Swing Joined: 3/13/08
Jeremy Kushnier, ALL. THE. WAY.
(I've also seen Dean Balkwill, Tim Howar, and Joshua Kobak.)
Adam Pascal
Will Chase
Joshua Kobak
Colin Hanlon
Tim Howar
Understudy Joined: 12/1/04
I've seen probably 8 different Rogers. My favorites were
*Adam Pascal and Cary Shields
Least favorites
*Manley Pope and Tim Howar (however, I do thank him for the 2 hours shower from the stage :))
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
...I'm somehow shocked that so many people gave serious answers, considering what almost all Rent threads have been like lately.
Anyway. I've only seen Pascal, Howar, and Declan Bennett. Adam was the best, Declan was the only one of the three I didn't really enjoy at all.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
LePetite, I LOVED your picture.
I have only seen Adam and Declan, I really didn't enjoy Declan either. Adam gave the most incredible performances, it was surreal.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/17/07
Tim Howar
Adam Pascal
Jay Wilkison
Declan Bennett
Heinz Winckler
Owen Johnston II
Luther Creek
Kyle Post
Oh, and Luke Evans was one of the few redeeming things about Rent Remixed, I would've loved to see him in the normal show.
Updated On: 5/9/08 at 01:45 AM
Jeremy Kushnier (especially opposite Krystal Washington)
but basically anyone that's not manley pope is fine with me.
ETA I completely forgot about Dan Rossenbaum. he was great on tour
Updated On: 5/9/08 at 01:46 AM
Swing Joined: 12/8/07
My Roger's in ranking order:
Declan Bennett
Jeremy Kushnier (and he is a veeery close second and would be first with Karmine on, too.)
Cary Shields
Tim Howar
Christian Anderson
Joshua Kobak
Heinz Winckler
Kevin Spencer
Richard Blake
Dan Rosenbaum
and in veeeery last place:
Manley Pope
I love my Rogers angry, I dunno why. I know a lot of people hated Declan and I don't get it. I loved his Roger for weird reasons. I guess his take on the character was just different and I enjoyed it a lot.
Adam Pascal. I generally think the originals in any show (with a few exceptions) are the best.
I love my Rogers angry
I couldn't agree more. That's the exact reason i loved Jeremy so much. Watching him abuse Krystal was hard sometimes it felt so real.
Dan Rosenbaum is probably the one Roger I didn't see that I wish I had. I don't think I've ever heard a bad thing about his performance. Jeremy is also very high on my list... and come to think of it, I think I did see him more than once.
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/19/08
Swing Joined: 12/8/07
I agree with the whole Jeremy/Krystal thing, but I also love a fiesty Mimi that will fight back. Karmine seemed to give him a run for his money.
I also agree that Roger's don't need to be throwing things to be angry, but that an angry Goodbye Love that looks like a table is going on it's side is love for me.
Broadway Star Joined: 10/10/07
in order of those i've seen...
adam pascal
matt caplan (i know most people don't like him but i loved his roger)
declan bennett
jay wilkison
will chase
luther creek
I really wish a lot of you guys could have seen Luke Evans in Rent Remixed, he blew so many of the other guys to play that role in any version of Rent out of the water.Amazing vocal, so much passion and emotion in his face, just amazing.He was a shining jewel in that disaster of a production
Broadway Star Joined: 12/9/06
I reallly hated Declan Bennett.
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