thanks for that amazing account of your day emcee! i'm so happy for you! it's good to hear there's a good vibe on the set. i can't imagine what it was like being there, a part of it.
everything you said in the first paragraph about sharing something that's yours and are afraid to see on film but hope it will be good is exactly how i feel. rent has been such a huge part of my life and i've been able to rediscover it so many times at different ages, including again after reading anthony's posts and i really help this movie is everything it can be.
when i saw tick, tick...BOOM at Georgestreet last year, Jonathan's father was there sitting a few rows in front of me. they announced that he was there at the beginning of the performance. his presence somehow made the show all the more real and gave it so much meaning. i was able to see him crying at the end and that was just really powerful.
No Child: http://www.epictheatrectr.org/
I Love You Because OCR: http://www.psclassics.com/cd_iloveyou.html