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Dramat picks Rent for Fall Mainstage

By 18 February 2010 8 Comments

The Bullblog has just learned from an unidentified tipster that the Dramat, apparently in a “Party Like Its 1999″ mood, has chosen Rent for its marquee Fall 2010 Mainstage Production. Who wants to bet that the fact that Dramat diva Matt McCollum‘s uncle Jonathan Larson wrote the play had something to do with the choice? Regardless, the Bullblog is predicting this will be the spectacle of the decade. In case you somehow missed the entire phenomenon, here’s a clip from the reunion of the original cast at the 2008 Tony’s:

UPDATE: Looks like the Dramat is still looking for a director for the show—and is willing to pay $4000! Let’s hope all that cash helps prevent another Full Monty debacle… for comparison’s sake, the Dramat allocates $2000 for the entire budget of student-directed “Experimental” shows (like the highly-avante-garde Importance of Being Earnest), and most Sudler funded plays cost less than $1000.

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  • best. post. ever.

    chloe at 12:48 am on February 18th 2010

  • great post. great research on playbill.com. joe satran for ydn 2011?

    Everyone Has Aids at 12:23 pm on February 18th 2010

  • this show is going to be awesome!

    Rent is Absolutely Win at 3:32 pm on February 18th 2010

  • research? McCollum works in the connection to every conversation.

    anon at 6:44 pm on February 18th 2010

  • Rent is a heartbreaking and beautiful play with catchy tunes! ! ! ! I LOVE THE SONG 500 MINUTES ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS OF EVERYDAY LIFE! ! ! SO MEANINGFUL! ! ! !

    It is so edgy and hip I don’t know if my child is ready for it! ! !

    I bet you didn’t know fogies like me were cool enough to enjoy this cutting-edge musical about rent payments! ! ! ! LMAO!!!!

    Yale Mom at 10:52 pm on February 18th 2010

  • we should ALL audition.

    christine (the real one and former dramat paint charge) at 2:10 am on February 19th 2010

  • yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!!!

    major at 12:57 pm on February 19th 2010

  • they are called “experimentals” because they used to go up in a space called “the experimental” underneath the UT stage, but you would know that due to all your thorough “research.”

    anon at 1:35 am on February 20th 2010