American Idol I believe he told someone that he hoped there wasn't a musical week because he didn't want to be known for that. And he can't sing. I'm just sayin'
And, can we get a completely new cast? No repeat offenders? Now, I'm not saying that they wouldn't do it justice, but I think it's time to give over the roles. Also, Idina, as far as I can tell, hasn't repeated many of her roles. Elphaba for London and Maureen for the movie. Am I missing one?
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#22Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/27/10 at 12:40pmWhy do the former cast members of this show keep from letting it die? Enough already!
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#23Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 2/28/10 at 4:57pm
I'm expecting the cast announcement to evoke as many YAYs as UGHs (no, I don't know anything). And that I'll probably go.
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#24Neil Patrick Harris to Direct RENT at the Hollywood Bowl
Posted: 3/1/10 at 2:19am
This makes me think of a production of RENT here in Atl. The director played Mark in the National Tour and ended up casting himself as Mark and his music director as Collins.
Maybe NPH will cast himself as Mark.
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