Rent Playbill question

[Swiftynifty15]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:09pm

Why does the Rent Playbill havea white bckground with the rent logo and not the one pictured on playbill.com?

[BEKA531]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:11pm

i'm pretty sure they changed it a little while back. many playbills have turned black-and-white.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:11pm

the one pictured is the original. the new design is cheaper and seves money

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:11pm

Because they change...

[greenifyed]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:16pm

Because white is easier to sign.

I don't know.

[broadwayguy2]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:18pm

because black and white is cheaper than the color playbills!!!!!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 5:32pm

Usually playbills only stay "in color" for a few months in the opening, and then changes to black & white. There are a few exceptions though (i.e. Wicked, Aida, etc.) but most long-running shows will eventually go to black and white to save money.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 6:47pm

Aida's playbill near the end of its run was RIDICULOUS!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 6:50pm

doooooooooooon't even get me started on that. I prayed until the very end that they'd change that thing back... at least for the last show.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 6:53pm

Did they?

I though it should have at least had all three of them.

Heck, Deborah Cox didn't even play every show (as in her contract). (Even though she was very good.)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:00pm

No; it had Deborah's picture on it until the end, just like they did for Toni and Michelle. And, I think from the beginning she was only schedule to do 6 shows a week. The three of them were, if I'm not mistaken. *shrug*

Sad this is, I only own ONE of the original playbills from when I actually saw the show. The other one I bought signed by the OBC at the BC/EFA flea market. <33

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:02pm

I have two.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:02pm

The original playbill with the logo on it?

Yeah, I like that one!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:16pm

Here - this one, jmac. I couldn't upload a picture of the actual playbill, so I used that; same logo, though.
My old avatar...

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:18pm

I loved that one.

I still wish I had a Playbill of the final cast. Evil bitch of a friend saw the show, KNEW to pick me up a Playbill (in exchange for me, like, writing her term paper for her) and didn't bother. I'm STILL angry.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:22pm

I have like eleven. I do favors, if you're good.

[jmaclover]

Posted: 12/7/04 at 7:23pm

Thanks, yeah, that's what I was talking about.

What kind of favors?

J/K

P.S. Still waiting....

hehe