Will Chase in RENT
Will Chase in RENT
#0Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/18/05 at 10:37pmFor those of you who have seen him in the role before, is Will Chase a good Roger?
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#1re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/18/05 at 11:02pmbump
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#2re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:08am
Will Chase is amazing in everything he has ever done. Rent being NO exception. The man needs a role created for him so he can win his Tony and get the recognition he deserves.
not only is he an amazing talent ..he is an amazing PERSON as well. you will LOVE him as Roger and i wouldn't be surprised if you found yourself wanting to see him more than once.
#3re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:16am
Please, I think Rent is the worst show in the world and it makes me want to claw my eyes out...
...but I'll still see it multiple times because Will is in it.
And hang on, when did you win the discus?
#4re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:18am
Worst show in the world?
CLEARLY, you don't get out much.
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#5re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:24am
the point is...even if one doesn't care for Rent..Will Chase will make it worth seeing!! =)
i like Rent very much..but i think that the more time that has passed since the show's setting..1980 something..the MORE and more dated it is becoming...the whole AIDS thing, while STILL AWFUL, so PLEASE don't anyone BLAST me here....but doesn't have the same impact it had even just 10 years ago.
AIDS is still very much a devasting disease..i have lost many friends and even a family member to it. but since Rent...a lot more support and understanding have come about.
anyway..long story short..i think the subject matter is a little dated...seeing the movie reminded me of that..
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#6re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:26amHaven't seen him in that show but he puts so much into his performances I can't imagine his Roger being bad. Though I am curious as to whether it will be a darker Roger or not... I kinda like Will's stuff when he goes a little darker.
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#7re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 12:52am
Yes, yes.
The subject matter IS a little dated.
That's why the show doesn't take place in 2006.
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#8re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:01am
check out these BWW threads on Will Chase info..this question has been asked numerous times since TPTB from the Neder announced it.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=878996#1672640
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=877374#1634673
Enjoy.
hmm...
#9re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:03amwhee, I can NOT wait to see him.
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#10re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:20amI'm with you Em! Except my budget will probably only allow me to lotto.... so I probably WILL wait, til after the holidays anyway. GRRRR. Tourists.
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#11re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 1:25amall i meant was...in the year 2005, i don't think the show has the same impact it had when it first opened regarding the subject matter...as far as the music and everything else..i think its timeless! i LOVE the show.
#12re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 7:58ami reall hope i get to see him..i'm trying to go again in January :).
#13re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/19/05 at 9:20pm
Fantastic!
I remember him in Miss Saigon, and he was great. He was so amazing my grandma couldn't get out of herseat because he had her in tears. She passed away only months later and I got the tickets for my birthday. I'm taking my two best friends as a party kinda thing. I chose RENT just because Will will be in it and it will be like my grandma is with me again.
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#14re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/20/05 at 3:00amYou should try to meet him afterwards. He's SUCH a sweetheart. One of the nicest people.
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#15re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/28/05 at 10:54pmagreed.
i grew up 13 miles north of bohemia and 31 miles northeast of hicksville.
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#16re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 12/28/05 at 11:15pmAm I the only one who got utterly confused my the spelling of 'Light My Candle' in the person who started this thread's username?
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#18re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 4:35pm
Just trying to be creative, Dirty. :)
Has anyone seen Will this time around yet? Any reviews?
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#19re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 4:39pmThere are some reviews over at CompulsiveBowlers.org.
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#20re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 5:18pm
I can't WAIT to see Will Chase in this role. So excited for my trip to see him in the show on Saturday. 
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#21re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 7:26pmandrew - you're post which you claim to have lost friends and family to AIDS exemplifies not "support" for AIDS, but complacency. Sad comment really.
inishmore
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#22re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 8:33pm
I finally got to see Will on New Years Eve (an old friend came to visit so I had an excuse to fork over full price. But the seats were worth it.)
He was utterly amazing. Another Day, I think, was my favorite number this time around. There was just so much depth to his performance, it's stunning. GO SEE HIM IF YOU CAN.
Overall I found the entire cast to be quite strong. It had been a few years since I've seen the show and I found myself feeling like I was experiencing it for the first time.
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#23re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 8:43pmI wrote a review of it in the "Anyone see Will Chase's performance..." thread. I saw him the 26th during his first performance and it was incredible. Like a whole new character.
i grew up 13 miles north of bohemia and 31 miles northeast of hicksville.
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#24re: Will Chase in RENT
Posted: 1/1/06 at 11:59pmAnd that must have been such a wild show with matt not showing up and Justin jumping in. I almost wish I had been there.
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