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#1

Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 5:46am

Anyone can picture her?
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-
#4

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 10:56am

No, I really can't picture it. If she was able to sing Clara in LITP, Maureen is a HUGE jump. And an alto part, and isn't she a mezzo?
#7

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 11:55am

Nope, she's too cute and wouldn't give off that "OMG I want this woman in my bed!" vibe.
"You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view - until you climb into his skin and walk around in it."
To Kill A Mockingbird
#8

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 12:05pm

"Nope, she's too cute and wouldn't give off that "OMG I want this woman in my bed!" vibe."

That's why it's called acting.
#9

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 12:34pm

She looks too angelic to play Maureen. But hey, I am sure as an professional actress, she could pull it off. Isn't she a bit too short?
#10

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 12:43pm

that's an extremely fun thought.

despite everyone else's response, since I find her to be a great actress, I think she could do the role wonderfully.

maybe something to break her away from the "cute" roles.
"Better a witty fool than a foolish wit"

-Feste from "Twelfth Night"

#11

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 1:46pm

Im glad you liked the thought. I was just thinking about Celia...i bumped into her at a party, and she looked so "bohemian" she looked like Maureen to me. So i had to ask.
"People have their opinions and that doesn't mean that their opinions are wrong or right. I just take it with a grain of salt because opinions are like as*holes, everyone has one". -Felicia Finley-
#12

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 1:51pm

In my opinion, her voice doesn't suit the role, but acting-wise, she would be great.
There's a lot I am not certain of...
#13

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 1:52pm

I would totally go see her do it. But I would watch her in pretty much anything. But I can actually see it.
"This table, he is over one hundred years old. If I could, I would take an old gramophone needle and run it along the surface of the wood. To hear the music of the voices. All that was said." - Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife
#14

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 2:00pm

The "it's called acting" argument is absurd. Just because someone is a good actor doesnt mean they are right for the part. They have to fit the bill as well as be able to act it.
"The hallmark of aristocracy is responsibility. Oh brother, that got me, that did me in!"
#15

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 2:13pm

drg, it's not absurd at all. My comment was in response to "she's too cute and wouldn't give off" the right vibe. That's a silly reason for someone not to be able to play the role of Maureen. First of all, the "too cute". Have you seen the actors who have played Maureen? Cuteness abounds - Maggie Benjamin, Cristina Fadale, Haven Burton, Tracy McDowell. Being able to "give off" a certain kind of vibe is the acting part. There may have been one or two lesbians, at the most, who have played the role. That doesn't mean that all of the others haven't been convincing in the role. So are you saying to "fit the bill", they have to actually be bisexual performance artists? Come on.
#16

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 2:14pm

Actually, I think if someone is a good enough actor, they should be able to do pretty much anything if the role isn't pretty much the opposite of they're type.

Who knows, maybe Celia could play a kick ass Maureen.
"This ocean runs more dark and deep than you may think you know...I'll be the fear of the fire at sea." -Marie Christine
#17

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 2:15pm

I don't think she's sexy enough. I wouldn't buy her singing the opening lines to TAKE ME... in a million years.

She'd be a great CARRIE though. And probably a good Eponine in LES MIZ.
#18

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 2:25pm

No, I am saying that she has to look right and be believable in the role, both of which I can confidently say she wouldnt. That doesnt mean she isnt a good actress, that just means the role is not right for her. Are you going to tell me that Patti LuPone can play Mimi aswell, I mean shes a great actress too...
"The hallmark of aristocracy is responsibility. Oh brother, that got me, that did me in!"
#19

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:19pm

Whether she can sing the role is one thing, whether she can act it is another. Like I said, my comment was in response to the "she's too cute" post. Whether she could pull off the 'look', whatever that is, is debatable. I don't know her well enough to be able to say. What I DO know is that I've seen lots of different actors play Maureen over the years, and they were definitely not of one type. Who have you seen in the role, drg? I'm curious. The Patti Lupone comment is just silly. She's neither the right age, nor the right ethnicity for the role of Mimi. It's not an accurate analogy to the original discussion.

Updated On: 4/16/06 at 03:19 PM

#20

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 3:32pm

I think I remember listening to her Jeff Blumenkrantz podcast and she said something like "she was an character actress trapped in an ingenue"?

That and before she was called in for Piazza she was the big belty kid at college. My memory may be wrong but I dont see any reason why she wouldnt be able to do it. However (again forgive my memory) she went on to say she didnt have a favourite role and enjoyed the privelege of creating roles in new musicals.
#21

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 4:32pm

My friend Robert admitted to feeling very dirty after seeing Spelling Bee, because he had seen Celia as Petra in A Little Night Music years before and he had made several comments to people about wanting her in his bed.

I don't know about Rent, but I'd give her a shot. I like a certain amount of cuteness in Maureen.
"A wonky eye, you've got my friend."
#22

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 6:05pm

Well I guess we're talking the difference between character actors and others. At 47 or 48 I still think Donna Murphy would me a kick ass Mimi.

Ok, if it were an all older cast, but in all other respects, chamelon actors I think could do something like that. REAL character actors.

Patti Lupone, as much as I admire her, I don't really consider a full character actress.

On the other hand, (I've never seen Celia's acting) I hate when actors get trapped in a certain mold because of the way they look.
"This ocean runs more dark and deep than you may think you know...I'll be the fear of the fire at sea." -Marie Christine
#24

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 6:28pm

I disagree with the idea that a good actor should be able to do any character. The casting needs to be choesive and coherent with staging and / or concept.

I think Meryl Streep is a great actress, but I wouldn't cast her as Tarzan, for example, as good as she could be.
Listen, I don't take my clothes off for anyone, even if it is "artistic". - JANICE
#25

re: Celia Keenan-Bolger as Rent's Maureen?

Posted: 4/16/06 at 7:11pm

As I said before, barring any MAJOR type difference. Tarzan is a man.
"This ocean runs more dark and deep than you may think you know...I'll be the fear of the fire at sea." -Marie Christine

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