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Permalink Reply by gail on March 12, 2009 at 6:26pm

The "Rent" tour is absolutely the Broadway show, especially with Anthony, Adam, Telly and the rest. Some of the actors were in the OBC, some are holdovers from the last perfomance cast. The stage setting is pretty much the same. The Kimmel theater in Philly was much grander than the Nederlander, which lent itself to the gritty feeling of the play itself, but do try to see the tour. It was wonderful!

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Permalink Reply by David Rigano on March 12, 2009 at 9:25pm

Opinions aside, every person is different. To lump all homosexuals together and say that you just can't tolerate them is very insulting. It's that kind of ignorance that allows people to forget that we're all just human with the same emotions as every other person. There are individual people I can't tolerate, but to say I can't tolerate an entire group? That would make me too dumb to understand that they're not all the same person.

I would never have thought I'd see a comment like that here. I wonder if, perhaps, someone should make a list of all of the homosexuals working in the New York theatre, starting with the people who helped create your beloved Legally Blonde.

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Permalink Reply by Wendy on March 12, 2009 at 9:39pm

Half of the music in RENT is based on the relationships that they have with each other. Relationships between two men. Or two women. I'll Cover You is sung by Angel & Collins and is one of the sweetest love songs (if not the sweetest) in the show.

And I hope you realize how ignorant and stupid you come off to other people when you make comments like that. People are a lot less likely to take you seriously when you do voice valid opinions after reading comments like that. You need to decide how you want to be perceived by other people. If you are ok with people thinking you're ignorant and childish. By all means, continue those insane comments.

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Permalink Reply by Sami on March 12, 2009 at 10:11pm

what does that mean, you can't "tolerate homosexuals"? You got a lot of nerve coming on a BROADWAY board and announcing that to the world. You're one of the most narrow-minded people I've ever had the DISpleasure of reading about on a board.

And yes, it IS our business because you have no idea how many people or how fast you insulted a large group of people. WELCOME TO THE THEATRE! IT'S ALL HOMOSEXUAL! Your opinion isn't wanted or needed on this board if you can't be open minded about the people that make the industry you're supposed to love SO much work.

If you really listen to the music of Rent, you'll realize the show is about love, acceptance, and finding family in your friends. Listen to the music, learn from the message, and do us all a favor and take your opinions somewhere else.

Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

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Permalink Reply by Connie on March 13, 2009 at 12:52am

Cannot tolerate homosexuals? I'm sure I don't need to remind you, but isn't there a song in your precious Legally Blonde the Musical called "There! Right There!" about homosexuals?

And even if you do not like homosexuals, you cannot speak of them as if they are all the same. Which they are not. They all have their own individual personality, which you seem to fail to understand. Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine what it would be like if someone said "I can't tolerate straight people." Not only is that ignorant, but it is also dehumanizing to group them together like that.

If you do not like homosexuals, you better learn to tolerate them if you wish to pursue a career in theatre.

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Permalink Reply by Sami on March 15, 2009 at 11:15am

you obviously saw the wrong show then. There are still pleanty of things in the show to find humor on...and really,you need to just stop talking now because the more you talk, the angrier you get people, and the more people are going to think you're ignorant.

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Permalink Reply by David Rigano on March 15, 2009 at 12:15pm

Your comment about homosexuals had nothing to do with humor, it was offensive to individual human beings. Regardless of humor in stage shows, you made a remark lumping individuals into a single group and said you can't tolerate any of them. Do you realize how dangerous that is? Beyond being insulting and offensive, it's dangerous. It's thinking like that that gets people beat up and killed for no reason other than someone decided they don't like homosexuals. It's thinking like that that gets young kids kicked out of their homes without any support because someone didn't want to try to understand. It's thinking like that that causes people to commit suicide because other people have told them they're sick or disturbed or perverted. basically, it's thinking like that that reduces people to less-than-human, and when that happens, dangerous things follow. Would it be too extreme if I cited slavery in America or the Holocaust in Germany as examples of what happens when people are reduced to less-than-human?

I'm sure that if someone said they couldn't tolerate heterosexuals, you'd feel offended and think, "But they don't even know me." And what if someone stopped you on the street and beat you up, just because they didn't think you should like the opposite gender? What if you told your parents you liked a boy and they said that was unacceptable and made you pack your bags without another word? What if all your life you were told you were sick because of something that you couldn't help that never hurt anyone?

You've really got to start thinking of people as just that: people.

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Permalink Reply by Kasee Lautour on March 15, 2009 at 1:50pm

A-freakin'-men!

Agree to EVERYTHING said.

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Permalink Reply by gail on March 13, 2009 at 4:24pm

I think the whole idea that Jonathon Larsen had in writing "Rent" was to expose people to these other lifestyles. In understanding the characters, you begin to understand that we don't need to label anyone as a heterosexual or homosexual. And no one "owns" their life or emotions, we just "rent". I think Jonathan, who had a friend (or friends) who were dying of AIDS at this time, wrote this show as a tribute to the HUMAN spirit.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Kaye on March 12, 2009 at 7:08pm

I don't miss Rent. It's a tad overrated, in my opinion. I DO miss The Story of My Life, Passing Strange, Grey Gardens, and The Light in the Piazza.

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Permalink Reply by David Rigano on March 12, 2009 at 9:58pm

I definitely miss Grey Gardens. I loved Piazza, but for a limited run at a non-profit theatre, it ran for a looooong time. I was glad it ran as long as it did and was extended as many times as it was, so I didn't feel really bad when they posted their notice.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on March 15, 2009 at 12:50pm

It isn't overrated! You just don't like it because it has Homosexuals. There are so many great gay broadway actors, Robin De Jesus, Anthony Rapp, just to name a few. If you can't tolerate them you might want to think about liking something else. Broadway is no place for you if you're not accepting to other peoples views.

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