Mimi's Dancing in Out Tonight

Different from what, exactly? I've seen people do it before; some do, some don't.

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Thanks Marquise - I guess my question is - is there standard choreography for this number or is it pretty much do your own thing using these basic elements?

Karmine did not do it, Yasmine did not do it, Dominque does not do it . . .

Joe, I've seen all three of those actors and have seen all of them do it.

I don't think I've ever seen a Mimi who did NOT do the 'compact' thing.

I'm pretty sure Sharon Leal didn't do it -- at least when I saw her on the Angel tour.

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Krystal did it when I saw her.

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There are some things that I've seen some Mimis do and others not, like the part where they hit their arm like they're finding a vein to shoot up or whatever.

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jcm, the actors do not have the latitude that you think they do with things like this, especially at the Neder. So, no, it isn't "totally up to the actress".

Simone did get on the bars.

I saw RENT not too long ago with Karmine in for Antonique and maybe I was not paying that close attention but I do not remember her doing it- actually I don't rememeber the move really at all, maybe I haven't seen someone do it in a while- what part of the song does she usually do it?

I have seen (slight) variations during all of the numbers depending on the actor and perhaps their mood that day but nothing MAJOR.. I mean it could be that sometimes the actor gets so into the song that they forget / add little things, like the compact thing. I would say that RENT isn't the type of show you should walk in to expecting to see the same exact performance each time- the basics are there and will be similar but I don't think I have ever seen the exact same show twice unless MAYBE it was with the same actors.

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Would someone explain what getting in for free has to do with the compact? Is it supposed to emphasize that she makes herself up in such a way that no one would dare to ask her to pay? Even so, I don't get the gesture in the context.

"I thought it was mentioned somewhere on the board that Mimi's boots have a specially designed heel that "lock" onto the bars, making it safer than simply climbing up in any old shoes."

Doesn't mean it hasn't happend. I know Karmine's done it once, but it was during the part where she has to lay on the bars for the "feline of avenue b" line. Luckily she fell towards the back of the stage.

"jcm, the actors do not have the latitude that you think they do with things like this, especially at the Neder. So, no, it isn't "totally up to the actress""

I really didn't mean it to come off like that, I had originally written about all the specific parts of the dance that I'd seen them all do and realized that it would look like I put far too much time into watching that dance (which is true), so I changed it, haha.

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I have only seen the show twice--both times with Karmine Alers--and she did not do that move. I just watched eight different videos of different people performing that song (Yassmin Alers, Krystal Washington, Dominique Roy, Karmine Alers, Melanie B, Daphne and one other who didn't have a name listed) and half of them did that move while the other half did not. I also noticed countless other differences in their dances. Some subtle, others not. My take is that there seem to be certain key moves that they have to hit and others that are optional. But even the moves that they all seem to do, they all do slightly different. I guess they really allow for interpretation!

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