No night but tonight
So, I went and saw "Rent Filmed Live on Broadway" in the theater tonight (many thanks to tristencitrine for cluing me in on this and am very happy I did. Between the movie and the stage production, this is at least the sixth time I've seen Rent and I've enjoyed it every time. Seeing the stage version shot as a movie was also very cool, with the camera picking up many more angles and subtleties I may have missed seeing it live, and not being as spread out as the movie was. And the $21.00 I paid to see it was a whole heck of a lot cheaper than paying for a theater seat. I thought the cast was wonderful, especially Tom Collins. He was probably my favorite, and I really liked all of them. As usual, I was in tears most of the second act. Even though there are a lot of down moments in the first act, I think Angel's energy really brings it up. The second act has so much loss in it that it always rocks me emotionally. Even though it ends on an up note, nothing brings Angel back, nothing changes how unfair it is to lose his life. And, his life does set a great example, I think. I know I came out realizing how important each day must be treated, and how there are no guarantees in life, and how important it is to really live.
I'm really tempted to go see this again. I know I'll be listening to the soundtrack at the gym tomorrow night. And then maybe see it afterward? Or over the weekend? I know my opportunities are limited.
I don't know if they have announced a schedule for the touring show next year which will have a bunch of the original cast returning. I don't know that it would come to LV. As far as theater goes, we're not one of the bigger markets. I'm fairly certain it will come to LA and maybe Phoenix, and I know I'm going to want to see it in one of those places.
I'm not down now, I'm energized, even with the tears, because as much as there is a lot of death and dying in Rent, I think it really is a celebration of life.
I'm really tempted to go see this again. I know I'll be listening to the soundtrack at the gym tomorrow night. And then maybe see it afterward? Or over the weekend? I know my opportunities are limited.
I don't know if they have announced a schedule for the touring show next year which will have a bunch of the original cast returning. I don't know that it would come to LV. As far as theater goes, we're not one of the bigger markets. I'm fairly certain it will come to LA and maybe Phoenix, and I know I'm going to want to see it in one of those places.
I'm not down now, I'm energized, even with the tears, because as much as there is a lot of death and dying in Rent, I think it really is a celebration of life.