RENT - new cast members- Page 2
RENT - new cast members
CrAzIaBoUtReNt
Leading Actor Joined: 11/26/04
#25re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:19pm
YES! He was my first Angel and he was totally the best thing I have ever seen and I love him and...I LOVE HIM! I am thinking of seeing RENT again during December and I wanted to see a different cast than I saw on July 23rd (my first time seeing it so i remember the date)even thought almost EVEREYBODY had an understrudy except Kelly, Justin, and Cary.
Updated On: 10/20/05 at 04:19 PM
ikmbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/05
#26re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:53pm
Yes Cary still has that blondish hair (my avatar is pretty recent). Well from the last time I saw him. I agree he needs to find a new show to be with but he is still amazing to me.
Updated On: 10/20/05 at 04:53 PM
WickedRentHead
Stand-by Joined: 2/1/05
#27re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 6:46pmI saw the show on October 15th and thought Jay was pretty good. A lot better in second act than first. As for Ava...I think shes got a GREAT voice but meh...her Over the Moon was okay when I saw her but what really bothered me was her extreme lack of chemistry with Merle. It was like she didnt want to be touching her at all. Like whenever they hugged or kissed or whatever it was like...just zero chemistry. Other than that I didnt mind her. Shes an extremely sweet woman too.
#28re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 7:29pm
Unless you catch Ava on a really, really good night.. I think what you saw is what you'll get from her each time you see it. She's had more than enough time to "grow" into the role, as she was Maureen on the latest tour.
Tiff - in regards to her new last name, she got married this spring.
Also? Keep your eyes peeled for the cast list when the next tour gets ready to start. There might be more than one familiar name on there. 
#29re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 8:11pmprobably a long shot that anybody would know the answer to this--but who do you think will replace Cary once he leaves? I was thinking that probably Jay.
mleshawn
Understudy Joined: 9/18/04
#30re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 8:22pm
I translated this from Japanese so I am not sure if I am reading it right but Mark Richard Ford might be joining the China tour of RENT
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http://yaplog.jp/takemaru/
Roger - Jeremy Kushnier
Mimi - Karen Mok
Benny - Darryl Brown
Angel - Andy Senor
Steve - Jeff Scott Cary
Paul - Dan Domenich
Mrs. Cohen - Erin Grener
Mrs. Jefferson - Rebecca Jones
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mleshawn
Understudy Joined: 9/18/04
C is for Company
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/16/05
#32re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 8:27pmI saw jay my third time in i believe june? He was excellent, and was a refreshing change considering I have seen cary twice before
#33re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/20/05 at 9:52pm
i saw RENT a couple months ago... but I saw Ava as Mimi...
i thought she was an incredible Mimi...I liked Karmine better, but I can't imagine Ava playing Maureen... anyone else see her as Mimi?
Also Destan had me in tears for the last half of the second act...more than any other Collins has
anne3
Stand-by Joined: 10/20/05
#34re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 12:03amBased on information I recieved from a reliable source JOHN ERIC PARKER has been cast as Collins on the Asian tour.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#35re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 12:36am
Whoa, whatever that was that was translated is kinda strange!
I really don't think Jay looks anything at all like Cary, he looks better! Vocally, I don't think he's as strong as Cary is on a strong night but the problem is, Cary doesn't always have strong nights, and Jay's acting is better. Rumor tonight is that Cary is still out and Jay is now billed in the playbill as Roger so who knows what's going on at the Neder. And yes, Jay's not new, he's been with the Broadway cast for almost a year.
Updated On: 10/21/05 at 12:36 AM
#36re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 12:38am
won the Rent lotto tonight (Thurs 10/20) and feel like I should post this here as I had *three* u/s- Jay in as Roger, Ava in as Mimi, and Nicolette Hart in as Maureen.
Jay and Ava were great, but I was OMG blown away by Nicolette- her Over the Moon was the best I have ever seen (granted, I have only seen Rent 3x in NY, 1x on tour), such high energy, and she completely owned the audience at the end of that number. (random story: The 2 guys sitting next to me spoke no English the entire night, except for during the intermission when one was singing "only thing to do is jump over the moon" over and over again, it was great.) Nicolette and Merle (more random: Merle Dandridge in Rent and Tracy Miller in Hairspray are my two favorite performers right now) had awesome chemistry, and I was just overall blown away by her Maureen.
