Rent - Filmed Live on Broadway Turns Up the Heat

I want to shout it from the rooftop of that dilapidated building the struggling friends of Rent lived in, THIS IS AN AMAZING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. Do you think I liked it? Like isn't strong enough. I LOVED IT. I so want to see it again but I can't. For some reason Sony's Hot Ticket Division decided to screen it on an extremely limited basis, only four screenings over four days. And only in the USA and Canada. Maybe they were just testing the waters since this was the first endeavor of this kind. I emailed Sony to ask why and to plead for another go-round, not only here but in the UK and beyond. I want to share this experience with all my friends around the world. Maybe they'll put out a DVD which would be fabulous, but you have to see it on a big screen with an audience sharing the experience. It's as close as you could possibly get to seeing the live thing. For me, the added dimension of seeing the sweat and tears on the actors faces had my adrenaline pumping big time. I was even able to read the tattoo on Roger's hand (an homage to his dead girlfriend, April). Rent touched every emotion. I was laughing, crying, empathizing, sympathizing, applauding every song until my hands burned. Both of the friends who accompanied me called this week to thank me for inviting them to join me. They loved it as much as I did. I'll let you know if the Sony people get back to my people (that would be me). God bless Jonathan Larson, the genius behind Rent who suddenly died the day before it opened off-Broadway at the age of 35. It's such a pity he never got to see how this touching masterpiece captured the hearts of so many people.