Rent cancelling perfs?
Rent cancelling perfs?
#0Rent 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?
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
give_into_luv
Swing Joined: 8/23/05
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Joined: 12/31/69
LaVieBoheme2
Stand-by Joined: 2/25/05
#3re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:42pmI wish they would do something to that theater, it's crap. It works for Rent, I guess, but still...
Orpheum
Stand-by Joined: 8/24/05
#4re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:43pmMaybe they're doing it up before the (hoped for) upturn in attendance after the movie comes out.
voztimbrada
Leading Actor Joined: 4/5/05
#5re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 6:52pmI 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.
#7re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:01pmTickets are on sale for that week, according to a couple online ticket sources.
#8re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:02pmIt 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.
#9re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:07pmIsn't that the theatre where "Chess" played? I saw "Our country's good" there many years ago. I love that theatre.
#10re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:13pmNo no. CHESS was at the Imperial (one of the nicest theatres in NYC).
#11re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:17pmTaboo, where did you hear this?
#12re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 9:18pmAh. Not sure where I got my info, probably just made that up. I do love the Imperial!
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#13re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 11:11pmThose dates are all popping up sold out on Broadway.com, and chances are, that week wouldn't randomly be all sold out.
#14re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/24/05 at 11:15pm
LIES, PLEASE SAY IT CAN'T BE!
Oh the drama...
#15re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 10:28amCheck Ticketmaster this morning...
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#16re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:31pmthe 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....
#17re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:48pmI think I saw Bent with Richard Gere in this theatre.
#18re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 12:54pmohh opening back on my bday..cool!
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#19re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:19pmhm...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.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#20re: Rent cancelling perfs?
Posted: 8/25/05 at 3:23pmticketmaster has them as cancelled for that week.
SFFrontRow
Broadway Star Joined: 3/19/05
#21re: 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.
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