images from the set of RENT- Page 6

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:10am

And while reading it was amazing, I will never, ever forget seeing the play. I sat through it twice, because I could barely pay attention the first time, I was such a mess.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:10am

She's getting a beauty thread...I've had it!

[LetMeLeave]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:10am

How could I argue with you. Where would I find a copy of said play?

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:12am

Any bookstore would have it. It's by Larry Kramer.

[Justice]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:12am

At your local Barnes and Noble or library.

I have to admit, the play is great, but you don't get the real emotion until you see it performed...or live it - One or the other.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:13am

look on amazon... I think that's where I got mine.

I bought my copy after I saw the play, and I lost count of how many times I've read it. My binding is going to break. People on these boards weren't sure what to do with me when it closed. I stopped sleeping for about three days, and just read it over and over again. I'd fall asleep reading it at four, five in the morning for DAYS after they closed. I still have no idea why.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:14am

Like when Les Mis closed....

And tomorrow, for DRS, will be my first time back in the Imperial since Les Mis...

I mourn the "plaque" on the ground in front of the Imperial...

I didn't sleep the night I found out the show was closing...

[Justice]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:16am

I was actually lucky. I decided to see it on the spur of the moment, only to find out when I got to the theatre that the cast had just been told this will be thier last performance, as the show was unexpectedly closing.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:17am

Justice, yeah, I'd like to not have to live that anymore.

Bs- you'll have a great time at DRS. I first saw Les Mis when I was 12, so I have fond memories of the show, as well.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:18am

Yeah, but BSo, you had time to process it. I turned my computer on and found out that that night was going to be the last performance. That shouldn't have happened. Those actors at least deserved the chance to have a proper goodbye with those roles, among many, many other things. I called my best friend, who didn't have a computer, and then just sort of sat on my couch staring at the walls. That wasn't fair, at ALL.

[sipos]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:19am

I don't care for Adam's hair (for the movie), either.

[Justice]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:19am

It was so profound at the end. When they all stood with their backs turned, looking at the Declaration of Independence...

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:21am

Yeah, I guess....

But then I had tickets the weekend before it closed and that was when the musicians (and then the actors) went on strike...but they moved the last show back and I got tickets the weekend before it closed...

I wish they didn't close off the last performance...

[LetMeLeave]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:22am

well, Adam doesn't care for your hair either!

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:23am

God, Justice, just thinking about that moment gives me shivers.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:24am

Adam's hair is heaven.

*waves fangirl flag*
I have the ruling word.

re: The Normal Heart - I'll never forget Raul screaming his lungs out at the end. I... no, I'm not going to bother trying to articulate it. You saw.

[LetMeLeave]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:25am

Adam's hair is like a unicorn jumping over a rainbow.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 1:27am

What was even more devastating to me than the last scene was the scene re: the death of Bruce's partner. I couldn't even begin to comprehend what I'd seen until days after.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 2:58am

That monologue? I usually have to skip the majority of it when I read the play. I get a few lines through, then can't get any farther.

[Becky]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 11:34am

But bawling? I don't get it. It's different when a performer moves you to tears - that has happened when I have seen close friends perform - but isn't "Bawling" an exagerration?


I can't speak for anyone but me and (I'm not close enough to visit the set), but I can understand the emotion. I've followed the success of RENT since Jonathan's death was in the press (9 years ago now.) It took me quite a few months to finally get to see it, but seeing the original cast back then was something really special. Then to watch the many, many companies pop up all over the world? It was amazing to see the show's success explode like that. Then, we had the rumor of a movie version lurking around for years now - so it's wonderful to see it *finally* happening. For me, the emotion wouldn't be as much about the actual performers (although that does make it incredibly meaningful to me) as it is the emotion of Jonathan's work being transformed into a motion picture. Being near the set makes it become so real (I feel that from just seeing photos) so of course there will be some emotion involved in that. Had I been standing there on the set? Yeah, I probably would have been moved to tears. Updated On: 3/12/05 at 11:34 AM

[fengshuihellnyc]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 2:40pm

but I'll put them back up

[fengshuihellnyc]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 2:46pm

but I'll repost them!!!!

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 4:57pm

Normal Heart...I bawled. That play was terrifying. I think my dad was the only one in the theatre dry-eyed. Even the ushers were crying at the end.

[Jimbo2]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 5:24pm

I wanna see! I wanna see! Can someone PM me?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/12/05 at 5:26pm

I've got a few - PM me your email addresses - they're from when etheb and I were on set on Thursday.