Rent Tour

Jan 12, 2009 19:50

I have tickets for March, but I want details on the show. Anyone seen it yet?

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lionessvalenti January 13 2009, 03:03:09 UTC
I saw it. :) What kind of details are you looking for? The changes? (Most of them are really super minor and just kind of entertaining from the perspective of someone who's seen the show several times) Or more just show reviews?

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cynicalshadows January 13 2009, 03:16:28 UTC
I mostly want to know what they changed.

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lionessvalenti January 13 2009, 03:28:08 UTC
Like I said, most of the changes are really minor. There's garland with Christmas lights up on the Life Support platform, and during the opening monologue, the ensemble brings out the tables and chairs and "builds" the set. There's new posters. There's a light that represents "flames" in the trash can (though, really, it looks like Adam is just going to burn his hands, they're in there so long). There's some super minor lighting changes in Tango, a minor arrangement change in Out Tonight. Roger actually has a beeper at the end of La Vie Boheme.

The one major change is during Angel's funeral, the entire company says key words in unison during the eulogies. I understand the symbolism, everyone had good times with Angel, but it comes across very creepy and robot-ish. Plus, when I didn't know it was going to happen, I felt anxious through the whole thing, waiting for the unison bits and didn't really feel anything for what they were actually saying. It felt like it sucked the intimacy out of the eulogies.

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cynicalshadows January 13 2009, 03:54:08 UTC
Well it has got to be an improvement over "Rent Remixed" that ran last year in London. I saw that and wanted to cry, and NOT because I was moved.

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