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Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:51pm

Dreamcatcher, in response to your comment...Korea does have sporadic weeks when they perform Rent, usually once a year, for about a month.

Anyways, I was lucky to see it when I was there last year. It wasn't extremely popular, but it was such a good show, much better than I thought it would be! I went to the matinee show, and it was about 80% filled. I brought along my friend, who didn't speak Korean so I sat there and whispered and translated the whole thing for him! Ahaha. It was okay, since no one was behind us. It was his first time, and the whole thing was Korean. I was just so amazed by Angel; I thought that a drag queen was too liberal for Korea...but my doubts were laid to rest until the scene where Angel comes out in hospital scrubs, not in drag. (Angel was definitely a guy).

The Maureen I saw was the best Maureen ever; she was cracking everyone up in the audience, her "Over the Moon" was the best I'd ever seen. She pointed to a guy in the audience and asked him to moo...and he wouldn't, so his girlfriend mooed for him. It was hilarious! Maureen mooned the audience as well in "LVB", it was nice to see that the spirit of Rent was still there. (proven by the mooning. hahaha!)

The whole production stuck pretty close to what I'm used to in the States. I was very pleased; Mimi did such a great job in "Out Tonight", anyways, I could go on forever, it was a great show.

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Posted: 5/1/05 at 10:57pm

kangaroo, it's okay, I wouldn't have been offended or anything, but I can see where you're coming from.

And, yeah. It's not like there's racism at our drama department, but it's just that in theatre (musical or just plain old drama), you not only have to have the talent, but more importantly, you MUST look the part. Plays nowadays are a bit more flexible with ethnicity, but more older plays are a little bit more race specific. Usually caucasian, which makes it harder for minorities (especially Asians, because our features are so...obvious) to land some ginormous role.

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Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:31pm

website to the newest incarnation of rent in korea. apparently this is the 3rd production to play there. lots of pics and video.

http://www.musicalrent.co.kr./event/

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Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:36pm

Hee hee. The guy who plays Mark is Kim Sae-Woo. That's the same phonetic pronounciation as "shrimp". :)

If you guys are wondering how to get to the clips, etc. Click on the 2nd link from the top on the right side bar. Music Numbers are the tracks. There aren't many videos. Just a commerical and some guy saying stuff. Gallery contains a BUNCH of pics.

And here's the link to the cast.

http://www.musicalrent.co.kr./cast/

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Updated On: 5/1/05 at 11:36 PM

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Posted: 5/1/05 at 11:42pm

if you click tho on music number, it has all the songs in korean. you can hear the whole recording.

here's more pics of the cast:

http://www.musicalrent.co.kr./cast/

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:28am

To the asians on the board *I've seen Aigoo so it's true* I'm sure you are all gorgeous as well!

But on the website--the other mimi kinda looks like a man. is that just me?

and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:35am

Awwww thanks Stephanie! That made my day! Errr...night. Whatever. -_____-;

Sure, that Mimi may have "masculine" features, but I've seen worse, I suppose. But would you believe that the woman in the picture is a man?

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:39am

Just stating the truth Aigoo!

(about ur last post) Omg...not even...

He looks more womanly than I do...:)

and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:41am

His (her) name is Harisu. Very famous transvestite singer/dancer in Korea.

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#35

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:43am

My lord...

Soooo many guys would check him out!! I'm jealous!

and all that I could do because of you was talk of love...

#36

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:46am

I love how this is definitely our own little conversation.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:53am

is this the same RENT that was playin last Summer
I was there werking on Jeckyl and Hyde and i heard it was not good
specially cause there are 4 Million People there and No Homosexuals.
right?
how did the audience react to the gay stuff?

#38

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 12:55am

....what?

From what I could decipher, you're basically saying that from what you understand, of the 4 million people that live in Korea, there are no...homosexuals...

By the way, it's Jekyll....>____>
::runs::

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#39

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 1:08am

I was listening to the music tracks noticed there were a few translation errors, which is fine, but "You Okay Honey" is listed as "You Okay Home". It just made me laugh, because it still kinda makes sense, although it makes Angel seem a bit ghetto.

Seriously, I'm lovin' these tracks though. It's so weird to hear them in another language that you don't understand, but still recognizing what's being said.

Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 1:26am

sorry AIGOO
had a tuff time there
How DID the audience react to the gay stuff?
I saw a roadshow of Cabaret there and it was laughed at in an uncomfortable way
I can't spell but I can Costume.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:16am

"If Korean women can play Mimi there, why can't they play Mimi here? Sorry for the slight ramble, just had to get it out."

Did you consider the fact that there's a big difference between the ethnic diversity of the US and Korea?

I mean, think about the Finnish production of Miss Saigon, also... (and yes, there was one)

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:09am

I'm really interested to see/hear some of the Korean RENT video and audio but I have NO idea how to find it on that webpage because i definitely can't read Korean.

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#43

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 5:09am

Since we are on the topic of foreign productions, here are a few pics of a production of Cabaret that played in Manila last year. It starred Monique Wilson (Lea Salonga's original alternate in Miss Saigon-London) as Sally Bowles.

http://www.newvoicecompany.com/html/cabaret_gallery.htm

#44

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 5:19am

Actually, I don't believe Angel is a male...Look at the hands.

"Do you know what pledge time is, Andrew"? said the PBS Executive. "Yes", Lloyd Webber replied. "My 50th birthday special must be one program that gets done a lot." "No", mused the man from PBS heedlessy. "Not so much. Our Stephen Sondheim Carnegie Hall concert. That's a big one." Spoons, forks and knives seemed suddenly to suspend their motion in horror, all around the table.

#45

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 5:24pm

There are fine-boned men as well, with fine hands. I saw this production in person; trust me, angel is a guy, I didn't believe it till the scene when Angel comes out in hospital scrubs, not in drag.

#46

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:07pm

The clips won't play! Ah!!!!

*rips hair out with rage*

I am really mad!

#47

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:41pm

they have to load... so it takes a bit.

it is worth the wait.

#48

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:07pm

Thanks IMsoHyper! I waited for a while and then it started playing yay! Today 4 U has been my favorite. It is so funny! But why does Angel say "Today 4 U, Tommorrow 4 Me" at the beggining, but when he sings it, he doesn't say it. Weaird. But it was totally worth the wait. I am lsitening to Out Tonight now and it is so good!

#49

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:09pm

Are they just audio clips? Cuz I'm listening to them, and they're cute, but I want vid's! :) hehe

awkward.

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#50

Pictures of Cabaret in Manila

Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:11pm

I posted some instructions, but I'll post em again. -_____-;

"If you guys are wondering how to get to the clips, etc. Click on the 2nd link from the top on the right side bar. Music Numbers are the tracks. There aren't many videos. Just a commerical and some guy saying stuff. Gallery contains a BUNCH of pics.

And here's the link to the cast.

http://www.musicalrent.co.kr./cast/ "

Curtainpull, I'm sure the people of Korea reacted the same way as Americans do. It all depends on the person. Some may have just been appalled while others found it as something they could connect to. Just because it's another country doesn't mean that they're aliens or something. o.o;

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Updated On: 5/2/05 at 09:11 PM

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