The Official Rent LOVE Thread: Thank You Jonathan Larson

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:11pm

OK I have been getting really pissed at all the dissing of people who like Rent. It got me into theater what can I say? So if you don't like Rent don't post in this board this is for the people who love rent and will miss it. I expect to get bashed but I think they should have at least one thread where they can talk about the closing and it's life without people making fun!


Well yah, enjoy

Updated On: 9/8/08 at 08:11 PM

[taylorPHENOMENON2]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:15pm

Didn't someone else try this the other night and it was a complete failure?

It got me into theatre as well :)

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:17pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=31866

If you want a ticket along with the 525,600 people waiting!

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:32pm

It's the last season?

When did the season even start?

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:35pm

Did anyone else notice that "jess" got deleted?

Weird.

[musicalmaster703]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:36pm

You know what I mean TDH

[stupidbeans]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:43pm

such a shame to see it go, but I am glad to see it go away with a title of being one of the most successful runs in broadway history




GOODBYE LOVE!!!

Updated On: 9/3/08 at 08:43 PM

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:45pm

Such a shame to see it go
Goodbye Love

[stupidbeans]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 8:46pm

why are you copying what I just said

Updated On: 9/3/08 at 08:46 PM

[LittleTvSets]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:17pm

It's a great show, but it's time has come.

Did you guys expect it to stay alive forever?

[winston89]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:17pm

TDH, I believe the season of love comes right after the purple summer.

[LittleTvSets]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:20pm

Where does winter and fall go?

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:21pm

RENT IS SOOO MUCH BETTER THAN SPRING AWAKENING
I Really wish Spring Awakening or Phantom would CLOSE so RENT could Stay open.

[LittleTvSets]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:22pm

Even if they did close, it wouldn't make a difference.

It's not those shows that controls RENT's ticket sales.

Even RENT has to close with low ticket sales. Hard to belive, but it's true.

[stupidbeans]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:25pm

coolkid I think spring awakening and rent are too diffrent to compare. They are both great shows. Just because spring awakening closes doesn't mean rent will be open longer

ETA: My Idea is on the title YAY!

Updated On: 9/3/08 at 09:25 PM

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:52pm

Oh my god...

[winston89]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 9:53pm

Coolkid, you do realize that each show on Broadway is a private business. If one show is open it doesn't effect any other shows. I do love Phantom and I hate Spring Awakening. I wouldn't say I would want Spring Awakening to close so that Phantom could stay open. That sentence wouldn't make sense. Phantom being open doesn't have anything to do with Spring Awakening being open and vise versa.

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:02pm

Coolkid, Rent has been one Broadway for 12 years (if you didn't know) it is a stale old production and it needs a break. Please Accept that.

I'm so sad and glad that it is closing. I am going to the final performance and I am very excited. It's going to be amazing. Rent changed my life, if it wasn't for Rent I don't know what I would be doing now. It got me into theater and I will always love it no matter who or what comes along.

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:06pm

it is a stale old production

And that was already pretty generous...

[winston89]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:40pm

I remember going to see Adam and Anthony last year and go so angry during intermission. I was so angry that this show that I loved wasn't getting the attention it deserved by the actors on that stage. The material itself is great. However, the actors acting the material acted like they didn't care.

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 9/3/08 at 11:57pm

It's a good show. Good shows close. It had a long run, and most shows don't. Get over it kiddies.


And Drunk Chita Rivera, enjoy the night!

[ACL2006]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 12:00am

wonder why there's no Standing Room for the final show??

[Trekkie2]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 12:03am

"wonder why there's no Standing Room for the final show??"
I would guess it has to do with the fact that they are filming it, and therefore need room for cameras.

[galadriel_freak]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 7:42am

I was going to post somewhere else, but it seems like anytime anyone mentioned RENT people pretty much brought their claws out...

but I'm not going to lie that, no matter what else comes along, RENT will always be my favorite. Not because it's the best show out there or anything, but because it brought me (a non theater person growing up) into theater and spoke to me as a young, shy teen when it came out. People can hate the show, the fans (some of which I agree are very scary) all they want, to each their own. I'm not angry, surprised, or even really sad that it's closing, who on earth would have thought it'd run this long, every show has to close. I'm overjoyed that I was lucky enough to get a ticket to sunday nights show way back when it was announced, so i can say... not goodbye... but thank you... to a show that means a lot to me.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 9/4/08 at 11:05am

"if it wasn't for Rent I don't know what I would be doing now."

doing drugs with Mimi.