rent innappropriate parts

There's is a sex scene in Act 2 called contact
That's the worst of it
The touring cast by all reviews I've read here is excellent

There's a partial mooning.

If you're not sitting on extreme stage right, you should be fine.

The touring cast is *wonderful*.

As for "dirty" parts, yeah, what bs2b said. And someone moons part of the audience. And there's a bit of joking sexual innuendo, hip thrusting and the like. And swearing.

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"the f-word is used in at least one song"
It is used in a lot more than that.

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if you sit extreme stage left you'll see everything... the "humping wall" (the name me and my friends use, long story) during contact and maureen mooning benny in la vie boheme.

since when are any of these things inappropriate, especially homosexual relatonships. Theatre is a form of art where ANYTHING is acceptable - there is nothing inappropriate.

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well, I too was thrown off a bit by homosexual relationships being included as inappropriate, shocking perhaps to a concervative audience, but not inappropriate. as far as everything else is concerned: sex, language, nudity... those are all things that would be labeled inappropriate and given an R rating if it were a movie, as it is soon to be... even though those things are not inappropriate to most of us...

Updated On: 12/4/04 at 01:14 AM

Stage right. House left.

Well, I think your mother will be so affected she may forget the inappropriate parts. :) It's an amazing show.

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There are really no "bad" parts in Rent. If your mom is just a prude, the only nudity is a very brief glimpse of Maureen's butt. If however you mean that your mom is not quite open-minded or accepting, then you might have some problems. The gay relationships are a major part of the show but other than a few kisses, there's nothing overtly sexual about them. It's a beautiful story of friendship, love, and survival. Some people can't see that through the filters of their own intolerance, though. Not saying your mom is like that but a lot of people are. I've seen the show 40+ times and I don't think I've ever seen a show where some audience members did NOT leave at intermission. Sadly, they're the ones who needed to see Act II the most. It's their loss. Enjoy the show!

eh sorry about the stage/house mess, my brain was mush by 12 last night...

Yeah, I think they meant "things that my mom may not approve of", not "what is innappropriate for the stage".

Anyway, yeah, what people have said- strong language, homosexuality (may be shocking to some people, some conservatives may be offended by it), drug regerences, lots of sexual references esp. in La Vie Boheme and Contact. If you have the soundtrack, you might wanna ease her into it by playing the clean songs (i.e. One Song Glory) and then gradually easing in the more "inappropriate" songs from least offensive to most offensive. That's what I did w/my parents. :P

This is probably not the place to ask, and I apologize- I wouldn't do this unless I was dying for an answer, lol. Has anyone seen the current Broadway cast? Are they decent (not decent as in appropriate decent, decent in terms of their acting)? 'Cause I saw the tour and they were fantabulous, but I'm seeing it on Broadway and I'm worried I'm not going to like it, lol...

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