The Official Adam Pascal Love thread — Page 251

Daphne's bio: Born in Panama, Daphne Rubin-Vega moved to NY's Greenwich Village with her mother and stepfather as a young child. Her career as a performer began as a member of the singing girl group called, Pajama Party whereby the group landed a No.1 hit on the charts for its single, Yo No Se. Shortly after, Rubin-Vega formed part of a Latino comedy troupe called, El Barrio USA at Caroline's comedy club.
Rubin-Vega used her early childhood performing experiences to launch her career as an actress and landed the role of Mimi in a workshop called RENT, which subsequently turned into a successful On Broadway show. As Mimi, in 1996, she won the Theater World Award, the Tony Award and the Drama Desk nominations as Bes Actress in a Musical. While working on RENT, she filmed WILD THINGS with Kevin Bacon and Matt Dillon, whereby she received the Blockbuster Award for her role. That year she worked with Robert De Niro in the Joel Schumacher film FLAWLESS as his love interest.
As her career advanced, R-V fully embraced the opportunities presented to her and elected to serve in roles that were not only entertaining, but also challenging to her mind and soul. This included a role in the Off Bway play GUM, where R-V played Rahmi, a spirited Middle-Eastern Girl living amidst the repressed attitudes and a culture where women had no freedom. In Nilo Cruz', TWO SISTERS AND A PIANO, she appeared as Sofia who was under house arrest in Cuba. R-V says she enjoyed playing diverse roles b/c "there characters give me the opportunity to play some very spirited women confromting everything from HIV/AIDS, to women living under the Taliban, and how they express their feelings despite limitations imposed by their respective cultures. I continue to learn and grow as an actress and as a human being from these experiences."
On a lighter note, she accepted the opportunity to play Magenta in RHS at the CIrcle in the Square Theatre. In Nilo Cruz' Pulitzer Prize winning ANNA IN THE TROPICS, R-V delighted in playing Conchita, the bicultural and bilingual Latina heroine with the 1st Latino cast on Broadway ever.
R-V's many artistic credits include, Best Actress in a Feature Film from the NY Independed Film and Video Festival for her performance in SKELETON WOMAN. In her role as Canary Mary, in Susan Lori Parks' F*CK*NG A, R-V received the Lucille Lortel nomination as Best Featured Actress.
On the music side, R-V has recorded original music in SOUVENIRS for Polygram's now defunct Mercury label and is writing for her new album. She currently resides in NYC with her husband.

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sommy, I was responding to this:
"Just because other people don't have the time to be online 24/7 doesn't mean we're unloved... NotThatGirl and broadwaystar2b are at some show..."
and I sound like Harvey Fierstien cuz I'm ill

Adam's Bio: Born in the Bronx and raised in LI, Adam's life was defined by music. He claims that he was "a total metal head as a kid," wearing out albums by Queensryche, Iron Maiden, and Ronnie James Dio. However, Pascal also credits the Beatles, Billy Joel, Queen, and Pink Floyd as major musical influences.
At the age of 12, Adam started a rock band, performing as lead singer with various incarnations of the badn for 10 years. His band played its brand of heavy metal music at highschool dances, parties, and local clubs. Over the years, the band evolved and played NY clubs like the legendary CBGB's and the China Club. They also recorded a CD that was released in Japan by Zero Communications.
In '96, a friend suggested that Adam try out for the off-Bway production of RENT. Before Adam could catch his breath, he was receiving critical acclaim for his starring role as Roger in RENT on Bway. Adam earned Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations for best lead actor in a musical, and a Theatre World Award and an Obie Award for outstanding new talent. Adam then went on to open the London production of RENT in '98.
In 2000, Adam originated the role of Radames in the hit Elton John/Tim Rice musical AIDA, for which he received a Dram League award. Adam is prominently featured along with Heather Headley on the Grammy Award- winning cast recording. Soon after the opening of AIDA, Adam released his debut solo CD, Model Prisoner on Sh-K-Boom Records, an independent record label dedicated to bridging the gap between pop music and theatre. MP was produced by Grammy Winner and academy Award nominee, Joel Moss, whose list of credits include the Eagles, Joe Cocker, Talking Heads, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Critics called MP "a modern rock masterpiece" and the NY Times hailed "his voices is by turns plaintive and powerful, melting and earthy". Adam toured with his band to promote the album, up and down the East Coast, playing college campuses and local clubs to sold-out houses.
During his stint in AIDA, Adam produced, along with fellow RENT alum and Law and Order star Jesse L. Martin, the hit off-Bway play FULLY COMMITTED, which went on to have numerous productions all over North America, and is currently playing to sold-out house in London. Following his run in AIDA, Adam was invited by the Roundabout Theater Company to be the final Emcee in the groundbreaking Tony Award-winning Bway production of CABARET.
Adam has recently been seen in the hit comedy from Paramount, The School of Rock, starring Jack Black, and he is also featured on the film's soundtrack.
Adam just completed his follow-up solo album, CIVILIAN, which will be released in stores this fall on Sh-K-Boom Records.
Adam is currently reprising his role as Radames in AIDA, after being invited back by Disney to celebrate the end of the show's run on 9/5.
Adam currently lives in Westchester, NY, with his wife Cybele and his 2 sons, Lennon and Monte.
For more info, visit Adam Pascal's Web site at www.adampascal.net.

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Glad to type it out for you It was either this or write a damn speech on George Bush. And I like typing, so it was a pleasure.

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*hands Diva some ice and ice cream*

The ice is for your now-sore fingers and the ice cream is because you are a lovely person.

Good morning, amasis. And Undiscovered's pictures do brighten up this thread.

Glad you liked it. It was double-chocolate-chocolate-fudge-chocolate chunk.

Good evening to you . All this talk of food is making me hungry.

'Adam, Anthony, and Raul will have a double-chocolate-chocolate-fudge-chocolate chunk ice cream cake!'

Can it have a cherry on top? Or frosting? Something to ballance out the massive quantity of chocolate?

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Updated On: 10/23/04 at 11:37 PM

Balence out the massive amounts of chocolate? Can you ever have too much?

But we will need cherries, because Emcee won't be able to eat the cake.

*Slams table* Wine and beer!

Dammit, I'm not drinking age yet *pouts* Oh well. No one said I wasn't old enough to have wine and beer here!

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Can do

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"They ARE the cherries on top!"

WELL!!!!

I have to wait for the sun to go down before eating the ice cream, but thanks .
And about Indonesia, I don't want to threadjack an Adam love thread, but it's quite a beautiful place. 13000 islands, 28 different ethnic languages and hundreds of dialects, a wide mix of ethnic groups. There it is in a nutshell .

Updated On: 10/23/04 at 11:47 PM