After the dust settled, the lucky ones sighed in relief, and the unlucky ones grumbled as they turned away. It is not just their unrelenting enthusiasm or willingness to sleep on hard, cold concrete. They return again and again to see the show, and when the production leaves their town, they fly or drive across states to follow their favorite casts. You're seeing the same people in the front row all the time. Seventeen year-old Tina Olson has seen the show 70 times and followed various casts to Tempe, New York, Toronto, Detroit, Cinncinati and Palm Desert, just to name a few.
Someone always sings something a different way.
When I first saw it over and over again, it was because I noticed something different every single time. Now, I'm still getting things that I missed when I first saw it though. However, non-Rentheads sometimes just can't comprehend the fans' fervor. Carol May, a 24 year-old administrative assistant and student who has seen the show 28 times, is familiar with their reactions. They think I'm completely insane for travelling to see it, and they pretty much want to know why, but it gets them interested in seeing the show.