I saw Antonique on Monday, she was good, but I enjoyed Ava a little more tonight, for the same reasons that the first poster liked Antonique- I thought her Mimi was too smiley and laughing, while I liked Ava's take more. But they're both good.
The projector didn't turn on during the first part at the end (where the title Today 4 U: Proof Positive appears, etc.), but Jay and Matt totally covered well there- when Mark says "first shot Roger..." Matt pointed the (dark, off) projector at Jay as if he was filming him with it, etc. I've read about those projector problems before, it was the first time I'd seen it happen. I don't think those watching for the first time realized they were missing anything though.
(eta: I completely agree about Destan's I'll Cover You: Reprise. For three times now I've seen him as Collins, he's come on stage and on that first "live in my house" I tear up every time, it's just so hauntingly beautiful. I actually did cry the first time I saw him, now I just almost-cry.)
And now I feel like one of those 'you know you're a Renthead' lists: when you've seen the show twice in one week, and start referring to the performers on a first name basis... :)
Updated On: 10/21/05 at 12:38 AM
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#37re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 12:42am
I don't like Jay's singing style much. He always sounds like he's pushing. He is hot though (more attractive than Cary!). I didn't get much out of his Roger though. Nor do I get all that much out of Cary's. Give me Kobak or Kushnier any day.
I'm excited to see who will be in the next tour. I'm curious if it's equity or not. I wouldn't be surprised if Andy Meeks did it. I hope Dan Rosenbaum does too though!
#38re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 1:05amI wonder what ever happened to that motion to get Dan into the Broadway cast.
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#39re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 1:11amI don't know, but we should bring it back. One of the best I've ever seen, that's for sure.
#40re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 1:12amThat's what a lot of people say. But the fact that there's an overwhelming opinion saying he's better than Adam, or the best since Adam made me very, very curious.
#41re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 1:21amI haven't seen Adam to compare the two, but Dan is probably the best I've seen- and he was sick at the time. The combination of him and Andy was awesome, definitely the best Roger/Mark combination I've ever seen, so I'd love it if Andy and him could work together again, on tour or on Broadway. And I love Dan's nosering.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 10/21/05 at 01:21 AM
Wanting life but never knowing how
GirlfriendFromCanada
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/7/03
#42re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/21/05 at 1:29amDan acts Roger like no one else (the only person I can even think to compare him to as in how much thought goes into every little thing is Joshua Kobak). Seriously EVERY LITTLE THING has meaning behind it. He has the best acted "One Song Glory" I've ever seen, and his "Without You" is among the most heartbreaking also. I loved sitting in the front when I saw him in the show, because he had so much going on in his eyes even. I would kill to see him with a stronger Mimi (Tallia Brinson was not so hot). I did love Dan's voice, but I can't say I even noticed it all the time because his acting seriously blew me away. I'm not the hugest Andy fan out there, but he and Dan have one of, if not THE best Goodbye Love, and I've seen more than I can even remember. I haven't seen the guy in over six months and he still makes me gush like I just saw him yesterday!
#43re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/23/05 at 8:09pmOMG. I saw the shoe on Saturday and it was AMAZING!! It was my first time and it was sooooo good. Antonique Smith (Mimi) was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo AMAZING. OMG. I want to be as good as a peformer as her. Go see her if you can.
WickedRentHead
Stand-by Joined: 2/1/05
#44re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/23/05 at 10:31pmInteresting news, aparently Merle is leaving on November 20.
#45re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/23/05 at 10:54pmMerle's leaving? Wow.... who's replacing her? It seems like she's been in the show FOREVER.... i'm pretty sure out of the 4 times i've seen rent she's the only Joanne I've senn
#46re: RENT - new cast members
Posted: 10/23/05 at 11:11pm
Merle's leaving?? Bummer. Well I guess hopefully good for her, as this is because she's on to something bigger? (NOT that Rent is not big, etc. etc., it's just that I always want to see so much more of/from her than what Joanne allows.)
Now I have another reason to go and see the show again. :)
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