The Official Adam Pascal Love Thread, part three — Page 380

Theatre Talk -- tonight they're talking about closeted actors in relation to the new play at Second Stage.

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Oh right, I read about that. Should be interesting. Elton has said that there are many closeted actors, especially in Hollywood, and of course they're all worried about jeopardizing their careers. Apparently it isn't just a matter of how the public responds, but the execs in their usual cowardly and paranoid way pigeonhole openly gay actors in casting.

I've been thinking about all the varied reactions and rather inglorious fate of the movie. It would have been wonderful for it to have had more of the impact and acceptance of the original show, but in 20/20 hindsight that sort of lightning hardly ever strikes twice, and I think the show is just at an age when it is even less likely. Nothing is less "in" than what was in ten years ago. I don't mean to imply that I think of RENT as just some trendy flash in the pan, but anything that popular has a bit of that trendiness to it, no matter how worthy it is.

However, the clothes everyone throws out as *so* last season have a tendency to become treasured classics after a few more seasons have gone by, and I would be very surprised if the movie didn't have a long life ahead of it. Someone wrote on CB that it will be treasured by a few and forgotten by everyone else, but I don't think that will happen. It may take a while, but I really believe that it will be enjoyed by greater and greater numbers of people in the future.

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No, I'm sure there will be no names named.

As Anthony wrote, they got a lot of great feedback in the industry, but I think as soon as some of the bad reviews came out (and there did seem to be more in LA than elsewhere) a lot of those people decided that it wasn't cool to like it.

Don't go to Hollywood, Adam!

Which should I see first - THE PRODUCERS or KING KONG?

See RENT.

Right on, Chloe. Although I tend to be very much a numbers person, it's clear that sometimes numbers alone don't give the full picture. While the movie didn't make a huge splash, I feel like its impact is already larger than the box office would suggest and will only continue to grow. I have a feeling that many of the people who saw the movie in theaters were teenagers and young adults, some unfamiliar with the story, others who already knew and loved every note of the OBCR but had never seen it brought to life, who will carry the experience with them for the rest of their lives. I doubt that the same can be said for most of the movies that outgrossed Rent this holiday season.

I'm relatively new to the Rent fandom (it's only been about 2 months since the first time I saw the show), but I've seen, heard, and read enough to realize that it tends to have an amazing effect on people once they experience it, that my reaction of being blown away by the power of the music and the story is par for the course. I rarely go to the movie theater more than once or twice a year, yet I saw this movie 4 times in 22 days because I couldn't get enough.

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Onthesky, I've put up a couple things on ebay and while it gives you the option of withdrawing an item, it says you shouldn't do this if you're dissatisfied w/ the final price, which is prob what happened in this case. However, they just say should and they really have no way of enforcing it. Sorry, but yeah the negative feedback is probably the only thing to do.

Did you guys see Take Me Out? Of course I have many reasons for loving the show, but the idea behind it is pretty interesting. I mean if you think how hard it is for actors to come out, can you imagine the strain put on athletes? Two former baseball players who I came out, the only ones I know to have done so, never worked in the sport again(in case you don't know, after retiring, many many players will coach either major or minor league terms, or become some kind of scout or have some front office job, so it's unusual for them to never work again. It really is sad, but I wouldn't fault any closeted athlete.

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Wait, when did Adam stuff his face? I'm confused...

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Hee.

Anyway, the face-stuffage occurs during the engagement party scene leading up to TMOLM. Adam is in the background, but I tend to not be able to take my eyes off him during that scene because he just looks so ridiculously hot in that light blue shirt/dark pants combo.

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I know where you're talking about now, right after the amazingness that is The Sandwich. I love the blue shirt on him too, my friend and I call it the "unbuttonable shirt", hehe.

He always looks oddly restricted. Like he's too cool for that.

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'Cause RENT couldn't get any gayer?

That leaves Mimi as the only straight person. And I saw the way she eyes Maureen.

Updated On: 12/17/05 at 01:36 PM