The Pressure Is On For Fox’s Rent Live Musical Broadcast
Following the success of Fox’s live musical broadcast of Grease in 2016, the upcoming A Christmas Story Live!, and NBC’s many live musical broadcasts (including Peter Pan, The Wiz, and The Sound of Music), the network has set its sights on a new (and certainly more modern than Grease) musical to broadcast live during primetime: Rent. The show will air on January 27, 2019, though the cast has yet to be announced. Rent was—is—an iconic and groundbreaking musical, beloved by many (including your truly). Rent’s last performance on Broadway was in 2008, a feature film adaptation released in 2005, and the show has continued to tour on-and-off. Chances are, Fox’s live broadcast is both an opportunity to introduce new viewers to Rent, as well as a chance for old fans to tune in and see one of their favorites performed for the first time or once again. So the pressure is on for Fox. How can they honor Jonathan Larson’s original vision and legacy? Here are a few ideas.
Recent Comments