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Broadway Star Joined: 3/21/07
Rent Tour Videos#2
Posted: 10/6/16 at 3:29pm
Oh my.......did they really just do "The Dab" in La Vie Boheme? Hmmmmm........
Rent Tour Videos#3
Posted: 10/6/16 at 3:33pm
Is it just a copy of the Michael Greif production? I was hoping for a fresh reimagining
Rent Tour Videos#5
Posted: 10/6/16 at 5:00pm
Alex Kulak2 said: "Is it just a copy of the Michael Greif production? I was hoping for a fresh reimagining"
An "anniversary" tour would be the tip-off, no?
Rent Tour Videos#7
Posted: 10/6/16 at 7:25pm
You should have seen the 5th Avenue Theaters production in Seattle back in 2012! It was fresh, and pretty entertaining. There are some clips on YouTube if you want to check them out!
Rent Tour Videos#8
Posted: 10/6/16 at 8:09pm
Saw the tour in Dallas. It's so weak.
The cast has little understanding of the source material. They all sit there, grinning like idiots as they're popping their AZT. It's all so undercooked and a ridiculous price for a non-eq tour.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
Rent Tour Videos#9
Posted: 10/6/16 at 8:43pm
A shame they couldn't get something more quality going for their 20th Anniversary Tour.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
Rent Tour Videos#10
Posted: 10/6/16 at 9:51pm
I'm sad to see how uninspired this looks. I had really high hopes for this. Perhaps the cast will get a better handle on the material throughout the run of the tour?
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
Rent Tour Videos#11
Posted: 10/6/16 at 10:05pm
Saw the Dallas stop 3 times - had the opposite reaction the above poster did. I shared my thoughts on the other thread, but I loved this group. I wanted the original staging - I wanted the version I fell in love with in '96 - I wasn't interested in a "re-imagining". Heck, I might end up with another disaster that was the New World Stages run with pathetic sight lines, cheesy projections, and a cast swinging from monkey bars. No thanks. 
Rent Tour Videos#12
Posted: 10/6/16 at 10:18pm
seaweedjstubbs said: "Oh my.......did they really just do "The Dab" in La Vie Boheme? Hmmmmm........
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I cringed. That was embarrassing
Rent Tour Videos#14
Posted: 10/7/16 at 1:23am
This just looks so uninspired. Low energy. La Vie Boheme sounds under-tempo. No passion. Bland, dry performances.
No way am I paying any money to see this tour. If anything, I'll stick to the 2008 filmed performance.
Joined: 12/31/69
Rent Tour Videos#15
Posted: 10/7/16 at 1:31am
Eek, those clips are baaad!
I was on the fence about seeing this in person. Thanks for posting, I now know I won't be missing out!
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
Rent Tour Videos#16
Posted: 10/7/16 at 1:34am
As an aside, there's probably a cast member or two who weren't alive when the show was written.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Rent Tour Videos#18
Posted: 10/7/16 at 12:51pm
I'm hoping they can better understand what their performing throughout their run.
Updated On: 10/7/16 at 12:51 PMBroadway Legend Joined: 6/21/06
Rent Tour Videos#20
Posted: 10/7/16 at 5:20pm
Yikes.
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
Rent Tour Videos#21
Posted: 10/7/16 at 6:36pm
I wouldn't talk anyone in to spending money they don't want to spend, but I wouldn't judge by those 1min clips. Even from week 1 to week 2 in Dallas they had grown so much. I went with several friends who (like me) have a 20 year history with the show, and every one of us was impressed. I know taste is subjective, but as someone who saw them live (and not clips), I didn't see a lack of energy or spotty characterization at all for (what it's worth.)
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
Rent Tour Videos#22
Posted: 10/7/16 at 7:02pm
I hope and trust that that's the case. However, the purpose of those clips is for potential audience members to judge the production. If the B-roll is not an accurate representation of the show, the producers/press agents are doing a disservice by publishing it.
Rent Tour Videos#23
Posted: 10/8/16 at 12:55am
I stand by what I said. I've seen the OBC and many of the first few national touring casts of this show many years back... What is being toured now is absurd and some might call it a tad disrespectful considering how the cast glosses over some of the source material.
I never considered Rent some amazing piece of musical theater, but what I saw in Dallas was exactly what people have come to expect from these non-eq tours. Top prices, very little comprehension.
Rent Tour Videos#24
Posted: 10/8/16 at 11:06am
Did anyone else think the Angel looked a LOT like Lea Michelle?!? Like I couldn't stop staring and thinking it. Or am I just crazy?!? LOL!
Broadway Star Joined: 5/14/03
Rent Tour Videos#25
Posted: 10/9/16 at 12:41am
BN2, like you - I started with the OBC and everything in between - and I respect your opinion. I just felt completely different about what I saw in Dallas, and I'm thankful I enjoyed this production as much as I did.
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