Rent Tour Cast Announced- Page 3

[lstbutifulgrl2]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 7:17pm

I would like to convince him so.

amen.

Posted: 12/2/08 at 7:19pm

this is going to be sooo good! i am so syched!!

[Platypus]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 7:53pm

"I just clicked on the broadway.com link....the tour is coming to Toronto July 21-26? This makes me really happy! Haven't seen Rent since 1997 when I was borderline obsessed..
I can't wait! Looks fabulous!

The website (www.siteforrent.com) has a slightly different schedule, which I believe is correct - opposed to what the Bway.com link gives. Chicago is two weeks, as is Boston - futher down in the schedule. Atlanta and Toronto are not listed."

Atlanta and Toronto are from an old version of the tour schedule that has since been changed. The Atlanta and Toronto dates were on the original tour schedule that Anthony posted on his myspace blog months before the official announcement. Once the official dates were released, he apologized that certain cities, i.e. Toronto and Atlanta (and maybe one more?) are no longer on the schedule. Being from Toronto as well, I was disappointed. So if you want to see it, the closest stop is Buffalo in January.

[stellalove]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:08pm

Justin Johnston needs to move on from RENT.
Nicolette Hart was an awful Maureen, I wish they had gotten someone better.

[K712]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:39pm

She is a singer by the way....you can find her on myspace. www.myspace.com/lexigirlmusic

[Mattt]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:43pm

I wanna see Justin go into In the Heights. I think he'd be a great fit.

As for the touring cast, I am SICK of Andy Senor! Hasn't he been in every cast since 1997.

[withoutyou08]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 9:58pm

i agree justin would be great in ITH

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 10:07pm

She is a singer by the way....you can find her on myspace. www.myspace.com/lexigirlmusic

Yes, you can, as I posted on Page 1 of this thread.

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 12/2/08 at 11:36pm

I for one am very excited for the tour. I saw adam and anthony back in their bway stint about a little over a year ago. I enjoyed Nicolette as Maureen and am happy to see her again. I agree justin needs to move on as well but am stoked I will get to see him and michael as well. Gwen Stewart is also a blissful addition to the cast and I look forward to this tour.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 2:53am

Clearly alot of you are not actors in NY!
I know many actors in NY who have the same opinions about the cast members as those voiced here. Even New York actors have some standards.

And Justin is a perfect example of an actor that has been doing a role for a really long time but still gives you a fresh performance
Fresh? Have you seen him more than once?

As for the touring cast, I am SICK of Andy Senor! Hasn't he been in every cast since 1997.
No. He hasn't been in Rent since 2005.

[lstbutifulgrl2]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 11:29am

As for the touring cast, I am SICK of Andy Senor! Hasn't he been in every cast since 1997.

No. He hasn't been in Rent since 2005.

Andy was Steve for about 3 months from December 2007 to February 2008 (forgive me if these dates are not correct) while Telly was in Philly doing Madame Butterfly.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 11:45am

Will they be playing nursing homes?

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 12:15pm

Justin Johnson played Angel in the Broadway company for six years. I understand that a job is a job and (especially in this economy) a paycheck is a paycheck, but don't some of these people want to move on in their careers?

The same can be said for Karmine Alers, who appeared in the show on Broadway for almost ten years after a short stint with the second touring company.

I know Mimi is almost never cast age appropriately, but Alers continuing to cover a character who is nineteen but appears even younger is taking it to a whole new extreme of ridiculousness (regardless of how "good" people find her to be in the role.)

Updated On: 12/3/08 at 12:15 PM

[shpants]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 1:52pm

That is totally depressing that Toronto and Atlanta (mainly Toronto) was a mistake...I got all excited for nothing!
Although Buffalo is not too far, it is a huge schlep...damn! Serves me right for getting too excited too soon haha

Especially in bad weather January! boo

Updated On: 12/3/08 at 01:52 PM

[steven22]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 5:41pm

karmine is an aswesome mimi!

[Gobstopper]

Posted: 12/3/08 at 8:12pm

I'm a little disappointed in the casting, but not because I have anything against alumni doing the show. It's because I'm disappointed in a few of the *specific* alumni selected, especially Michael, Nicolette, and Telly... Plus, I was REALLY hoping it would be Mark Richard Ford as Collins and Jaime Lee Kirchner as Mimi. So, I'm sad about that not being the case.

Still, I'm excited to see the show again, and there are still a lot of other cast members that I *am* excited about, so...

Part of me still hopes Lexi drops out and the give Jaime a call though. lol I hope Lexi does a great job though and totally makes me forget that I wanted another actress.

[andrewcomp]

Posted: 12/23/08 at 3:20pm

Cary Shields was apparently cast as a swing recently.

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 12/23/08 at 8:56pm

I thought he was banned for life from Rent after he went batsh*t on Mayumi. Are the producers that desperate for actors, or do they just not care anymore?

[sgv123]

Posted: 12/23/08 at 8:59pm

Is anyone seeing the tour in Philly? If so, where are you sitting? I really want to go, but I can't afford $70 for balcony or sit a mile away from the stage in partial view.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 12/23/08 at 9:59pm

I was thinking the same thing, skittles. At least we can assume Mayumi won't be on the tour.

[masb19872]

Posted: 12/24/08 at 12:01am

Do rush/lotto in Philly.

I'm dreading some cast members, while looking forward to others. The only real surprises are Cary Shields and the three (I think) new cast members.

While people debate the quality of Equity vs Non-Equity tours, at least the non-Equity tours have had mostly new, age appropriate actors. Although, I'm disappointed some of the actors from the previous tours weren't brought in (such as Tracy McDowell, Christine Dwyer, and Mimi Jimenez), though they'd make the current cast look even older in comparison.
Updated On: 12/24/08 at 12:01 AM

[winter_sky]

Posted: 12/24/08 at 12:39pm

Andy also filled the interim between Robin DeJesus' departure and Telly Leung's arrival from September until December '06. I think he has come back 2 or 3 times since 2006.

[theaterdude87]

Posted: 12/24/08 at 12:53pm

I can tell you I am 100% positive Lexi will not be dropping out, she turned down another big option to do the tour.

[zepka102]

Posted: 12/24/08 at 3:16pm

I love Merle Dandridge to death... no surprise there. However, I don't want to see her join on the tour. She's a great Joanne, it's where I first saw her, but doing the tour would take her away from NYC! (As selfish as that sounds haha!)

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 12/24/08 at 4:00pm

I think the whole meaning of the show is lost with these two leads. Who wants to hear some grown men whine about having to pay rent? It's just going to come off like in the movie, which is, grow-up and get a job.