Nightmare cast of Rent
Nightmare cast of Rent
#0Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:05pm
People who you pray to God will never be cast in Rent
Justin Timberlake as Mark (I like him, but I don't wanna see him in Rent)
Ashton Kutcher as Roger
Jessica Simpson as Maureen
#1re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:14pm
I think Jessica Simpson would actually do quite well as Maureen. Mimi would be a disaster, but she could totally do Maureen.
The others, I agree with you on.
#2re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:18pmi would not like any recent or maybe all-time teen sensations, ie ashlee simpson, hillary duff, avril... the list goes on
#3re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:28pm
I am not even sure why Ashton Kutcher would be listed as Roger. Does he sing?
I also agree that Jessica Simpson would probably be very good as Maureen.
As for Timberlake, there is a sick side of me that wouldn't mind seeing him as Angel. 
The feasible option that I'd never want to see in Rent would Lindsay Lohan. I could see her doing it after a few more years of downward spiraling.
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#4re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:28pm
Mark: Anthony Rapp
Roger: Adam Pascal
Collins: Jesse L. Martin
Mimi: Daphne Ruben-Vega
Angel: Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Joanne: Fredi Walker-Browne
And for the nail in the coffin:
Maureen: Idina Menzel
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/28/04
1/2 Shiksa Goddess
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#6re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:31pm
Even though I'm not a fan of gimmick casting, I think it's more disturbing to talk about those nightmares who actually made it into a production (or several) of Rent.
Like Kirk McDonald, aka leprechaun Mark. "The schnow danthes. Obliviouth, Mimi and Roger share a schmall, lovely kith."
Angel:
I beat the drum of apocalypse
like orchestras on sinking ships.
RENT workshop, Santa Fe
I beat the drum of apocalypse
like orchestras on sinking ships.
RENT workshop, Santa Fe
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#7re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:33pm
"BSo, harsh?"
Oh....I thought we were telling about our nightmares.
You DON'T wanna know what happened.
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#8re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:34pm
A bit off topic, but that line isn't in the movie is it 1/2 Shiksa Goddess (if you or anyone else knows)?
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 9/24/05 at 11:34 PM
#10re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:36pmHere's a nightmare come true...Constantine Mouralis as Roger in the National Tour 2 years ago...YUCK!
There's Only Us
There's Only This
Forget Regret
Or Life Is Yours To Miss
No Other Road
No Other Way
NO DAY BUT TODAY!
Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
But let me hit that stage I wanna take my bow
Cause Mama I'm a big girl now!
Once upon a time I was a shy young thing
Could barely walk and talk so much as dance and sing
But let me hit that stage I wanna take my bow
Cause Mama I'm a big girl now!
1/2 Shiksa Goddess
Swing Joined: 9/15/05
#11re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:37pm
"A bit off topic, but that line isn't in the movie is it 1/2 Shiksa Goddess (if you or anyone else knows)?"
Not sure, MrMidwest, since the movie soundtrack doesn't have any of the in-between dialogue. I hope it's in there... it's one of those lines that I really like for no particular reason.
Angel:
I beat the drum of apocalypse
like orchestras on sinking ships.
RENT workshop, Santa Fe
I beat the drum of apocalypse
like orchestras on sinking ships.
RENT workshop, Santa Fe
#12re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:37pm
Ah, yes...the trainwreck that was Kirk McDonald.
"Enter Taaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwmmmmmm Caaaaawwwwlinth."
Ugh, that was brutal.
If I am listing the nightmare cast that I've actually seen I'd have to say:
Mark: Kirk McDonald
Roger: Gilles Chiasson (loved his Will I? solo. Liked his Mark. Roger? Not so much)
Mimi: Julia Santana
Collins: Kye Brackett (the man hit a screeching falsetto note during the I'll Cover You (reprise) that should be illegal in most states.)
Angel: Mark Setlock. (not an attractive Angel at all. In fact, so much so it was distracting)
Maureen: I can't think of anyone who was atrocious, but Carrie Hamiton was probably my least favorite.
