Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp back to RENT starting 7/30- Page 6

[courtney4]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 7:57pm

I love Anthony and Adam and all, but come on! After the 10th anniversary and the movie you'd think they'd want to move on from these roles. I really just want to see some new faces as Mark and Roger. And I really hope they stop bringing back original cast members after this.

[EverythingIsRENT]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 7:58pm

people have been predicting a lcolsing "within a year" for 8 years now. its annoying, give it a rest.

[istillbelieve24601]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 8:07pm

I know this has been said, but they're way too old.

However, it's really great they're coming back. Rent has attracted a lot of new fans who were in kindergarden or so when Adam and Anthony first performed these roles. It's great for the young people.

However, those tickets better not be wasted on fangirls who know every line in the movie but are totally clueless when it comes to the actual show.

[*brina-doll*]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 8:14pm

Ditto to what istillbelieve said.

[Rotel1026]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 8:39pm

What if Rosie plays Mimi?

And I'm not really excited about this. I was holding out hope that Anthony would originate the role of Daryl Coopersmith in a musicalized version of Adventures in Babysitting.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 8:45pm

The to old thing is so retarded

Fame, Footloose, Grease, Saturday Night Fever etc etc always use actors who are much older

I was playing a 14-18 year old in Fame when i was 26.

Like it Matters

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 8:48pm

And like people said on previous pages, there are some members of the current cast who are even older than Adam and Anthony.

[misschung]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 10:34pm

I think with these two, it's an issue because we know their ages, not because they look that old. You're conscious of it, so you're going to harp on it even if you do so... well, subsconsciously.


90210, Saved by the Bell, Dawsons Creek... there are so many tv shows with actors who are clearly older than they are acting. In opera its even worse. Adam and Anthony are both so great vocally and don't look old, so I don't see that much of an issue.


It gets to the point where it's ridiculous to be screaming about not wanting to pay rent when you're taking this job to do just that. However, people take jobs that interests them and that they can relate to, unless they're starving actors who'll take whatever they can get. Many Rent-fans have established that Adam and Anthony are not those people.

wait, so they arent people who take jobs that interest them that they can relate to? I'm confused

What ever the reason, I think it's funny. One is that they still believe in the message and like the characters, which is what I personally find sad. The other is that they're doing it to pay their rent which is funny considering what the show is about and what it means to people. And the third is them being self-indulgent.

You find it sad that they still believe the "no day but today" message? And that they like Jonathan's characters?
Yes, Rent is about - on the very surface - a group of young people who don't want to sell out in order to pay Rent. But let's face it - Rent is a show, it PAYS a salary. I dont think it should go pro-bono in order to promote the show's message, do you? Furthermore, the original cast before broadway all took the job as a JOB, too. I'm still confused

Updated On: 5/3/07 at 10:34 PM

[SweetQintheLights]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 10:54pm

Alright, I'm crazy for doing this but I got tickets with another board member and I'm way excited!!

August is going to be the best month!

My birthday, Jersey Boys, RENT (with Adam and Anthony), possibly Curtains and something else (unknown) and seeing my cousin (who will be 10 months old!)

[misschung]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 10:58pm

Yeah, is it just me or is this summer really looking up? I'm also seeing Kathy Griffin at my alma mater in June when I get back from vacation - I am SO excited

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 5/3/07 at 11:03pm

Holy crap. I might just have to fly 3,000 miles to see this.

Although I know I can't. It's kind of breaking my heart.

[suzycat]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 9:20am

Well, I just bought myself an early graduation present. Two tix for 8/4. Yay!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 9:38am

Boy, if they had better careers, I'd say they were the new Lane and Broderick....you know, only without the large paycheck.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 9:56am

anyone predicting this show is going to close is seriously disturbed

There is not a chance they are been brought in to get ready for a closing they are obviously been brought in to up sales.

Rent has a few more years left in it yet.

[misschung]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 10:08am

Boy, if they had better careers, I'd say they were the new Lane and Broderick....you know, only without the large paycheck.

the insanity surrounding tix for that show was unbelievable. except I really don't care for broderick....

[VIETgrlTerifa]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 11:23am

Yes, Rent is about - on the very surface - a group of young people who don't want to sell out in order to pay Rent. But let's face it - Rent is a show, it PAYS a salary. I dont think it should go pro-bono in order to promote the show's message, do you? Furthermore, the original cast before broadway all took the job as a JOB, too. I'm still confused.

So, why are we celebrating these characters again?

[mollyml05]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:00pm

I just got my tickets for July 30th, Adam and Anthony's first show. I'm really excited to see Tamyra, too.

[Weez]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:05pm

Some thirty-somethings playing twenty-somethings on stage isn't a problem. David Hobson playing Frederic in 'Pirates Of Penzance'... not such a problem for stage, but damned hilarious when you get the DVD and get to see all the loving close-ups of his 47 year old face playing this 21 year old character. :P

It's not that they're too old, I don't think, but that they've moved on from when they originally were in it, and it seems like some kind of going back. If it were just two thirty-somethings who are pretty cool going into 'RENT', we wouldn't care. But they were in 'RENT' ten years ago, and that sorta sticks in your mind.

