Are you 55+? If so, join Casino Windsor's'"
Friday 55+ Club!
Every Friday from October 6 through December 1, 2000, from
6 a.m. to 10 a.m., Friday 55+ Club members are invited to join us for
a morning of great fun.
Collecting The 'Rent'
Producer Jeffrey Seller revels in
the Broadway hit's return Detroit engagement
and his own post-"Rent" success story.
Club members are eligible for great perks such as:
Seller took a chance and made a corn-
mitment to produce the play. After
arduous rewrites by Larson and a lot of
support from Seller, Rent premiered at
Igir hen Rent hit the
the 150-seat New York Theater
Broadway stage four
Workshop
on Feb. 13, 1996. Opening
years ago, producer and
to rave reviews, the play quickly moved
Oak Park native Jeffrey
to the Nederlander Theater
Seller's life changed
on Broadway, where it still
forever. It not only
plays to sold-out crowds.
gave him instant fame,
Sadly, Larson died of an
but it opened up doors
aneurysm
just as the New
he had only dreamed
York
previews
were about
about. "Rent gave me
to
begin,
10
days
before his
the job I always want-
36th birthday, never know-
ed, which was to be a
ing of the show's Tony
full-time producer,"
Award-winning success.
says Seller, who gradu-
"Winning the Tony
ated from Oak Park
would have meant so much
High, religious school
to him," says Seller.
at Temple Israel and
"Jonathan's unexpected
the University of
death was horrifying, and it
Michigan. "And that
changed our perspective."
was the greatest gift of
Since Rent's last Detroit
all."
run, Seller has been busier
Now, the Tony
than ever. His off-
Award-winning Rent,
Broadway show De La
still going strong on
Guarda, which incorpo-
Broadway, returns for
Oak Park native
rates
movement, rock-style
a limited Detroit
Jeffrey Seller:
music
and imagery, is about
engagement
" 'Rent' gave
to
make
its Las Vegas debut.
Nov. 24-Dec. 3 at the
me the job
Seller and his partner, Kevin
Detroit Opera House.
I always wanted"
McCollum, also are invest-
During the last
ing in other shows, have
Detroit run, at the
four musicals in develop-
Fisher Theater in
ment that they will produce, and will
1998, sales hit record-breaking num-
be
opening a new off-Broadway theater.
bers. "The people of Detroit continue
"We
now own our booking agency,
to show a great enthusiasm for the
merchandising
company, production
show," says Seller. "That means a lot
company
and
real
estate company,
•
to me.
notes Seller, whose booking agency
For Seller, the Rent whirlwind began
handles the hits Kiss Me Kate, Contact
in 1990, when he first met Jonathan
and the new musical Seussical. Rent has
Larson, who wrote the acclaimed musi-
made this all possible."
cal. Impressed with Larson's talent,
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8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Sundays and 2 p.m. Saturdays
and Sundays. $20-$55. (In keeping with the spirit of the show and the
vision of the show's creator, Jonathan Larson, the front two rows of the
orchestra will once again be made available for $20 for every perform-
ance of Rent. These special seats will be sold on the day of the perform-
ance only, two hours prior to the show, and are available to anyone, cash
only, with a limit of two tickets per person.)
For tickets, call (248) 645-6666; for additional information, call
(313) 872-1000.