Rent cancelling perfs?

#1

Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 5:22pm

Hi all,

I heard that RENT is cancelling performances the week of September 29 through Oct 5, returning on October 6. Is this to spruce up the theatre or something?

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#2

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 5:41pm

I haven't heard of that.

#3

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 5:43pm

say it ain't so!

#4

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:42pm

I wish they would do something to that theater, it's crap. It works for Rent, I guess, but still...

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#5

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:43pm

Maybe they're doing it up before the (hoped for) upturn in attendance after the movie comes out.

#6

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:52pm

I read that they chose that theatre largely because it felt much more urban, and they actually "crapped" it up a bit to enhance the atmosphere and setting of the show. So it's a little of both I guess. I also heard they liked the location. That street is probably the most broken down street in the broadway district.

#7

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 8:56pm

everythingtaboo - where did you hear this?

#8

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:01pm

Tickets are on sale for that week, according to a couple online ticket sources.

#9

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:02pm

It used to be the crappiest theatre in the Broadway district, but with the new stores on Broadway and NY Sports Club right next door...times have changed.

#10

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:07pm

Isn't that the theatre where "Chess" played? I saw "Our country's good" there many years ago. I love that theatre.

#11

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:13pm

No no. CHESS was at the Imperial (one of the nicest theatres in NYC).

#12

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:17pm

Taboo, where did you hear this?

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#13

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:18pm

Ah. Not sure where I got my info, probably just made that up. I do love the Imperial!

#14

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 11:11pm

Those dates are all popping up sold out on Broadway.com, and chances are, that week wouldn't randomly be all sold out.

#15

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/24/05 at 11:15pm

LIES, PLEASE SAY IT CAN'T BE!

Oh the drama...

#16

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 10:28am

Check Ticketmaster this morning...

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#17

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:31pm

the thing with the theater is that they thought rent was gonna be a flop... so when they moved from off broadway they kinda just gace them the crapy theater....

#18

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:48pm

I think I saw Bent with Richard Gere in this theatre.

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#19

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:54pm

ohh opening back on my bday..cool!

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#20

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:19pm

hm...when I saw Rent, it seemed pretty obvious to me that they had trashed the theatre and tried to make it look gritty and rundown to suit the show.

#21

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:23pm

ticketmaster has them as cancelled for that week.

#22

re: Rent cancelling perfs?

Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:42pm

The theater was specifically selected and modified for the show.

They picked it because it serves as a metafor for "alphabet city" location (out of the way from mainstream) and purposely made it look run down to create the ambiance for the show. They even put up a semi-tacky "Rent Tickets Here" neon sign like you would find in a seedy flop house hotel.