Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp back to RENT starting 7/30 — Page 5
#102
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:23pm
It's their show..they are the originals and no one can do the roles like they can.
Best wishes to Anthony (whom I love) and Adam!
Best wishes to Anthony (whom I love) and Adam!
#103
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:27pm
So either Anthony and Adam are recreating these roles because they enjoy the characters and love the message, doing it to take a job and get paid, or believe their doing Rent-fans a favor by returning to these roles.
I think people are reading way too much into this. It's a 6 week job, and I never once thought about whether they did it for "the characters or messge" or any other reason. They were good in the roles, I think they'll be good in the roles again, and it's just a show -- not a life changing move. It's a summer gig - and I guess I just don't understand the over-analyzation of it all.
I think people are reading way too much into this. It's a 6 week job, and I never once thought about whether they did it for "the characters or messge" or any other reason. They were good in the roles, I think they'll be good in the roles again, and it's just a show -- not a life changing move. It's a summer gig - and I guess I just don't understand the over-analyzation of it all.
#104
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:28pm
It's their show..they are the originals and no one can do the roles like they can.
Gawsh, I hope Sarah Brightman returns to Phantom soon!
Gawsh, I hope Sarah Brightman returns to Phantom soon!
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#105
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:32pm
I'm with MB on this one.
Show's getting ready to close (why else would they pull a stunt like this, especially for the time frame?). It'll be a nice send-off.
Show's getting ready to close (why else would they pull a stunt like this, especially for the time frame?). It'll be a nice send-off.
#106
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:35pm
Anton, I've been called many things, but a queen is not one of them.
The truly beautiful should be lawfully restricted from wearing clothing; and the truly butt-ugly should be lawfully mandated from going naked.
#107
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:42pm
I agree with Yankeefan...if this is happening I'm betting they're getting ready to close the show in the near future.
In regards to Adam's voice, clips I've heard of him singing seem to indicate that he's singing much better (or at least healthier) than when he was originally in Rent. It seems like a lot of the "shouting" is toned down. I don't think he'd have any problem handling the role.
In regards to Adam's voice, clips I've heard of him singing seem to indicate that he's singing much better (or at least healthier) than when he was originally in Rent. It seems like a lot of the "shouting" is toned down. I don't think he'd have any problem handling the role.
#108
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:45pm
A lot of people complain that he doesn't sound the same now as he did when he did Rent on stage the first time, and that's true. But what he's doing now is way healthier; he's learned how to take better care of his voice.
I'm so excited to hear him sing a theater score live again. I've always liked the way he sounds better on a musical than his solo stuff.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
I'm so excited to hear him sing a theater score live again. I've always liked the way he sounds better on a musical than his solo stuff.
#109
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:53pm
I can't wait to hear him sing in the same show with Carol. They are casting her so that Adam and Anthony don't appear to be so old. I can't wait to hear Carol sing "Over The Moon". She will put Idina to shame.
"I've lost everything! Luis, Marty, my baby with Chris, Chris himself, James. All I ever wanted was love." --Sheridan Crane "Passions"
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from "Can't Stop The Music"
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"Passions" is uncancelled! See NBC.com for more info.
#110
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:59pm
I'm so excited! I plan on getting tickets tonight. This is great, since I never got to see them back in 1996.
"I'm sort of like a child genius without being a child or a genius."~Tim Rice-Oxley
#111
Posted: 5/3/07 at 3:59pm
I'm terrified if RENT closes. The world and BWW will implode and I don't want to see that up close.
You promised me poems. ~Tricky
#112
Posted: 5/3/07 at 4:08pm
Their return to Rent is probably due to a combination of enjoying the music and material of Rent, a desire to please fans, and, yes, monetary gain. Maybe mixed in different quantities for Adam and Anthony, but I imagine all of that is present. I can understand people feeling it looks "pathetic" and "desperate," as those were words that came into my head when I first heard the rumors weeks ago as well, but as Becky said, it's ultimately a six-week engagement, not a stint in a year-long tour. Has anyone considered that perhaps the money they earn from this will allow them to continue to expand their careers? If you saw it back with the OBC and are saddened they're doing this, fine, but why not allow others who didn't get the same opportunity to enjoy it? The more I think about their return, the less I'm concerned about extraneous factors and the more I'm excited about getting to see all that talent on the stage.
#113
Posted: 5/3/07 at 4:08pm
This is exciting news...especially because I might be hitting up a trip to NYC within their run. I am so pumped!
#114
Posted: 5/3/07 at 4:45pm
I think I'm going to be wary about this as long as the Mimi isn't cast. I'd actually prefer a returning cast member, but there are so many that I wouldn't want to ever see again, let alone see with Adam and Anthony.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 5/3/07 at 04:45 PM
#117
Posted: 5/3/07 at 5:48pm
6 weeks will turn into 6 months, which will turn into "see RENT with 2 original cast members before it closes in, oh, March."
#118
Posted: 5/3/07 at 5:59pm
Um, this is Adam and Anthony, not Matt Caplan.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#119
Posted: 5/3/07 at 6:00pm
I think the show is ready to close. They should have brought in the original cast for the 10th anniversary and then closed it. I loved the show, but I don't like the state its in. It's become a joke.
#121
Posted: 5/3/07 at 6:09pm
I just hope this will at least give the theatre the incentive to paint over all that crap on the front of the Nederlander. They don't need to walk into work every day and see "SHUT UP BITCHES ADAM'S MINE!" written across the door frame.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#122
Posted: 5/3/07 at 6:26pm
I kind of think the show might close at the end of the year. It actually would be kind of cool if the last performance was on December 24th. 9PM...
#124
Posted: 5/3/07 at 7:07pm
"I kind of think the show might close at the end of the year. It actually would be kind of cool if the last performance was on December 24th. 9PM..."
oh, that would be cool!!!
oh, that would be cool!!!
#125
Posted: 5/3/07 at 7:49pm
"It actually would be kind of cool if the last performance was on December 24th. 9PM..."
I know nothing lasts forever and though I'm not an 'original' Renthead (been a fan for about six years now), the idea of the show closing definitely makes me sad since I have a lot of emotional investment in it personally. BUT if they were to close it on December 24th, that would certainly be one hell of a way to go out! LOL
I know nothing lasts forever and though I'm not an 'original' Renthead (been a fan for about six years now), the idea of the show closing definitely makes me sad since I have a lot of emotional investment in it personally. BUT if they were to close it on December 24th, that would certainly be one hell of a way to go out! LOL
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