The Official Rent LOVE Thread: Thank You Jonathan Larson- Page 4
The Official Rent LOVE Thread: Thank You Jonathan Larson
#75I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 3:59pm
I'm not gonna lie...I'm pretty depressed.
This show has changed my life. Call it cliche, call me stupid, but it's true. i've seen it three times and i plan to see the tour when it stops in philadelphia. Though I've only liked it for only about 3 years, it has become my everything. It is not the best written, best staged, best choreographed, but it SPEAKS. it's poignant and relatable. while many people can say that they don't care for rent, they do care for broadway, and look at all rent has done for broadway. i am proud of the run rent has had and proud of the lives it has touched, mine included. jonathan larson was a rare blessing given to broadway, and his show must live on through the people who care about it the most...the fans, the hundreds of actors who have graced the nederlander stage, anyone who has ever jumped around their bedroom singing la vie boheme into a hairbrush. i am not ready to say goodbye...and i don't think i ever will. however, every show has its time and rent's is, unfortunately, now. so please, let's say goodbye to the end of an era as we remember and celebrate everything rent has taught us. to anyone who has tickets tonight, cherish the performance, and for everyone, always remember...that there is NO DAY BUT TODAY.
Thank you Jonathan Larson.
And when the night has finally gone, and when we see the new day dawn, we wonder how we wandered for so long, so blind. The wasted world we thought we knew, the light will make it look brand new, so let it shine..."
--ntn
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#76I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:02pmI don't think the fact that it is done after tonight will hit me until tomorrow when it doesn't appear on the list of shows in BDIDb and IBDB and Broadway.com. That is when I will really get it in my head.
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#77I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:03pmI might have to go to the Nederlander tomorrow and just sit outside in the relative silence.
Measure your life in love, RENTheads, and keep it always in your heart.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#78I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:28pmlol
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#79I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:48pmGoodbye, to a WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC, EMOTIONAL show, that inspired a lot of people and made thousands of young people get interested and fall in love with Broadway...It will forever be on my Top 5 shows!!
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#80I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:48pmthis show will always be my number 1
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#81I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:51pmDitto that, stupidbeans.
Measure your life in love, RENTheads, and keep it always in your heart.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
Trekkie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/7/06
#82I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 4:52pmI'm REALLY depressed right now. My solace at the moment is looking at the tour schedule and seeing which stops I can possibly get to.
"I think of avant-garde as downtown shows where you rub waffles and chocolate on yourself."- Hunter Bell
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#83I Die Without You
Posted: 9/7/08 at 6:59pmcrap it didn't work
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
Updated On: 9/7/08 at 06:59 PM
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#84Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:20pmit hsa officially closed
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#85Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:23pmUM No... You do realize that this isn't just another regular show. There are speeches before and after and special presentations so unless you just got back from the show you have no way of knowing.
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#86Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:25pmthe actual SHOW is over now
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#87Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:27pmAgain, You don't know that there are a lot of fans that might slow down the process. They probably had a few speeches before it started. So again you don't know that.
taintedxl0ve
Understudy Joined: 5/15/08
#88Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:30pmit's not over yet, it didn't start until 7 so the earliest it would be over is probably 10.
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#89Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/7/08 at 9:30pmwhatever, rent is closing and it is very sad
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#90Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 1:18am
At 9:45 people had not started coming out yet.
And right now I am measuring a last day on Broadway in the 13 RENT related threads on the first page of the board...
Measure your life in love, RENTheads, and keep it always in your heart.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
Avatar: Me with Al Larson, Jonathan Larson's father.
stupidbeans
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
#91Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 2:10pm
bumping with style
"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd
#92Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 3:39pm
I'm upset, this show is probably my favorite and it just means a lot to me. I also know how much it means to other people. That being said, I'm not as upset or depressed as I thought I'd be, I thought I'd be crying and wearing all black or something but I'm not. All good things must come to an end and while I would have loved it to run forever, the fact is it was out of steam and time to end. It will be missed though and will forever be in my heart
Thank you Jonathan Larson! <3
~One day, both of you will need my sympathies and will I be there...probably." - Robin De Jesus In The Heights
#93Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 4:02pmI do have to say, RENT opened around the time my best friend was fighting and ultimately died of AIDS. I know he wanted to see the show. It just holds a special place in my heart. I didn't see it on Broadway but I saw the 1st National Tour, and I won't lie, I was a wreck when I left the theater.
Just give the world Love. - S. Wonder
#94Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:04pm
Goodbye love...
Rent changed my life and made me really love performing. Guess it was the unabashed joy of seeing the original cast or their love for the piece. Either way it was great.
M
I'm not gonna hate you in the magazines,
(I'm better than that)
I'm not gonna compromise my Christianity,
(I'm better than that)
You know I'm not gonna diss you on the Internet
Cause my momma taught me better than that.
snl89
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/4/05
#95Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:20pm
I could say so much right now, but pretty much this video just... somes up everything I'm feeling better than words could
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vMBb9qFXeA
particularly, you know, Anthony in the end <33 and Tracie's face the ENTIRE time. And the over all spirit that you can tell was in that theater just based on the video even
I don't need a life that's normal. That's way too far away. But something next to normal would be okay. Something next to normal is what I'd like to try. Close enough to normal to get by.
NDR
Leading Actor Joined: 11/16/06
MyLife
Broadway Star Joined: 12/2/06
#97Life Goes On...But I'm gone
Posted: 9/8/08 at 9:15pm
I don't know if this has been posted or if anyone has seen it but, if you want to get a few tears in your eyes, go to www.siteforrent.com and just look/listen the homepage for a few minutes...
It's a little eerie, even though the tour starts soon
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