How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

#1

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 2:52am

Mark: Elton John
Roger: Mandy Patinkin
Maureen: Patti LuPone
Johann: Jennifer Holliday
Angel: Harvey Fierstein
Collins: Brian Michelle Stokes
Mimi: Alice Ripley
Season of Love solo/Bag Lady: Rosie O'Donnel
Season of Love 2: Gary Coleman
Mrs Cohen: Emily Skinner
Benny: Samuel Jackson
Alexi: Angela Lansbury
Paul: Roger Daltry
Gordon: Ian Mckellen

Updated On: 2/7/10 at 02:52 AM

#2

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 2:59am

Try again.

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#3

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:01am

Mark: Orfeh
Roger: Orfeh
Maureen: Orfeh
Johann: Orfeh
Angel: Orfeh
Collins: Orfeh
Mimi: Orfeh
Season of Love solo/Bag Lady: Orfeh
Season of Love 2: Orfeh
Mrs Cohen: Orfeh
Benny: Orfeh
Alexi: Orfeh
Paul: Orfeh
Gordon: Orfeh

#4

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:07am

^^^That's more like it. Well, not really.

#5

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:09am

Because we don't have enough unconvincing 20-somethings in RENT as it is.

#6

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:12am

Damn skippy, Annas!!!

When in doubt, cast Orfeh. It always works out for the best.

#7

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 10:17am

I would cast the usual way, with auditions ... where people sing part of a song. And then I'd have them read a scene. And if a lot of people show up, I might type first.

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#8

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:38am

Is that what the Hollywood Bowl is doing this year?

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#9

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:44am

Yes.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136366-Hollywood-Bowl-to-Present-Rent-in-Summer-2010

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#10

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 11:46am

Aha, I somehow missed that announcement.

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#11

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:11pm

I would be willing to bet that Neil Patrick Harris is Mark

#12

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:15pm

We now all see, Anna, that you are about as good at casting as you are at making us believe that Jesus loves you.

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#13

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:29pm

So is Glea Michelphaba going to be playing Maureen or not? Because I think that would cause BroadwaySecrets to spontaneously combust.

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#14

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:32pm

PG2, I believe she's already going to be very busy here in NYC this summer.

#15

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:35pm

DOING WHAT MAY I INQUIRE?

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#16

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:35pm

Is that a reference to the fact that we may be seeing her in Funny Girl?


*Edited* because people are jerks! :)

Updated On: 2/7/10 at 03:35 PM

#17

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:36pm

What are you referring to Jordan? I must have missed a juicy rumor!

#18

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 3:39pm

"Is that a referenced to the fact that we may be seeing her in Funny Girl?"


reference?

Learn English.

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#19

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:46pm

let's get serious with our casting ideas shall we?

Roger: Matthew Morrison
Mark: Neil Patrick Harris
Mimi: Michelle Williams
Collins: Derrick Williams
Angel: Jai Rodriguez
Maureen: Anne Hathaway (if she can learn how to belt)
Joanne: Heather Headley
Benny: Cliffton Oliver
Do Not Blast Me

Updated On: 2/7/10 at 08:46 PM

#20

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:48pm

let's get serious with our casting ideas shall we?

Oh, you're just setting yourself up for disappointment.

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#21

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:49pm

I expect that Southern California native and Rent alum Eden Espinosa will reprise her Maureen.

#22

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:50pm

Does that mean that Southern California native and Rent alum Shaun Earl will reprise his Angel? Because I hope not.

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#23

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:53pm

So to recap, you want Matthew Morrison to play Roger and ANNE HATHAWAY to play Maureen?

Dude.

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#24

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:56pm

Lady Gaga as Mimi. That's all the casting you need.

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#25

How would you cast in RENT at the Hollywood Bowl??

Posted: 2/7/10 at 8:57pm

Even if Hathaway COULD belt, Hathaway as Maureen? And Morrison as Roger? Michelle Williams as Mimi? Have you ever seen Rent?

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Updated On: 2/7/10 at 08:57 PM