is it true??

[newyorkrbust]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:15am

That the last two weeks of rent, the OBC is coming back?!? I am a huge renthead who hasn't had access to a computer! Someone I met on a train said that she thought she heard it. Can anyone comfirm this rumor?

Updated On: 3/23/08 at 11:15 AM

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:18am

If you haven't had access to a computer, where did you hear that? Your head?

[zepka102]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:20am

That would be overkill.

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:22am

If this is true I will be buying tickets to see it b4 June again (Wait a minute Why b4 June It's NOT closing in June)

Seriously Is the OBC gonna be back I would think not only Bc A & A were just back in July

[fetzles1490]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:30am

Wow, coolkid. I'd be really impressed if you got tickets to Rent after June 1st. Since it IS closing then.

[coolkid11776]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:35am

How do we know its gonna close in June.
I look at it this way
Declan leaves May 4th
New Roger (Will Chase) comes in May5th
he only will play 34 performances b4 June 1st.
I feel that its weird for them to bring someone in for less than a month.
Not to mention a summer Without Rent means a dark theater for the summer and it can make more money if it stays through the summer with the touriest coming in.

[Urban]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:39am

Give it up coolkid. Rent is not going to extend its run regardless of how much you want it too.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:43am

Will Chase? Where are you getting this from?

Wow, coolkid. I'd be really impressed if you got tickets to Rent after June 1st. Since it IS closing then.

How does "b4 June" [sic] equal "after June 1st"?

[Urban]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:50am

emcee - coolkid thinks the show is going to extend and has alot of theories as to why. Granted, not bad theories either, the kid did his homework, but it still ain't going to happen.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 11:56am

That I see.

For the record, there is a legitimate chance of an extension. It's just that his theories for it -- and his premature certainty -- don't apply.

[wickedrentq]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:02pm

Well, while I can't say anything about the whole cast, I can say that at an Idina Menzel interview, someone asked about her returning to Rent by the end...she said that no one asked her, but that she wouldn't do it anyway. (She mentioned forgetting all the lines at Rent 10 the last time she did it, that cracked me up). So no, the entire OBC is not coming back.

[Urban]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:03pm

There is also a legitimate chance an astroid may hit the earth.

Just sayin'

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:18pm

what?
you're staring again.
Oh no.
(and where one earth did you hear that? I hate rumors, that is definitely not true.)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:19pm

Well, at the very least, I haven't taken what I was told and convinced myself that it's definite.

But, much like Rent won't extend just because coolkid wants it to, it won't not extend just because you don't want it to. Whatever happens will happen.

[B3TA07]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:22pm

It's true you sold your guitar and bought...a car

[*brina-doll*]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 12:28pm

Yep, it's true (I'm laeving now for Santa Fe etc etc...)

Updated On: 3/23/08 at 12:28 PM

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:23pm

You said you'd never speak to him again (I ruined the moment! YAY!)

[bwaylover86]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:27pm

it is extending until August 24th, but tickets are not on sale yet.

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:37pm

If an extension actually happens, I'd feel pretty bad for all of those people who paid a ton of money for June 1st tickets on ebay.

[SpellingBeeFan4Ever]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 1:43pm

If it is, I'm totally buying tickets on ticketmaster.

[ILuv2shop531]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:11pm

coolkid, where was it even announced that Will Chase is the new Roger? I just googled & there is nothing about it. Please get your facts straight, you do this on the guilty ones too.

[winter_sky]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 2:32pm

I think the Will Chase thing is not announced officially but it's definitely the rumor going around.

Also, buying tickets on Ebay isn't exactly the smartest thing to do, so I don't really feel bad for the people who shelled out thousands of dollars for mezz seats.

[Mealz1042]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 5:32pm

bwaylover where did you hear that???

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 5:41pm

I just searched eBay for Rent "final performance" tickets out of curiosity, and saw that someone is selling 4 tickets for the rear mezz for...get this...$8,900! I'm sorry, but no show is worth that much even with a dream cast! Especially for the rear mezz.

[suicidalmickeymouse]

Posted: 3/23/08 at 6:14pm

Actually, I would not be surprised at all if RENT extends. RENT has been doing quite well since the announcement. It's surpassed several shows this week, and isn't embarrassingly small on the grosses charts as it once was. So, I think the extending has a good chance of happening. I feel bad for the people who didn't care to think about this fact and spent thousands on a crappy seat. I'd just hate to be them when (and if) they announce the closing.