New York, NY
Overall Rating
4.3
By Cpl4ashow
Timeless topic, excellent show
Having seen the original in 1997, we had some expectations and some reservations about how the show might have been updated for 2018. Thankfully it was very much the original story and premise. The touring cast and musical band are excellent and the songs gave me goosebumps to hear them again. Very worthwhile to see whether the first or second time.
By Antkk
Rent
I love going to the the Auditorium. Rent was amazing!!!
By Pokaslow
Rent was fantastic!
Great, talented cast who put their hearts into the characters! I liked the orchestra set up being right on the stage , which helped enhance commoradare.
By Mwelch20
I loved this
This is one of my favorite musicals and I was super excited ito see it live. It was amazing!
By cynderama
RENT - 5/2/18
The music is just as important today as it was 20 years ago when the play came to life. The cast was marvelous. Even those with minor parts had powerful voices and were a pleasure to watch and listen to. The only weak link in my opinion, was the actress who played Mimi. The chemistry was "off", her voice isn't as powerful as the rest of the cast and there wasn't anything exceptional about her dancing. I saw the play in Toronto when it was created 20 years ago and I will never forget what a moving and powerful performance it was. I appreciated the attention given to enunciation of the lyrics. Nothing got lost. If you love theater, you will enjoy this play.
By djbprogrammer
Excellent!
It was refreshing to see one of my favorite movies performed in real life. The singing was better than I expected. I did enjoy this very much.
By jkcrc
Rent
Great play - 2nd time seeing. Voices and performance was fantastic!
By YankeeDoodleDandy
Bad Sound
We we in Orchestra section EE 2 rows from lighting tech area. We could not understand most of the words in the singing, and had a hard time following the play. Never seen Rent before and did not know anything about it, other than is was a rock opera.. We would normally like this type of play, but could not hear the voices well at all. We were recently at American in Paris, and had no problem with the sound, but we were in a different section, center right and closer to the stage. Not sure if it was the speakers in front of us, or the entire sound system. First time we have had this problem and the Auditorium. Next time, I will at least avoid this area of the theater, and even take balcony seats first.