The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, Part 13 — Page 47

It seems like a valid interpretation to me that, having finally gotten out of the loft and asked Mimi out, Roger would feel exuberant for a while. On the other hand, it could just be Adam feeling exuberant.

I've always been torn on that too. Even if he is happy to be out of the loft, people usually don't do that much of a 360 in a few hours, but this is a musical.

I just think of it as an overall picture of happiness for the whole gang before the second Act. You see them all so happy, loving, and celebrating together, so when **** starts hitting the fan you make the emotional connection type of deal.

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That makes a lot of sense. I hadn't thought about it that way before.

I love that scene because you have so much tension building between the characters, and you know that conflict is unavoidable at some point. But they all just allow it to remain unsaid for the most part during that big, collective celebration.

Roger is still Roger in that scene - my feeling is that he's just on a bit of a cloud 9. I like the way that Adam's Roger takes Mimi and pushes past the maitre d into the life cafe a bit angrily and fed up. Even though he's in a considerable better mood, Adam shows us that Roger still clearly has that edge to him and has a temper. Little things that he does throughout the show really make a difference - it's incredible how he just inhabits that character.

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Well, and how much he's able to really step outside himself and enjoy the night is also a testament to the way Mimi got under his skin, and how deeply they connected -- despite the fact that he tries to resist it.

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That's a very good observation about his reaction to Benny.

The male cast members seem to be taking advantage of the fact that Tamyra is a twig by tossing her around like that.

Sorry to derail the discussion, but I just found out that I'll need to make a trip into the city tomorrow afternoon for a meeting. Since I'm going to be there, I might as well try the lotto, right? I have no willpower.

My new favorite moments are during Light my Candle. During the whole "I like it between my...." part, his faces are priceless.

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I actually really love the AD/OT transition in the movie, too. And the way Roger comes so close to smiling just a little bit, but stops himself and just kind of gawks at her.

My favorite moment in the show, when I see it on stage, is and probably always will be the exchange between Mark and Roger during Christmas Bells.

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Scary as it was, Buzz was actually having a discussion comparing the movie and show. There were several aspects he liked better in the movie (his least favorite things were the cheesy orchestrations, Roger's hair, and WYO sequence - but that is pretty much everyones items). One was the end of RENT where Roger and Mimi see each other, because it at least foreshadows her coming to the door during LMC. He said in the live show, it was just too weird her just showing up out of no where. My jaw was on the floor that he even remembered these things, lol.

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robin, I could watch that part all day...

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I know at least since the A&A return, Angel and Mimi hug during RENT while crossing the stage at one point.

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I just realized while watching it this past Saturday that Benny is one of the dancers during Contact. I was like, how did I not notice this before?

I also paid close attention to Mimi during ICY:R like told to, and yes she really does act sick and it is very moving.

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