OT: RENT: The Musical - Costume Help!- Page 2

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 11/23/09 at 7:18pm

"But there is NOTHING special about those costumes. There was NO thought put into them. They were pulled from the OBC's closets because they looked good for the show."

I'm just going to have to disagree with this statement from a designer's viewpoint. It is extremely difficult to design a "pulled" show, in some ways harder than designing a custom-built show. I'm sure that Ms. Wendt would tell you just how much thought she had to put into choosing what was presented to her and what she could find for cheap to go with the items that were being built for the show (and I can assure you that some of the costumes were indeed custom-built).

Now, as many others said, it saddens me to know that there are directors, designers, and producers out there who think the way to design a show is to just simply say "what were they wearing on Broadway? Yeah, let's put them in that."

[wendilin622]

Posted: 11/23/09 at 9:06pm

As a RENThead, I am sharing the opinion that the costumes for a production do not matter. I think that to have a successful production of RENT it requires some originality and creativity. Isn't that partially what the show is about? I love the idea of being able to go to see different productions and have Mark look different in each one.

Each RENT production should take on its own life and a way to express that is through the costumes.

[njmasquers]

Posted: 11/23/09 at 9:23pm

The production I saw in central PA last summer had everyone seek out and devleop their own costumes. Mimi, Angel, and Maureen had to specifically rented or "borrowed". The costumer got a black vinyl catsuit from an adult exotic shop in Philadelphia, Maureen's outfit was similar to the London version (leather corset, fishnets, and thigh-hig boots).

[MusicSnob1]

Posted: 11/23/09 at 11:32pm

angelx is pratically retarded. "symbolic" was a terrible word to use... and your comparisons (of LEGALLY BLONDE) are just laughable.

I'm going to turn around and strongly disagree - insisting that it's people like you who make the world of RENT close to unbearable.