Favorite Mimis
Favorite Mimis
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#0Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 5:29pmWho are your favorite Mimis? Mine are Tallia Brinson, as she is the only I have seen. From what I have heard, I also like Antonique Smith.
#1re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 5:34pm
From the few I've seen/heard, I've got to go with my girl Karmine Alers. She was my first and favorite Mimi. 
rogerdavis2
Swing Joined: 1/17/05
#2re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 5:41pm
a bad mimi can really ruin rent and i've seen a few, but as for the best...
with the execption of daphne rubin vega... who i think is amazing & can't belive she's not going to be cast in the movie!!
i think that marcy harriell was the best!!! she was just amazing... she replaced daphne on broadway. also she will soon be in the new john lennon musical.
i wish i had seen mya days as mimi... i heard she was good!
#4re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 5:54pmKarmine Alers is my fav Mimi
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LullabyOfBroadway54
Swing Joined: 1/15/05
#5re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:00pmI DEFINITELY LIKE KRYSTAL WASHINGTON OVER KARMINE. SORRY GIRLS/BOYS, but i have not seen any other Mimi cry EVERYTIME during the ILL COVER YOU reprise. She has real tears flowing down her face, it gets me everytime.
#6re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:07pmKarmine played Mimi with vulnerability, sass, and a kind of confidence that let you know the character is hurt, but not broken. I thought she was wonderful.
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#7re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:24pmI think Tallia has a killer voice. I have heard MANY Mimis through *cough cough*, undisclosed sources, and she does the "oowooohhhoowwwoohhowowowow" in Out Tonight like it's nobody's business!
AlienOnBroadway
Stand-by Joined: 7/13/03
#8re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:25pm
I would put Karmine at the top of my Mimi list.
Followed by Yaz Alers.
Then Krystal Washington.
And then Mel B.
I'd almost give a kidney to see Caren Lyn Manuel's Mimi though.
Mimi Imfurst
Broadway Star Joined: 10/9/04
#9re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:29pmpersonally, i think im the best mimi :) hehe
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Joshua488
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/29/04
#10re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:30pmNobody can compare to Daphne Rubin-Vega. Nobody. She IS Mimi. Everyone else PLAYS Mimi.
#11re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:31pm
That I've seen.... Karmine, definitely.
But Daphne's irreplaceable. She's just... perfection.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#13re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:38pm
Favorite Mimi I have seen is Krystal Washington
Favorites I have heard are Simone and Krysten Cummings (sp?)
#14re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:39pmKarmine Alers and Daphne Rubin-Vega
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Jim2
Understudy Joined: 11/9/03
#16re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:41pmI would say Daphne if i saw her but that said, Domonique roy or Karmine alers.
"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell
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#17re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:42pm
Of whom I've seen:
Karmine, I;m looking forward to seeing her again...
parker russel
Stand-by Joined: 10/11/04
#18re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:46pm
MAYA DAYS (Laura Dias)
She was the real deal. I believed she was young, cracked out, and out to sabatoge her own life. Plus her OT was FIERCE. She sounded great, looked great, and really captured the character. Other actresses I've seen (like Simone) tried to just impress vocally, but Mimi's gotta be a good actress and Maya pulled it off flawlessly.
Letty2
Chorus Member Joined: 1/25/04
#19re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:51pm
AlienOnBroadway-
I saw Caren Lyn Manuel go on as Mimi on December 30th. She was BEAUTIFUL and a great actress but she was pretty awful at singing. The only song she pulled off was "Without You". Everything else was pretty bad.
#20re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 6:55pmI'd say for me it's a tie between Krystal and Dominique Roy. They were both amazing.....I also was forced to sit through Mel B and that was just horrid. I now see that a good Mimi totally makes the show.
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AlienOnBroadway
Stand-by Joined: 7/13/03
#21re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 7:50pm
Letty:
I have seen/heard Caren do a great number of things (Mark's Mom is the only role I have seen her do from Rent) and I have to tell ya, I about as shocked at your comment that she is an awful singer. I don't think I have ever heard anyone express a negative opinion about her voice.
Of course, it may just be a matter of personal taste, or perhaps you saw her on an off night, but I count Caren's solo CD as one of my alltime faves (partly because of her voice. Partly because of the music) and her show is another favorite of mine that I happened to see at the Fringe Festival. ("Womyn In Three") It really showed off her pipes!
But, eh, to each his own. Can't please all the people...
#22re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 7:53pmI've got to stand by Daphne Rubin-Vega as the best Mimi. She had real attitude and passion and I loved the uniqueness of her voice. It could be really strong and powerful but it could also be vulnerable and hurting. I was so disappointed to hear taht she wasnt going to be in the movie but Rosario Dawson was a great choice.
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FabalaCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 10/30/04
#23re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 8:10pmJaime Lee Kirchener (I KNOW I spelled that wrong).
"During this performance, please feel free to let your cell phones and pagers ring willy-nilly. However, do remember that there are heavily-armed knights on stage and you might well be dragged up and impaled."
(Pre-curtain announcement at the new Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot)
seasons of love
Leading Actor Joined: 1/8/05
#24re: Favorite Mimis
Posted: 1/17/05 at 8:14pmHands down... Daphne Rubin-Vega.
"I am unfinished- I am diminished
With or without you..."
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