Playbill: Rent Performance to Hit Screens Nationwide in September

Rent Performance to Hit Screens Nationwide in September

By Andrew Gans
24 Jul 2008

The filmed performance of the Broadway musical Rent, which is scheduled to close Sept. 7 at the Nederlander Theatre, will hit screens around the country later that month.

The Rent cinecast, according to a Columbia Pictures spokesperson, will play movie theatres nationwide the evenings of Sept. 24 and 25 and the afternoons of Sept. 27 and 28. Additional information will be announced shortly.

The filming is part of a new business venture launched by Sony Pictures Releasing, which is entitled The Hot Ticket. The Hot Ticket, according to a press release, will "distribute event programming, including popular music concerts, the performing arts, and sporting events in high definition digital projection to select movie theaters nationwide."

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NYT: Turning the Bus Terminal Into a Skyscraper

Turning the Bus Terminal Into a Skyscraper

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Of the three concept designs they've shown, two of them are conceptually pretty, but realistically unworkable - mainly both the left and right designs are using glass/curtainwall for their exterior 'skin' -- in order to maintain the sheer shine of the glass, you'll be having a bright reflection from the sun against the traffic. If you don't maintain the glass, then it begs the question of why use the glass.

Consider the problems they had with the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles (polished stainless steel that is now been buffed down), I can't see why they'd want another 'glass and steel' design on top of the Port Authority. If they do decide to go ahead with the design, I'll probably try to take photos of the construction process. :)