Posted: 4/30/18 at 8:50am
Posted: 4/30/18 at 9:01am
RENT: Live! is being produced by the same team that produced GREASE: Live! so I think it is safe to assume they will incorporate elements used for GREASE: Live! - using both exteriors and soundstages in Los Angeles. I'm sure they will incorporate the same live audience participation for sections of the musical which merit it: Maureen's 'performance art', etc. It airs from 7pm-10pm ET so expect modifications to the book and lyrics, like GREASE: Live! had to do. 
Posted: 4/30/18 at 9:58am
Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:53am
It's a year away. The lack of casting news is not indicative of a cancellation.
Personally, I don't see why this is necessary. The "final" performance is available on DVD (and I think Netflix streaming), I don't know why these networks don't pick shows that aren't really represented (adequately or at all).
Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:57am
Posted: 4/30/18 at 10:58am
Fosse76 said: "It's a year away. The lack of casting news is not indicative of a cancellation.
Personally, I don't see why this is necessary. The "final" performance is available on DVD (and I think Netflix streaming), I don't know why these networks don't pick shows that aren't really represented (adequately or at all)."
All the musicals FOX have done have had a movie incarnation already, they go for the shows with the built-it audience to justify the cost.
