RENT PETITION- Page 3

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 11:20am

I signed it... don't think it'll happen, but hey a girl can dream.

[defygravity73]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 11:49am

I have to agree with the letter writing idea.

I've worked in the music industry for 6 years now, and petitions are ignored most of the time because it's just a list of names - names and locations that could be made up to boost numbers.

Stacks and stacks of letters with personal stories get attention more than anything.

[Katt]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 12:29pm

When people wanted shows back on the air, they took out ads in the paper, they sent things that related to the show, like bottles of tobasco sauce with the show Roswell, they got people to buy the merchandise. You have to get their attention somehow, and an online petition never will.

But again, I don't think anything is going to work. Updated On: 4/28/06 at 12:29 PM

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 12:49pm

Maumi Ando told me you could view it. Whats there address so you can mail them stuff?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:12pm

"Whats there address so you can mail them stuff?"

You can reach them at :
The Producing Office
145 West 45th Street 7th Floor
New York, NY 10036


I fully intend on sending a letter once I'm done with these APs; I really wish other people would even if it seems like a hopeless cause at this point. You figure if people are willing to spend $1,000 just go to to this thing once, or people are willing to spend hours waiting for the lotto to be called, they'd be willing to spend--what--an hour on writing a solid, professional letter just letting them know there's interest.
Updated On: 4/28/06 at 01:12 PM

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:17pm

So long im off to write them a letter. Wait is there production office sony?

Updated On: 4/28/06 at 01:17 PM

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:28pm

That's the producing office for the SHOW, not Sony. I figured it'd be better to contact them there, as we really don't know whether or not Sony has rights to this sort of thing anyway.

Also, if you're going to write a letter, make sure it's very professional in appearance, organization, content, etc. That's the only way something like this would even be looked at, I think.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:29pm

So what should I write for the production office? Sony?

Updated On: 4/28/06 at 01:29 PM

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:35pm

What do you mean?

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:36pm

As someone mentioned, it's a legal issue.

If it was technically "legal" to sell, maybe writing letters would help. But, in the situation of being 'illegal,' nothing is going to work.

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:38pm

I think the point was made earlier, that we don't know the details of any contracts between Sony and the producers, nor do we know exactly who it was taping this. In other words: We don't really KNOW if it's a legal issue.

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:38pm

Like this:

Sony Office
145 West 45th Street 7th Floor
New York, Ny 11036 ?

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:40pm

No, Renthead, it's just as I posted before. That's how you would address it. This is not the Sony offices, but the offices of the RENT producers (meaning the show). I believe it's Jeffrey Seller and Kevin McCollum (though, I'm not sure, so I don't think it'd be appropriate to address them that way).

I apologize, the zipcode is 10036. That was a typo before.

Updated On: 4/28/06 at 01:40 PM

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 1:43pm

Sp jsut write The Producing Office ok.

[Fosse76]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 2:18pm

The 10th Anniversary of RENT was not a regular performance, so I'm not quite sure Equity's regular rules regarding filmed performances would apply. Sony only owns the film distribution rights for RENT. Any subsequent filming of the stage production (no matter in what context) is not applicable to Sony. Sony is irrelevant, unless the contract granting the film rights specifically precludes any and all forms of RENT being filmed (which I highly doubt).

[Renthead#1]

Posted: 4/28/06 at 2:24pm

Always look on the bright side of life.