the rights to RENT
the rights to RENT
#1the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:02pmwho holds/has the rights to RENT?..i know its a women but I can't remember her name at the moment
Allshowsrock
Stand-by Joined: 11/16/07
#2re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:04pmidk, i think its his sister (Larsons sister) I'm not sure, I'm not "RENT" smart.
skibumb5290
Stand-by Joined: 2/5/08
#3re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:06pmi don't think it is his sister..i think it is his friend
#4re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:07pmMusical Theater International has it! WWW.MTISHOWS.COM But it's currently restricted! The high school edition is there though! I've looked a lot! lol
#5re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:10pmMy friend's high school is premiering the High School version of the show.
"That's a good point. Next time I pee on a Starbucks couch and throw straws and napkins at a barista, I'll just yell, "YOU DON'T KNOW ME OUTSIDE OF STARBUCKS! YOU DON'T KNOW ME AT ALL!" and that should do it. "-LizzieCurry
jake6970
Broadway Star Joined: 9/21/07
#6re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:16pmEveryone always claims they premiere that HS version of the show but it's been premiering in theatres around the country for like 3 years.
Flaunt It
Broadway Star Joined: 10/26/05
#8re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:21pmMaybe it is just me, but I think a high school version of this show is just ridiculous! 15-18 year olds just do not have the life experience to bring life to this show. I am sure they can sing it, but it is like watching a high school version of Follies.... just silly.
#9re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/20/08 at 10:29pm
Maybe it is just me, but I think a high school version of this show is just ridiculous!
Considering this has been discussed to death here and elsewhere (might as well call the Rent HS edition "Barbaro"), no, it's not just you.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#11re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 2:31pm
The rights are OWNED by the Jonathan Larsen Estate - in other words, his parents.
The performance rights are LICENSED by MTI.
Jonny boy
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/07
#12re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 3:29pmI dont think that High schools should be given the rights to this show either. There is no way that they could make a show lik RENT work at a high school level. I dont want to hear some highschool girl trying to belt take me or leave me!!
#13re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 3:31pmYeah, rights come out to all schools or junior productions ( all actors under 19, and no can be equity) this July. I'm begging my school to do it!
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
#14re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 3:32pm
yeah, I'd much rather hear her singing Kate in KMK or some of the Gilbert and Sullivan stuff....
I think the point may not be to get a definitive version of any particular property, but for aspiring performers to take a shot at challenging material they are motivated to attempt.
#15re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:15pm
#16re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:31pm
The most horrifying point on MTI's list of restrictions for the school edition is the following:
2. The entire cast must be full-time High School, Middle School or Elementary School students.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS?!?!?!
#17re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:34pmmaybe that clause is for all their school editions, aimed at various ages...they are hoping the teacher/directors involved have the sense to cast appropriately.
#18re: the rights to RENT
Posted: 2/21/08 at 4:42pmYou may be right. The restrictions for the Les Miz School Edition are identical. However, the Ragtime and Sweeney Todd school editions do not have those restrictions, nor do any of the Broadway Junior shows, as far as I can tell.
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