I saw him in Rent as Roger. Also saw him in the reading of Easter Rising. I know plenty of people have seen his Mark in Rent and his Jonathan in tick, tick . . . BOOM! but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to do so.
He's a great Roger. His voice is a bit too pretty, but it's good. It's his acting that really makes the role. He has this engaging presence. A very internally frustrated feel to his Roger. His facial expressions are excellent. I saw him on two different occasions and he was amazing the first time, and solid but not quite as nuanced or believable the second time. He had better chemistry with Caren Lyn Manuel than Krystal Washington. I don't think he quite nailed all aspects of the character (don't care for his LMC), but he's pretty damn good. His second act is especially good. Definitely up there among my favorites in the role. There are no pictures of him as Roger. I'd say he's only gone on a couple dozen times in the role, if that many. He started coming into his own in the role this year (he had probably gone on less than a handful of times before 2004/2005).
He was great in Easter Rising. His characters always seem to have this rich inner life. It was just a reading, but I feel he's great with facial expressions so you really got a sense of what his character is like. I think he's a wonderful talent.
Updated On: 1/23/05 at 01:53 PM