New Mimi in Rent

[BroadwayKid]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:02am

They are casting a new Mimi for the Broadway Company of Rent, just heard from a friend who is sending her stuff in....Bye Karmine Alers.... I dont know why, shes the best, but i guess we all gotta go sometime right

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:04am

Well, she's been with the show for a while, so if she is leaving even though I'm sad, it might be time for somebody new.... as long as it's not the second coming of Scary Spice.

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:04am

They hold auditions for the leads every year (at least), since they are required to do so. It doesn't necessarily mean that Karmine will be leaving. It would be nice to see another fresh face in the Broadway cast, they're doing so well with that lately! But I guess we'll see in July. I'm still petitioning that Dan Rosenbaum come in to take over for Cary when that time comes too, and then we'll have a nice fresh Roger AND Mimi.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:07am

oooooh, let's petition for Tallia, too!

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:30am

However, Karmine is working on/or is done with her new album..maybe she wants to leave to pursue that...

SHE'S AWESOME!

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:40am

No, no, no Tallia. If we're going for a tour gal, Jaime Lee Kirchner can act and sing circles around Tallia.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:43am

I forgot about her! Let's start a petition for her, then.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 10:49am

I just saw her and thought that she was amazing. I thought she was the best in the cast. I didn't see Cary or Merle or Angel (don't remember name) though. It would be sad if she left.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 11:09am

Cary Shields=AHMAZING...and HOT
Cary Shields+Karmine Alers=OMG-the best thing ever!

[erinrebecca]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:02pm

Broadwaykid, if you're referring to an open call audition, they happen on a regular schedule, as someone else mentioned. That does not mean that they are necessarily looking for a new Mimi. I'm assuming that's what you meant because you referred to a friend who was "sending her stuff in", whatever that means. Oy. Come on, people, stop starting silly rumors.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:12pm

Ugh KARMINE I LOVE YOU. She's probably leaving in July but she's SO GOOD! Let's start a petition to make her the next Elphaba in Wicked!

[Footlooser]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:25pm

I saw Tallia in the tour and thought she was amazing. She was the best Mimi I have seen yet. Of course I have only seen in twice and both were on tour. I also saw Dan and he was off the night I was there. I heard from friends who saw it another time that he was a lot better.

[DestinyBeckoned]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:30pm

I saw Karmine, and I didn't really like her that much, but I seem to be in the minority. Maybe I just saw her on an off night?

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:36pm

Not necessarily, not everyone loves everything. Case in point, I don't like Cary Shields all that much, yet I don't think he's horrible nor do I don't think every time I've seen him has been an off night!

[JoshuaEads]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:37pm

Destiny,

You're not alone! I've seen Karmine on a number of occasions and have never really taken to her portrayal. Whilst wonderfully talented, I don't care for her Mimi. Now Saycon ... that girl was hot and rocked the house IMO.

~Joshua

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:49pm

I don't care for Saycon as Mimi. She forgot the words a lot.

[renthead2005z]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 12:57pm

Tallia was amazing, and her swing sucked...haha i saw her, granted it was her first time ever with that cast, she did a good job. But she just wasn't a Mimi. She didn't have the hair, the clothes, the look. IT was all pretty bad except the singing.

[GirlfriendFromCanada]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 1:01pm

Those saying Tallia was amazing, can I ask who you can compare her to? I saw her three times and every time, I wished I was seeing Dan with a GOOD Mimi, and was trying to figure out if the building would survive such a thing.

[carymetorent2]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 1:22pm

Karmine and Cary are both signed through July. So there are a couple of months before anything is going to occur. And they have both been approached for a possible resign so we shall see.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 1:39pm

Ms. CarymetoRent - Re-sign, not resign =D

[Footlooser]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 2:02pm

I like Tallias voice a lot more than the OBC. You could hear the age in Daphne's voice. Tallia was young and amazing.

[Di2]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 3:38pm

Saycon would forget the words as MIMI???

OMG..how unacceptable....

[Jwei123]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 3:40pm

<---------CAREN LYN MANUEL!

She already knows the role, and it would be incredible if she took over!!!

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 3:53pm

She's awesome, but, sadly, too white.

[Jwei123]

Posted: 3/29/05 at 3:55pm

Have you heard the girl sing?

She's only white on the outside. Plus, she looks GREAT in costume!

She's second from right....