RENT at Hollywood Bowl (REVIEWS)
I saw it Friday night. Vanessa Hudgens was not ready to take on a role like Mimi. It was obvious how hard she was trying, but her voice was not capable of handling the songs. She was unbelievably nasal in Light My Candle, and came across as a Catholic schoolgirl who stripped on the side in Out Tonight. She was often off-key, and her delivery was lacking in emotion. Her small scene where she sneaks off to get high with her friends seemed more like a trip to the mall. It was not her age that wa...