Seasons of Love
Film
Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway...watch members of the original cast join the new cast onstage for the final curtain reprise of 'Seasons of Love', can share the experience". Of the film itself, Broadway World wrote, "the film is a dynamic way to bring the show to audiences... In this article: Seasons of Love, Blu-ray Disc, Sony Pictures Releasing, DVD, Declan Quinn, Rolling Stone, Peter Travers, Monsoon Wedding, and Leaving Las Vegas |
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Wikipedia | September 04, 2009
Rent (film soundtrack)
...Moon" - Maureen (sung live on film by Idina Menzel Mauree and is a different take than was used in the movie.) "Halloween" - Mark (cut from the film; included on the DVD as a deleted scene) "Goodbye Love" * - Mimi, Roger, Benny, Maureen,...
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National Public Radio | August 14, 2009
Jeremy Siskind On Piano Jazz
...Noel Coward, "Someday I'll Find You." The other surprise is Siskind's arrangement of the standout tune from the rock musical Rent. "Seasons of Love" begins with a tinkling piano line that recalls the tune's opening lines, but Siskind adds...
In this article: Marian McPartland, Noel Coward, Stevie Wonder, Skylark, Eastman School of Music, Rent, and Hoagy Carmichael
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | August 14, 2009
Garrett proves he's still a rocker for all ages
...of performing experience with students at NIDA. Instead, the Minister for Arts stuck with NIDA's curriculum, taking the class through Seasons of Love from the Broadway musical Rent. With a cast of beautiful bohemians and singing...
In this article: Hey Jude, Virgo, Pisces, Dog, National Institute of Dramatic Art, Scorpio, and Cancer
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The Japan Times: All Stories | August 13, 2009
Dancing to N.Y. and back
...the significance then, they got it on Friday night. At the conclusion of the musical, the cast lined up and sung a remixed version of "Seasons of Love," the production's most famous song. They gave the second solo to the smallest member...
In this article: Rent, Broadway, New York, Okinawa, Japan, Typecasting, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Adam Pascal, and Pacific Overtures
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Seasons of Love
...to a documentary style film about New York life made by the character Mark. Selections from "Seasons of Love" were also used in several of the film's trailers and other promotional material. Many musical theater groups and performance...
In this article: AIDS, Stevie Wonder, American Idol, Hurricane Katrina, Episodes, World AIDS Day, Malaria, HIV, and Jonathan Larson
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Independent.ie | June 18, 2009
Review: Rent
...carry their performances to the back of the Olympia. But by the end, with a stunning rendition of the play's irresistible anthem, 'Seasons of Love', they bring this young audience whooping to its feet. This cast will live to sing another day.
In this article: Rent, AIDS, Poverty, Heroin, Jonathan Larson, and Broadway
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washingtonpost.com | May 28, 2009
Theater Review: Peter Marks on 'Rent' at Warner Theatre
...and the terrific Michael McElroy and Justin Johnson as the lovers Tom Collins and Angel Schunard. Singing the octave-leaping solo in "Seasons of Love," Crystal Monee Hall also offers a stirring breakout moment. Haneefah Wood and Nicolette...
In this article: Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Rent, Jonathan Larson, and Trademark
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Jezebel - Gawker's friendlier side | March 19, 2009
Seasons Of Love In The Real O.C. [Kids Today]
Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA canceled a production of Rent and is being sued by the ACLU for an "atmosphere that is hostile to female, lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender students." [UPI]
In this article: Corona del Mar High School and Newport Beach, CA
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In Churchill's 'Rent: School Edition,' Heavy Matter Is Tackled Head-On
...moo with her. Although the cast struggled with portraying the anguish of living with or around AIDS, group numbers "La Vie Boheme" and "Seasons of Love" highlighted the ensemble's vocal talent and increased the energy and confidence of the...
In this article: Winston Churchill, Rent, Winston Churchill High School, and AIDS
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New York Times | March 28, 2008
The Writing on the Wall at 'Rent' - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com
...children. "It will probably be the only graduation ceremony most of these children will ever have," she said. She needed a copy of "Seasons of Love" to run under the montage, but the school couldn't afford to pay for the expensive 2-CD set.
In this article: Rent, Jonathan Larson, Adam Pascal, Broadway, New York, and Summons
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"Seasons of Love" is the most celebrated song from the Broadway musical Rent, written and composed by Jonathan Larson. The song starts with an ostinato piano motif, which provides the harmonic framework for the cast to sing "Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes" (the number of minutes in a common - non-leap - calendar year). The main instruments used throughout the song are piano, vocals, guitar and drums.
Both in the musical and in the 2005 film, the song is performed by the entire cast. The main question asked is, "How do you measure a year?" Various answers are suggested, from points of the day ("Daylights," "Sunsets," "Midnights,") to units of measure ("inches", "miles"), to everyday events ("cups of coffee") to more symbolic concepts ("laughter", "strife"). In the chorus, the song reaches the conclusion that love is the only proper measure of a year in a human life.
In the stage production, the song is sung at the opening of the second act, to indicate the passage of time. The cast stands downstage in front of a closed curtain in a straight line, holding hands and making eye contact with the theatre patrons. Characters that are love interests (for example, Roger and Mimi) are not coupled during this number, which, given the eye contact, lends to a feeling of being out of character, which in turn contributes to a sense of connecting with the audience. It's as if the cast were asking the audience, as castmembers, not as the various characters, "How do you measure a year?"
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