http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2009/02/20/rent-in-schools/ Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:05:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2009/02/20/rent-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-130403 Daniel Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:52:01 +0000 http://www.tinmanic.com/?p=3381#comment-130403 Of course, RENT is no more risque than Shakespeare - it's just that Shakespeare benefits from language evolution and modern-day ignorance... Of course, RENT is no more risque than Shakespeare – it’s just that Shakespeare benefits from language evolution and modern-day ignorance…

]]> http://www.tinmanic.com/archives/2009/02/20/rent-in-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-130402 Daniel Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:48:57 +0000 http://www.tinmanic.com/?p=3381#comment-130402 Every year the Westchester paper has a list of all the high school musicals being produced in the county. I'm always amazed to see things like "Les Miserables," "Miss Saigon," "Cabaret," and such on the list. Not just because I can't see how they can be staged on a high school drama budget, but how do they remove all the potentially "objectionable" elements and still maintain a semblance of the original show? Every year the Westchester paper has a list of all the high school musicals being produced in the county. I’m always amazed to see things like “Les Miserables,” “Miss Saigon,” “Cabaret,” and such on the list. Not just because I can’t see how they can be staged on a high school drama budget, but how do they remove all the potentially “objectionable” elements and still maintain a semblance of the original show?

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