Rent Is Due
So, the great broadway musical Rent, after 12 years, is closing. I have seen it performed live, and I have the movie, and of course the soundtrack. It has been, without a doubt, one of the most influential messages on my life. The music is inspiring, at times tragically, and the story is heart-wrenching. It also has a personal message being that I had an uncle who did suffer and eventually die from AIDS, and of course on myself, being that the lead’s name is Mark, and is a filmmaker, and my name is Mark and I am a filmmaker.
So yes, I am sad to see it go. In fact, I bought tickets to see the last performance with a special appearance by the original cast, and it had been filmed. So yes, I saw Rent in a literal theater. Dumb joke, but whatever.
HOWEVER…
I was unaware up until recently just exactly what play was taking OVER it’s spot. The play that’s taking OVER the spot that Rent had occupied, is non-other than Disney’s “High School Musical”. Yes….that’s right, you read my words correctly. HIGH…SCHOOL…MUSICAL…
To to this news, I reply:
FUCK YOU GODLESS UNIVERSE
In all honesty, high school is pretty dang screwed up, don’t get me wrong. It’s one of the absolute worst times in anybody’s life. Anyone who remembers childhood as an idyllic time needs to be shot. But let’s be realistic, what’s worse to deal with, let us weigh the factors:
HIGH SCHOOL-AN F ON A TEST
or
REAL LIFE-LIVING WITH AIDS
Exactly. And the music ALONE speaks for itself. Really people, Johnathon Larson (writer on RENT) f*cking DIED before he even saw the first time his show was performed. Hasn’t he suffered ENOUGH? For some reason, the only thing I can repeat to myself right now is the first line from the song “Rent”.
“How do you document real life, when real life’s getting more like fiction each day?”
m@rk
September 29, 2008 at 5:07 am
I refuse to accept this. Rent may not be my favorite musical, but it’s earned the right to close with dignity. But now, when people hear about it, they’ll think “oh, that’s the play that High School Musical replaced!”
No. No no no no no. I will fly to New York and stand in front of the theater with a flamethrower to stop that piece of crap from befouling Broadway.
October 2, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I will go by your side, but only if I can get a shrink ray to get inside Mickey Mouse’s brain and eat it. Disney is such a monopoly. It even owns our children.
m@rk