The show did not go on. They showed a rerun. https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/broadway/8495325/rent-live-billboard-on-broadway-podcast-dave-itzkoff-mario-interview
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 2:29 PM M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > I watched last night. For the record, I'm not a fan of "Rent", despite > growing up in the theater and despite being exactly the right age at the > right time when the show got big. But my wife, who's a few years younger > than me but still in that target "Rent" superfan demo, loves the thing, and > I love my wife. So I watched. > > Overall, I liked the production design - going with a unit set (a la NBC's > JCS Live!) was a good choice, as was the extended "warehouse" feel - it > worked with the show's throughline. And the band was outstanding. > > Was decidedly less a fan of the screaming audience; unlike JCS, this > wasn't presented as a "concert", so there was no reason for the audience to > be screaming mid-song like they were at the Lady Gaga show in Vegas. It was > distracting and screwed with the mic pickups. > > Certain technical failings (a less-than-ideal mix, in places; > out-of-position cameras) can be chalked up to the fact that this was (for > all but the final segment) the dress rehearsal; with that taken into > consideration, it wasn't that bad. > > Less forgivable: some casting choices. I thought Jordan Fisher, Vanessa > Hudgens & Kiersey Clemons all did well in their roles, and Brandon Victor > Dixon killed it yet again (for those not keeping score, he was Judas in JCS > Live!). Brennin Hunt was fine as Roger (I mean, no one does Broadway > Asshole Protagonist like Adam Pascal, so that was always going to be an > uphill battle), and Tinashe as Mimi actually made me not entirely hate "Out > Tonight" for once. I would have preferred to see a better singer than > Valentina in the role of Angel - "Today For You, Tomorrow For Me" was > *painful*. And Keala Settle as just unnecessary. > > I appreciated how the finale pivoted into a tribute to Jonathan Larson and > revealed the OBC, without being too heavy-handed. Also, can we somehow > find a musical project for Jessie L. Martin & Brandon Victor Dixon? Please? > > Overall, was it the WORST of the modern TV musical presentations? I can't > say yes without overlooking Fox's attempt at "Rocky Horror". Even putting > that aside (since it was mostly on tape), I still think NBC's Peter Pan was > worse overall, even if it was more daring in terms of production. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
