Jeremy Kushnier to Play Roger in B'way's Rent — Page 4

Mimichicawhatever is obviously a renthead and had a biast opinion of the show.

Even though I hate the word, I admit that I fall under that category as well. It's just generally assumed that people who see the show a lot and follow it closely will defend it blindly. Which is far from the case for myself and many people I know who still follow the show and enjoy it. Not all "Rentheads" (that really makes me cringe) defend the show to the bone or have a biased opinion of it. Nor do they like everything, flip out over everything or any of other traits that certain Rentheads seem to have.

Ooh, well the cast started to go downhill around the time when Frenchie arrived. She's not the reason it hasn't been doing well latley, though. At least not entirely.

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Matt Caplan, Manley Pope, and Stu James are spectacular.

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From what I've heard, Sherie Rene Scott was a trainwreck as Maureen. There are examples, but that's not one! Also, Aisha only the soloist for a month or two this year. More like they went from Maia Wilson as the soloist to Frenchie. Because Maia can't really be beat.

I still think a lot of the cast now are improvements over who they replaced. Matt Caplan over Trey Ellett, Mark Richard Ford over Mark Leroy Jackson, Kenna Ramsey over both Merle Danridge and Myiia Watson Davis, just to name a few. Yeah, they recycle way too much, but at least they recycle mostly good people (key word "mostly"). The analogy I made is that the cast members use Rent the way I use my part-time job. I never plan to go back, but then I'm broke and need a job and they'll take me back and pay me, so I go.

"I worked for the show all summer it was recently."

doing what, exactly? hmm, i'd love to wor kat the Neder!

Honestly tho, how can everyone be 100% posotive of how old Daphne is/was? I dunno, i still think she looks like she can be in her late 20's, I just think shes so fantastic looking.
It doesnt really matter either way, I was just wondering how everyone can scoff at the idea that she was 27 in 1996. Oh well.

I may be biased, but isnt everyone? we all have shows we love and defend. I don't think I challenge *everything*, I just like expressing my opinioon where RENT is concerned. I just hate how very underrated this amazing show has become and I dont know why theres all the backlash against its popularity.
I dont follow it COMPLETELY blind, however. At one point, Cristina was most definetely bored up there. But not anymore. I don't see any bored faces at the moment. I just don't think any current hast member is really horrible, and I have a lot of respect for asnyone who gets on that stage. But people have complained about the casting since the OBC left, so what can ya do?

PM me for details:P

LOL. I KNOW!! How can anyone even think she was that young?? LOL

I always hated how Mimi was supposed to be 19 and she always looks 30.

If you're going to "bust on" Daphne's age, than you might as well play fair and go for certain other B'way *favorites* (who shall remain nameless), who lie just as, if not more, shamelessly. Look, it's the nature of the entertainment business. If you believe that Zeta Jones is really in her early 30's than Daphne might as well have been 12 when she originated Mimi. Meanwhile, anyone who is "sharing a high school yearbook" liberally is just bitter and jealous. Those are the same pigs that sell things/stories like that to places like "Hard copy". Not that Broadway actors need to worry about such *exposure* but it's the same level of nastiness.

"Meanwhile, anyone who is "sharing a high school yearbook" liberally is just bitter and jealous. Those are the same pigs that sell things/stories like that to places like "Hard copy". "

I think you are assuming a little too much here! LOL! The girl who came across the yearbook was nothing more than a sophomore (if I remember correctly) who went to the same school and had access to the old yearbooks. They were just excited they found her in it, so I don't think there was some jealous motive there. Incidentally though, it did clue people in on her real age.

Updated On: 11/16/03 at 09:55 PM

"It's still not a great thing to do to someone who is obviously sensitive about their age. "

That's assuming this little girl knew Daphne was sensitive about her age, or even stopped to think people would take notice of the date and care about her age. And looking through old yearbooks might seem unnecessary to you, but to some stary-eyed youngster it was probably exciting to get to see her picture, etc. Probably nothing more than that.....

I can't say how I know, but just take my word for it. I never heard about this yearbook incident...that's pretty funny though, if you ask me. Poor Daffy.


do you know Daph personally? I can't imagine how you would know for sure, even tho i'd like to just "take your word for it" but im really curious now, could you PM me and clear this up?