RENT tour: Is it worth it?
RENT tour: Is it worth it?
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#1RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 2:48pm
RENT is coming to Sewell, NJ which is like 20 to 10 mins from me and I'm planning on trying lottery. Is this worth it? Is the tour any good?
I know its only 20.00 but I wanna know if this is worth my money.
#1re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:06pm
it depends onm what u want out of it. if you want good performances and entertainment, then yes you should efiently go, but if you;re looking for a well communicated point with a profound group of actors who didnt miss the point of the show then no
but i did enjoy it because of the performance quality (but not so much the message)
#2re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:31pm
see it 
i've seen the tour twice now and haven't been disappointed at all!
darwhite915
Swing Joined: 8/15/06
#3re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:39pmI was it last April, and the cast was almost brand new, but I definitely found them sub-par to other B-way and tours I've seen. But...they were new. I imagine it's come together a lot better. I didn't HATE it, and definitely for $20 it's worth it. I paid $80 and felt a little jipped on the quality. Was several months ago, though.
#4re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:41pm
I was going to start a similar thread to this as well. I've heard really good things about the Tour and some not so good things about the tour :/
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Understudy Joined: 10/15/06
#5re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:42pmFor $20? Definitely. The cast has got a couple of weak links, but it's pretty good overall. The women in the cast give some great performances.
#6re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 3:43pm
darwhite, in April, only about 2-3 cast members were new, they almost all changed recently in September, though. because i saw it in February in Cleveland and then in August in Pittsburgh and it was the exact same cast (with the exception of the very few that left and a few understudies were on).
Updated On: 11/29/06 at 03:43 PM
#7re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 6:17pmIt didn't occur to me that there would be one. What's the details of the lottery?
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#9re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 6:21pm
One of the best times I ever had in the theatre, IMO.
Go see it!
mauriposa
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/14/05
#10re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 6:30pmGo for $20. Like darwhite, I paid much more to see the tour in April and I don't really regret it. Of course, it was my first time seeing RENT on stage after waiting a very long time to see it, so even though the cast was bad, the simple fact that I was actually seeing the show cancelled out the disappointment. The cast has changed since then - I think there are only 1 or 2 performers left from the cast I saw - so this cast may be better than what I saw.
#11re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 6:33pmTracy and Chante are still in the show, and some ensemble members, like Jenna Noel (who is a fantastic Maureen understudy!!!! love her!) has anybody seen Jenna go on before? i've seen her once, in Pittsburgh...
#14re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 6:44pmHa. So is it just the usual, two hours before curtain lottery?
faithanytwo
Stand-by Joined: 5/19/05
#15re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 7:15pmIt was a little underwhelming, the sound quality wasn't great when i saw it last night, but some of the new additions are a lot better than the ones I saw in Boston in June. I say go, for 20 bucks.
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#16re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 8:03pmI saw the newest cast at their second stop, and I thought they were better than the cast I saw on Broadway in June. I say it's worth it.
#17re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 8:57pmYea the tour cast outshines the Broadway cast right now. Don't miss them.
#18re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 9:14pm
I am a huge Rent fan, and I saw this cast in October when it was rather new. It's a very strong cast, and I believe a strong production overall. I've seen Broadway casts far less emotional performances of this production on Broadway and the tour. There isn't a weak link. The voices are beautiful, and in my opinion the cast meshes quite well. I highly suggest going for lotto and/or buying a ticket. For the record, our venue had the best sound quality I've ever heard for a production of Rent. 
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Featured Actor Joined: 5/2/06
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#21re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 9:58pmDo you know if it is a lotto? Generally, you "rush" for the tour. That means first come, first serve, and the tickets generally go on sale two hours before the show. I would call the theatre and check. Also, if for some reason you can get in line early, I would still swing by the theatre when you have a chance. The amount of people in the rush line depends on the amount of advertising in the area, dates of the show, and local interest in show.
brdlwyr
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/14/05
#22re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:10pmFor $20 sure, why not! $80 - my god no!
MissElphie
Broadway Star Joined: 4/4/05
#23re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/29/06 at 10:21pmI really enjoyed the tour. I'd go again if it came back. They didn't have a lotto, here though. It was rush seats.
faithanytwo
Stand-by Joined: 5/19/05
#24re: RENT tour: Is it worth it?
Posted: 11/30/06 at 12:13amyeah our little community theater in Keene NH for some reason completely screwed up the whole sound aspect of it... you could hear the keyboard above everything else and you could barely hear half of what was coming out of hte microphones, blah.
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