Best Mimi in Rent — Page 3

#51

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/29/05 at 5:27pm

Daphne Ruben Vega
Saycon Sengbloh
Tallia Brinson

They are my favorites !!!!!!!!!!

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#52

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/29/05 at 9:29pm

Caren Lyn Manuel will be going on as Mimi From May3-May7, so if you get a chance, Go see her!!!! :)

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#53

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/29/05 at 9:36pm

Saycon was definitley the best SUNG Mimi. She was great.

I saw Marcy live. She was good.

#54

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/29/05 at 11:36pm

Does anyone know where I could find clips of Saycon as Mimi? I'd love to hear some. Thanks!

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#55

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/29/05 at 11:46pm

Dreamcatcher---Limewire is where i got mine

I have only seen Karmine and MY GAWD that woman is AMAZING!! just superb!

from what I hear of Saycon *she was also my Elphaba* in rent clips she was damn good!

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#56

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/30/05 at 12:36pm

Okay, I have to say, even though I bashed her in the Aida thread, and i'm sticking to those opinions (which, btw, I got some hate mail over. A passioned plea...quite amusing. It brought a single, dry, cracked tear to my eye) Maya Days was the BEST Mimi I have ever seen. Physically, vocally...she was all the way there. Every moment was fresh and inspiring. Her Out Tonight was balls to the wall, and full out fantastic.

#57

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/30/05 at 12:41pm

Best Mimi I've seen was SIMONE (daughter of Nina Simone). I thought she created a fuller character than Daphne, altho I would not put Daphne is the WORST list.

#58

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 4/30/05 at 12:44pm

i've only seen 1, so i can't really judge, but i DID love talia

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#59

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 5:24pm

I think Krystal Washington deserves more props. She's very talented.

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#60

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 5:59pm

Daphne
Marcy
Lorraine


wow...i was just thinking that in about 20 years or so when RENT has long closed that people who've never seen the show will only identify Rosario with this role.

#61

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 6:31pm

I've only seen Karmine, but she blew me away

#62

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 7:41pm

Marcy, hands down. She was my first Mimi and and I saw her play the role about 8 or 9 times out of the 12 or so times I saw the show in NYC. Her "Out Tonight" was electrifying.

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#63

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 7:50pm

Best I've seen is Karmine, but I haven't seen too many memorable Mimis.

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#64

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 9:45pm

Kystal Washington is my favorite , just thinking of how well she acted during Another Day gives me chills

#65

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 10/31/05 at 9:51pm

I saw Antonique Smith just a week ago and she was AWESOME, SOOOO good!!!!!!!

#66

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 3:45pm

Had the pleasure of seeing Karmine recently. Blew the other three away. Of course blowing away Scary Spice was easily done.

#67

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 3:50pm

TOP
Marcy
Dominique
Saycon
(Vocally: Simone)

BOTTOM
Mel B

#68

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 6:30pm

Loved Daphne Rubin Vega. She was amazing in the role. I also enjoyed the Australian Mimi, Christine Anu.

#69

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 6:35pm

My two favourites are Daphne and Karmine

#70

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 6:41pm

I love Simone to death!

A little off-topic, but I am PISSED that I wasn't able to see Karmine. When I went to the theatre for the first time getting tickets for the first time to see the show for the first time in July, I was SOOO excited to see Karmine, but when I saw the Playbill, there was a slip in it that said:

RENT INVITES BACK KRYSTAL L. WASHINGTON

I WAS SOOO PISSED! Krystal sucked during Out Tonight. She was really stiff and flat. Her voice was weird. I still don't know why she was in it for that one night, but I wish I saw Karmine.

#71

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 7:00pm

Marcy Harriell was AMAZING as mimi!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing on that stage! her and daphne are my favorites and i have seen a lot of mimi's in my day! :)

#72

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/1/05 at 10:06pm

Really liked Krystal Washington

Really hated SH*Tty Spice

#73

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/2/05 at 1:28am

"I still don't know why she was in it for that one night, but I wish I saw Karmine."

Karmine took about a week vacation this summer so they brought Krystal to fill in for a week.

And i have only seen Caren, Karmine, and Krystal live and I loved them all in different ways.

#74

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/2/05 at 9:31pm

Bump because I have a question.

I've only ever seen one Mimi live, and she was the one on the national tour circa fall/winter 2003. Does anyone know who it was? I thought that she was amazing, but admittedly have no live standard of comparison.

#75

re: Best Mimi in Rent

Posted: 11/2/05 at 11:27pm

sweetestsiren, that was Jaime Lee Kirchner.