I haven't figured out if I think this news is awesome or sad. :/

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:06pm

I'm going back a few pages here, but I'm very confused about the stance people take against Rent's character, calling them "whiny." I mean, if you see really lousy actors, I guess I can see where it's coming from, but I don't think there's really a sense of entitlement in all the characters. With Mark and Roger, they're staying in a place their friend owns and lets them stay in for free, and one day, on Christmas Eve, her rides over and pays them a visit and basically says, "Oops, by the way, your rent is due, or you're out on the street." Somehow, I think if he told them, you know, before the rent was due so they had some warning and it wasn't just laid on them on Christmas Eve, right after Roger comes home from rehab (which, I'm sure, didn't hit him financially at ALL, right? Noooo. Couldn't have). People seem to act like as if the story is portraying these people as if they're whiny brats who think they're entitled to a free ride and hate their landlord on principle--because he's a landlord. But that's not what's in the script. They're constantly picking on their landlord because he's a former friend who's obviously lost all sensitivity to their situation and moved all his worries to money (the guy marries for money, which he has more than enough of, then kicks his friends out on the street without even giving them the opportunity to save up.).

And the show is about artists trying to figure out how to make a living and survive in a society driven by money. They're trying to figure out how they can make the most meaningful art while making enough money to pay rent, buy food, etc. It's not a show that's going "Oh, Gee, don't you feel bad for the poor artists who don't want to pay rent?" It's talking about a legitimate struggle artists have: how do we be a part of the world and have the time and means to say something meaningful about it? There's a pretty strong struggle in the entire show about the need an artist has to ideally be merely observing the world so her can create, but obviously, when after a year of a free ride they're asked to pay rent, that ideal is disturbed. Of course an artist has to be a part of the world and society, how else will he comment on it, and how else will he survive?

I also have to address this:
What ever the reason, I think it's funny. One is that they still believe in the message and like the characters, which is what I personally find sad. The other is that they're doing it to pay their rent which is funny considering what the show is about and what it means to people. And the third is them being self-indulgent.
I'm not sure what's so funny about someone still believing in the message of the show. The struggle the major artists go through is something anyone who desires to create meaningful art would go through--it's often a struggle anyone with a dream that won't necessarily makes ends meet would relate to. Not to mention the bigger framework of all those issues is nothing other than learning to appreciate the mere fact that we're alive. Is that so sad a message to believe in?
I'm not exactly sure what's funny about them taking the jobs to pay their rent. I think that statement in itself shows just how much you missed the point of the show. Nobody in the show is against having money or making money. They're against taking jobs or doing work that goes against something they believe in. So I'm not sure what's "funny" about them returning to a show they believed in in the first place.
Updated On: 5/4/07 at 01:06 PM

[misschung]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:17pm

^ you said it!

Yes, Rent is about - on the very surface - a group of young people who don't want to sell out in order to pay Rent. But let's face it - Rent is a show, it PAYS a salary. I dont think it should go pro-bono in order to promote the show's message, do you? Furthermore, the original cast before broadway all took the job as a JOB, too. I'm still confused.

"So, why are we celebrating these characters again?"

I didn't think what I said had anything to do with celebrating the characters of Rent. I was responding to the poster who had a problem with Adam and Anthony's returning to the roles even though they are now financially secure, and therefore less genuine to the parts of Mark and Roger. Broadwaygirl just addressed this in the last post, though, and very well - so I don't need to go on!

Updated On: 5/4/07 at 01:17 PM

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:28pm

Thank you, BroadwayGirl. I don't see why people are using this as an excuse to attack Rent when they've had 11 years of opportunity to express their opinion if they just had a problem with the show. At this point, for god's sake, get over it.

Boy, if they had better careers, I'd say they were the new Lane and Broderick....you know, only without the large paycheck.
Just because it's not $100,000 a week doesn't mean they won't be well-compensated.

[SorryGrateful]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:43pm

skittles, the reason I was bringing up my points of view on the show were to illuminate my feelings about the two gentlemen headed back into the show. Sometimes a discussion mutates into another discussion. It happens.

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 1:58pm

As with the movie, I just completely don't get the "too old" argrument. Other than Mimi, where in the script does even IMPLY the ages of those characters? They can be dealing with those same situations whether they're 25 or 35 -- especially when they both look younger than their actually ages anyway.

[Greekmusicalfan]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 2:05pm

I'd love to know from people with more knowledge than me, is it possible they will extend ? What is usually the deal in cases like this ? I am sooo praying a miracle happens and they are still in RENT in early October, so I can make a dream come true and see them !!!!

[robstyle001]

Posted: 5/4/07 at 2:14pm

the person playing mimi is older...its going to be the chick from american idol #1...

umm karmine is playing mimi now and shes like 40, no lie and still one of thew best ones... age doesnt matter...

AND ITS CALLED ACTING...you fit in with whoever is your seen partner... the prodrucers arent stupid. they are going to make so much money this year. and its probly going to be one of the best casts in years. considering the 2005/ 2006ish cast was arguabley the best one in a while.

i love rent but people who obsess overit like now makes me want to die... praise it and celebrate rent, thats what jonathan wanted, dont point out the bad things...