The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part 14, version 2.0 — Page 181

That's a fantastic blog post! I'm completely and totally impressed, and I really do hope that certain people take his words to heart as far as living the message of the show and not just going to the show repeatedly as a means of escaping reality.

I don't know about any of you in other areas, but here in CT I'm currently being bombarded with Rent related advertising. Between the closing, the tour in New Haven, and Adam's concert tomorrow night, it's been a bit crazy! Apparently, there's been so much information floating around that my poor mother confused herself into thinking that Adam and Anthony are in the current tour, which is odd since she knows that I went to see them this summer in New York. Then she told me that if I was wrong about them not being there she would be mad because she would like to go see Rent with me if there were original cast members, which once again is odd because, well, where was she four months ago? I think she finally believes me, but I'd really like to know how she got herself so confused!

I heard that too. I think that it would mean a lot to those who live too far away to have make it to the return.

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Jenna, maybe your mom can go with my mom to their made up casting version of the Rent tour?

I just personally can't imagine that Adam and Anthony would make such an exhausting and long commitment by touring, but who knows. There seems to be a lot of mysteries surrounding the closing and future tours and the like, and I'm sure that things will probably get more confusing before there are any definite answers. Maybe I just didn't pay close attention, but I can't recall any other show causing this much speculation when it announced it's closing date.

One of my first thoughts when I heard that rumor was, "that can't be true!" And then I realized how many times I said that about big Rent rumors in the past, and they ended up being true. Movie casting and The Return, anyone?

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I'll admit that I was so skeptical of Adam and Anthony coming back, and that turned out better than I could've dreamed. I honestly just don't see this being a step in the right direction. There's such a thing as too much of a good thing.

Someone on the main board said something about a stars of Rent or OBC tour. If that was the case, and it was only a 10 city tour, maybe I'd feel differently about it. I just can't see either of them doing a full fledge tour at this point, even though it would no doubt be successful.

Good to have you back brina!

I'm not sure how I would feel about them going on tour, but I think it's a bit unlikely, at least on Adam's part. Which would make it unlikely on Anthony's part, seeing as he'd probably want someone to tour with. And the OBC coming back for the final performance(s) is very unlikely, given that a lot of them have moved on (way on). Who knows, though? It would be interesting to see them close the show.

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It would be an honor to close a show like Rent, and if they do use the cast members that would've been there already (not OBC members or other stunt-casted actors), they (the cast) would probably be ecstatic. In a way, it would fit in with the spirit of the show, to let not-too-famous actors/actresses get recognized as the ones who closed Rent. It would be a good opportunity for them.

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Not sure if this has been posted or not, but I thought it was cute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRgVHm282I

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That's sweet. I guess the creators really know how to reach kids. How old is your daughter?

That's great. Kids can't be exposed to music too early from what I hear. She's the same age as Adam's younger son Monte. He says his kids were already crazy about The Backyardigans before he was on it, and I gather every show contains several songs.

I just don't know where those rumors are coming from or what to think about them. We'll see.

Adam changed the song on his site player to something unexpected, an APB song called If We LIve. I can't help wondering how much the current situation with Rent influenced his choice. The song has the words:

And I've been waiting all night long to save your soul
But I don't really have a clue
What to do for you
I don't really have a clue

I really like this song a lot more this time around than the first time I heard it.

Updated On: 1/19/08 at 06:30 PM

That's a different recording than the one I have. I like it better.

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It's faster. I like it better.

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