producing Rent - where in NYC should I visit for set inspiration?

[bwaybri2]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 9:01pm

Hey -

I've been to the City dozens of times on business, but this next trip is for me -

I want to visit parts of the City that will give me production values for Rent -

top three sites/areas to visit -

Many Thanks -
Updated On: 7/11/11 at 09:01 PM

[littlegreen2]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 9:04pm

You should visit the Alphabet City neighborhood. Also, stop by the Life Cafe - http://lifecafe.com/

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 9:05pm

The Rent book has photographs of a lot of the East Village locations that provided inspiration for the set design. You might want to check that out first.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 10:22pm

A time machine. the East Village in 2011 looks NOTHING like it did in the 1990s.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 7:51am

The entire isle of Manhattan today looks nothing like it did in the 1990's! Maybe you should try parts of Brooklyn, although you will have a hard time trying to replicate the East Village of the 1990's.

[Luv2goToShows]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 8:46am

I agree, the city has really built up in the past 20 + years, including the burnt out South Bronx. LES/East Village (as well as other areas) were slumming back then, alphabet city filled with starving artists, junkies, squatters and dilapidated buildings. There are probably no neighborhoods that resemble that right now. You can walk around St Marks, hang in Washington Square park to get an artsy feel, walk around Alphabet City and imagine what it looking like back then. But you will not get that slumming/bumming feel. May run into a few starving artist though, LOL!

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 11:46am

east williamsburg/bushwick in brooklyn is pretty inspiring. alot of warehouses, graffiti, industrial looking buildings.

alphabet city/the EV is WAY different from what it was 10 years ago.

PM me with your email addy, and I can send you a couple pics i've taken.

[pinkyboy]

Posted: 7/13/11 at 1:35pm

New world stages theatre