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Rent Reviews

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Average customer review: 2.0 star rating (2.1 Stars)

Number of reviews: 84

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1.0 star rating Craig from Spokane, Washington

RENT

Saw it last night and left at the break. Could not understand the words in many of the songs. Could not follow the story line. Many people left at the break, as I saw them coming out of the INB onto the street. The actors were very good, I in no way want to put them down, hats off to them.

1.0 star rating Larry from Columbus, Ohio

DICTION AND TRANSITIONS

I've seen Rent several times, this version almost seemed unrecognizable, and not in a good way. Re-imagined song arrangements fell flat, odd transitions in areas that seemed highschool-ish. Many of songs lyrics inaudible or rambled through. Just odd.

1.0 star rating Keith from Tempe, Arizona

RENT - LEFT AT INTERMISSION- DISAPPOINTED

From the start: Mix of band on stage and vocals were in competition all night Shout singing mixed w sound levels being off - made the story confusing Lack of chemistry between most of the characters A little over acting was to be expected but this was wayyyy over the top Left at intermission feeling that it was more an opportunity for patrons who saw the show 20 yrs ago were to reminisce- but if it was your first time ... you were totally lost and did not appreciate the inside jokes. Most disappointed with the off key shout singing.

1.0 star rating L Holbrook from Boise, Idaho

1 STAR IS BEING GENEROUS

The production I saw was worse than a high school production. The music was difficult to understand. The actors were not good. The storyline was difficult to follow. It was not engaging or entertaining in anyway. We ended up leaving during intermission along with half the audience. It was 90 minutes we will never get back. I know this show has won awards and so I am wondering if it was just this touring group or is this just a show I don't like.

1.0 star rating Carol Stein from Santa Barbara, California

A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT

We were so excited to see Rent and willing to spend a lot of money on our orchestra seats. I've never felt compelled to write a bad review , but here it is. The Granada wasn't the best venue for this production as the accoustics. in the theatre were abysmal. We couldn't hear the lyrics and thus could not follow the plot line. It just seemed like a lot of shouting . We left feeling uninspired and dissatisfied.

1.0 star rating Lisa Richards from San Francisco, California

RENT - WOW THAT WAS BAD

Rent at San Francisco Golden Gate Theatre. Wow that was something else. Something bad. It was so loud we had to cover our ears because you could not hear the lyrics anyway unless you looked at the monitor. Acting was bad. Bad casting. There was no real chemistry between Roger and Mimi. Watch some shows from other cultures and learn casting. If there is no chemistry between lovers the show will suffer. You can't fake it audience is too smart. There were times I thought they will turn the show around and it would get better but it never did. I read all the bad reviews but I still went to see it. Don't be making that mistake again.

1.0 star rating Harold from San Francisco, California

LOW RENT PRODUCTION OF RENT

Be forewarned- this is a non-Equity, very cheap — and very unsatisfying— production. The acting (if you can call it that) is at the level of a community college production at best. The sound is awful- way over-miked and so poorly mixed as to render the dialogue and singing largely unintelligible. The lighting is pathetically bad — much of the time you can not even see the actors’ faces. SHN should be ashamed of themselves for tricking audiences into thinking this would be a Broadway caliber production.

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