RENT at Adelphi
RENT at Adelphi
RENT at Adelphi#1
Posted: 10/10/08 at 3:17pm
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VERY different versus the original. Took me by surprise. I like that they completely detached from the original look and concept and really made their own world.
Wish I could have seen it. Did anyone?
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
re: RENT at Adelphi#2
Posted: 10/10/08 at 4:12pm
It was solid; not great, not bad. It took a while for the concept to get going; it was a lot stronger in the second act than the first.
The pacing was also very different from the known production - very slow compared to the frenetic pacing of the Original, with careful consideration given to the script and characters. Because of this, you could easily pick out the flaws in the material.
Acting was solid - the people playing Maureen and Collins were my favorite. It was moderately well-sung. Design was pretty tough, severely raked, with a distinctly La Boheme-feel.
TANGO: MAUREEN was the best part of the show.
re: RENT at Adelphi#2
Posted: 10/10/08 at 6:19pmI think the costumes are ATROCIOUS!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: RENT at Adelphi#3
Posted: 10/10/08 at 6:32pmI sometimes wonder if there will ever be a good production of rent other than the michael grief one
re: RENT at Adelphi#4
Posted: 10/10/08 at 6:53pmAnd what exactly is the story behind the scenery?
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
re: RENT at Adelphi#5
Posted: 10/10/08 at 9:13pmIt's a clock that looks down upon everyone. Time flies.
re: RENT at Adelphi#6
Posted: 10/11/08 at 12:55pmi go to adelphi and i had the opportunity to see RENT. I think what threw me off at first was the fact that it was very different. When I first met all the characters I didnt like them, but they slowly grew on me. The Roger was fantastic. The Joanne and Maureen were excellent. Over the Moon, which is usually one of my least favorites, was very entertaining. The set was unique The ensemble cast was great. What really annoyed the crap out of me the entire time was the MIMI, she royally sucked. I cant describe to you how shocked I was that someone would cast this annoying woman as Mimi. Her acting was overdone, and her Without You was atrocious. There are no words to explain. She performed this song in anger, she was like yelling at Roger. I just didnt get it. At the end of the play I didnt want her to wake up...
re: RENT at Adelphi#7
Posted: 10/11/08 at 3:13pmThe costumes just look so old fashioned.
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: RENT at Adelphi#8
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:36pm
i'm sorry but wtf is with those costumes.
like really, just, what the hell????
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
re: RENT at Adelphi#9
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:40pmI know! So very ugly!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: RENT at Adelphi#10
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:44pmEspecially Angel's costume! Looks like the costume of a 10 year old trying to be a cross dresser for Halloween.
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
re: RENT at Adelphi#11
Posted: 10/11/08 at 10:44pmThey're college costume-rack costumes. What do you want?
re: RENT at Adelphi#12
Posted: 10/11/08 at 11:48pm
um.. costumes that represent the characters correctly.
Seriously, just go through the kids' closets, they'll find stuff... or thrift shopping...
It's not that hard, they don't need to spend a lot of money.
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)
re: RENT at Adelphi#13
Posted: 10/12/08 at 12:11am
^
Amen!
"Leave Walt Disney Theatricals new sparkling production of The Little Mermaid on Broadway alone!!!"
lakezurich will be played by Paul Groves in the BWW musical
re: RENT at Adelphi#14
Posted: 10/13/08 at 8:58pm
zimmy71888 I agree with you about Mimi. I hated her. She made me miserable. I wanted to slap her.
My roommate made some of the costumes ;(
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/13/04
re: RENT at Adelphi#15
Posted: 10/13/08 at 9:05pm
"a 10 year old trying to be a cross dresser for Halloween."
ah, to be 10 again!
re: RENT at Adelphi#16
Posted: 10/13/08 at 10:47pm
Well clearly the director was making a concious effort to do something completely different with the production with everything from the staging to the design. That in itself can sometimes be a trap - and sometimes certain design or staging aspects are so integrated into the actual script its a disservice to the material to abandon them (hence the comment about exposing the flaws in the material).
But it was probably nice for everyone involved to see that RENT can be done in the states with a markedly different production than what Michael Grief did with it.
re: RENT at Adelphi#17
Posted: 10/30/08 at 1:10pmA friend of mine was actually in the ensemble of this.
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