Joanne: Fredi Walker. (she was scary)
Benny: Brent Davin Vance. (He is one of my all time favorite ensemble performers and a really sweet guy, but a flaming gay Benny doesn't work)
Updated On: 9/24/05 at 11:37 PM
BSoBW2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/8/04
#13re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:39pm
Aw, I love Fredi!
I almost said Fredi Gonzalez...why?
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#14re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:44pm
"I hope it's in there... it's one of those lines that I really like for no particular reason."
The line just seems a little too theatrical to work in a movie to me.
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
Updated On: 9/24/05 at 11:44 PM
#15re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:56pm
I can't stand the convulsions Jessica Simpson's head goes into while she sings. I mean I've seen various techniques for vibrato..but she looks like she having a seizure.
If we're gonna do stunt casting, get someone less distracting.
*Krissy*
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FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#16re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/24/05 at 11:58pmBeyonce(sp?) as Mimi....**shudders**
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#17re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:00am
Ack. FosseBoi.
That is something that no one should have to ensure.
FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#18re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:03amI'm going to say that I cant believe they concidered her for the movie, because I know why. But...come on! They'd totally have to lower it for her. Sorry fot the shpeal!
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#19re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:04am
Manley Pope returns as Roger. Yikes!
Now I'll go hide while people chuck sharp objects at me for the above statement.
"The theater is my life. I live it. I breathe it. I fondle it till it falls asleep." Jack (Will And Grace)
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FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#20re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:06amKristal Washington back as Mimi.
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#21re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:08am
I actually really liked Krystal Washington as Mimi, but I get why alot of people didn't.
Manley Pope..a friend of mine just LOVES Joey Fatone and got a boot of one of his shows, Manley being Roger. He reminded me of Millitary Jack Sparrow Roger. It was so odd. I swore he was drunk the whole time.
*Krissy*
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#22re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:18amThe cast I saw of RENT at La Jolla Playhouse was pretty awful, except for Neal Patrick Harris and Maggie Benjamin. The Mimi and Roger were awful -- I can't even remember who they were.
FosseBoi
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
#23re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:21amMaggie was AWSOME when I saw her.
"I've always secretly longed for an actress to get to the top of the cherry picker and projectile vomit all over the guards below."- Wonderwaiter in the "Defy Gravity?" thread.
~~~~~~~~My dream? Sutton Foster as Cassie in A Chorus Line
#24re: Nightmare cast of Rent
Posted: 9/25/05 at 12:27am
>The cast I saw of RENT at La Jolla Playhouse was pretty awful, >except for Neal Patrick Harris and Maggie Benjamin. The Mimi and >Roger were awful -- I can't even remember who they were.
Maggie Benjamin wasn't at La Jolla Playhouse.
That was Leigh Hetherington as Maureen and Carla Bianco as Mark's Mom in 1997.
Maggie Benjamin made her Rent debut in 1998 in the Canadian Company as Mark's Mom before performing Maureen in the Benny Tour and eventually Broadway.
Assuming you saw full cast in La Jolla you saw:
Mark: Neil Patrick Harris
Roger: Christian Mena
Mimi: Julia Santana
Collins: Mark Leroy Jackson
Angel: Wilson Cruz
Maureen: Leigh Hetherington
Joanne: Kenna Ramsey
Benny: D'Monroe
SOLoist #1: Sharon Brown
SOLoist #2: Kye Brackett
Gordon: Curt Skinner
Steve: Andy Senor
Paul: Brent Davin Vance
Alexi Darling: Sala Iwamatsu
Mark's Mom: Carla Bianco
The swings were: Paul Oakley Stovall, Laura Dias (Maya Days), Ron Christopher Patrick, Hallie Bulliet & Owen Johnston II.
The La Jolla Run from July to mid September. They did get better after moving up Los Angeles later that year.
Updated On: 9/25/05 at 12:27 AM
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