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Rent Closing cast?
#50re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 12:50am
I've actually been told Eden as well from some sources...
BUT...that was Disser's first post. Can that really be trusted?
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
#51re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 8:25amEden as Maureen, that would be fantastic! I can already hear the TAke Me Or Leave ME....and I can almost see Eden's butt during La Vie Boheme!
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
LouieLovesTheater
Leading Actor Joined: 3/30/04
#52re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:41am
Wow...this is shaping up to be one killer final cast...wish I could see it!
Updated On: 4/22/08 at 09:41 AM
Disserwilder
Swing Joined: 4/21/08
#53re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 9:43am
It was only my first post because I forgot my other login =)
Updated On: 4/22/08 at 09:43 AM
#54re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:03amI've heard of Shoshana Bean for Maureen. And all I can say to that is no.
#55re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:09am
Coolkid's new song is called "Gimme More" because all you people want is MORE MORE MORE MORE MOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
HE'S A HUMAN!
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#56re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 10:14amI heard from a great, real source that it's Eden Espinosa. She doesnt haven an official start date yet...but it's 99% her.
#57re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:01am
99% Eden? Woohoo!
Man, I love her. PLus she's NEW, never been in RENT....no recycles!
I have to go see her a bazillion times.
Love her, love her, love her!
Sorry, sounds a bit fanatical, I know, but wow, what a steller final cast this will be?
And I have a feeling the A&A tour cast will be just as amazing.
Hunter: Your teeth need whitening./ Heidi: You sound weird./ Jeff: You taste funny.
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
Updated On: 4/22/08 at 11:01 AM
-Jeff Bowen's worst onstage line flub.
erinrebecca
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/29/04
#59re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:33am
i would love Eden to play maureen...
merle and eden..that would be amazing...thats the only way i would see rent again before it closes
but i would have to guess that her paycheck won't be as big with rent...with wicked she must have been making a fortune
Craww
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
#60re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 11:40amMan, I hope it's her. The crazy is going to be raised just that much more in these coming months. This will be good for the LOLz.
#61re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 12:23pmExciting times are in store...exciting times
Now all I see are cute boys with short haircuts in a maze of their own...
Disserwilder
Swing Joined: 4/21/08
#62re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 12:50pm
They saw a LOT of people for Maureen. Shoshana was seen but wasn't ultimately available. They also had a certain one name Legally Blonde cast member come in too. It sounds like they are pulling out all the stops for this final cast.
Now we'll just have to see who will play Mimi...
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#63re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 12:55pm
If it's a certain one named Legally Blonde cast member who happens to sing better than anyone I know and happens to be funny as sh*t then I think she should have closed the show having never played Maureen either which many, many of us are still scratching our heads over. As I said earlier, Eden's a great singer but not much more. I'm all for creative casting but Maureen is not hispanic any more than Mimi's caucasian.
Updated On: 4/22/08 at 12:55 PM
Grand Motel
Featured Actor Joined: 7/8/03
#64re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 12:59pmI would have happily paid full price to see Orfeh play a role she's perfect for. Espinosa, not so much. I'm still trying to erase the memory of her playing "baby BKLYN" out of my head.
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#65re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:02pm"Baby BRKLYN" LOLOL! That was really bad, wasn't it? Sorry Eden fans but it was.
itwontbelongnowx
Understudy Joined: 10/19/07
#66re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:18pm
Tracy McDowell anyone?
I think she should be closing cast Maureen... she knows the Broadway track from her week as a swing in December. The next Maureen should be in rehersal already and should be following Nicolette. Because Tracy knows it, she can be ready asap to start.
#67re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:25pm
I'm all for creative casting but Maureen is not hispanic
You know she wouldn't be the first Hispanic Maureen, right?
"Baby BRKLYN" LOLOL! That was really bad, wasn't it? Sorry Eden fans but it was.
Even though I do like Eden, that whole show was a mess.
(That was NOT meant to sound as rude as it probably does, it's an honest question.)
I wouldn't mind Kelly Karbacz as Maureen again.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
#68re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:37pmdancingthru, I know that but we're not talking about one of the dozens going in for a stint in the show, this is the *last* Maureen and for my money, Eden is not ideal. I'm not saying Orfeh is either but if there was a choice and apparently there was, Orfeh would be incredible. I've heard her sing "Take Me" and it sounds unlike anything or anyone who's sang it before and is totally uncommon. She's also a Tony nominee for whatever that's worth, some people still care about that "clout".
FosterChild
Broadway Star Joined: 7/18/03
#69re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:39pmThat's true, it's the OCC's that no one takes seriously. :)
ruprecht
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/05
Grand Motel
Featured Actor Joined: 7/8/03
#71re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 1:52pmAs someone who has no emotional investment whatsoever in the closing cast other than curiosity and has never been a Renthead, it would be smarter to give it to Orfeh (recent Tony nominee and still in the show she got it for) than Eden Espinosa, who's been away in green for what seems like forever. My 2 cents.
#72re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 2:03pmI want them to bring back Ava Gaudet. I thought she was fantastic.
#73re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 2:05pm
As much as I'd LOVE to see Orfeh play Maureen (seriously, one of my favorite parts in one of my favorite shows), I don't know that it'd necessarily be the best thing for HER career, would it? I mean, with her album coming out and such, maybe focusing on promoting that and doing more gigs and such would be better than being the 1000th replacement in RENT? I get that it's "closing cast" and all, but...seriously...
Also? WORD to bringing back Ava Gaudet. I loved her.
"Get mad, then get over it." - Colin Powell
Updated On: 4/22/08 at 02:05 PM
#74re: Rent Closing cast?
Posted: 4/22/08 at 2:13pm
Coolkid's new song is called "Gimme More" because all you people want is MORE MORE MORE MORE MOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEE!
HE'S A HUMAN!
Was that mocking me from a month ago?
He's a faker, and you've been taken in by his con. And in doing so, you are enabling him. He is doing more damage to aspergers than papa's words ever could. -Chane/Liverpool on me having asperger syndrome.
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