Maurice, Mike, Heidi, Seth and Rachel came to the show on Friday. It got a good response. We all--that is, a bunch of people associated with the Festival, plus assorted audience members including the above--went out to Bull Moose Saloon, commandeered a big table upstairs, and ordered food and drink. It was all very end-of-the-first-act of Rent. I ended up drinking quite a bit--two+ 24 oz. steins of Hefeweizen (yum), plus two big shots, of tequila and Absolut citron.
The next day, thinking of the whole "La Vie Boheme" aspect of Friday, I put on Rent. I didn't care for that show at first--my biggest problem was that I couldn't tell what was going on--and I knew the source material (the opera, La Boheme--Bart sings Rodolfo frequently at City Opera)! But now, the more I listen to the score, the more I like it. I really like LVB--I love bouncy patter songs, like "Ain't Got No" from Hair. And that song is so well-developed; you want to be on your feet cheering for them by the end. "Is anyone in the mainstream?/Is anyone out of the mainstream?" I like "And It's Beginning to Snow" as well--very well structured dramatically and musically. I love Mimi's theme, "No Day But Today"--"there's only us/There's only this..." Such a beautiful piece of music, and makes her character so compelling. (I find Roger kind of tiresome. Just go ahead and fucking tell her already! Mark is a great character, though.)
I do have a problem with the unbelievable time compression in the first act--both new relationships progressing that far in less than a day? Okay, whatever.
Dying to play Maureen. When I saw it on Broadway, the US was on for that role--she did an okay job but was a little chubby. Maureen should have a killer body. She's supposed to be thin certainly--there are indications in the script that she has some kind of eating disorder.
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