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Marcus is the most amazing Collins I have ever seen or heard, hands down. This is such great cast, overall, but Marcus especially stands out. He's just incredible and his ICY reprise is heart-breaking.

I'm assuming you saw the wednesday night show at the Masonic Temple. I saw the matinee show.

Here's a question--to anyone who'd know--Do all of the Maureen's actually pull their pants down and bare-fanny-moon Benny in the Life Cafe? (during La Vie Boheme, of course). I was a little shocked by that--although I'm not complaining.

Updated On: 1/27/05 at 12:33 AM

I havent seen the show myself, but according to all of my friends who have seen it, yes, all the Maureens they have seen do that during La Vie Boheme. Ands its written in the script thats in the RENT bible so I figure that it wasnt just something Idina decided to do.

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Clairequilty, if you have to ask about Maureen's mooning, then it would appear that this is your first time seeing the show. How can you make the comparison of this cast to the OBC if you never saw them? Comparing any cast to a recording isn't a good idea. Even a video boot is a bad basis for comparison. Anyway, to answer your question, yes, every Maureen moons Benny and Mr. Grey. It's part of the show.

orangeskittles, enjoy the show in D.C. That's closing weekend and the end of the tour. It should be great!

Updated On: 1/27/05 at 07:01 AM

[quote]How can you make the comparison of this cast to the OBC if you never saw them? Comparing any cast to a recording isn't a good idea. Even a video boot is a bad basis for comparison.[/quote]

I beg to differ. Admittedly my bootleg video of the OBC wasn't recorded under optimal conditions. However, the original cast CD was. I can only assume that the OBC CD was recorded in a studio with benefit of engineers, producers, retakes and so forth. In my mind, all other things being equal, this gives an advantage in sound quality to the recording--especially over a touring company at 12:00 noon on a Wednesday in the middle of po-dunk Michigan. I expected to have to meet this "#2 Collins" cast half way. But, to my surprise, they were incredible. And, I don't think it is an unfair comparison to say that, IMO, Dan Rosenbaum has a much better singing voice than Adam Pascal. I've never really bought Adam's Roger. To me, he always sounded forced and a little comical, as if he was doing a caricature of a raspy-voiced rock star. Tallia Brinson also, again in my opinion, sings better than Daphne Rubin-Vega--not to mention that she just may have the best ass below 14th street.

Updated On: 1/27/05 at 03:27 PM

I'm going to see this cast March 4 in CT, sooo excited!! Ava is a friend of a friend of a friend, lol... me and some friends get to go backstage... SOOOOO EXCITED!! :)

I liked the current broadway cast alot too, I thought that, of course they don't compare to the OBC, but I thought that Drew Lachey actually did a great job, and Roger was fantastic.

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I saw the show back in November here in Alabama and it was the last show. It was my first time ever seeing RENT I had heard some of the music and I had to see the show. I waited in line for 1hr so I could get front row seats which I did. My mom went with me. I was amazed at how the cast was on the stage before the show started and I didn't even know it. One lady was carrying a Riccola Can and I was like I'm pretty sure the cast is sucking those down before showtime.
When the show started I was AMAZED.....I was on the very front and they stared at me...I was in awe.

Andy Meeks.....was and awesome Mark and he was my FAVORITE character.

My "Roger" was a understudy and he was bald...don't remember his name but he was aiight.

Marcus.......was THE BEST Tom Collins in the world my mom gave him a standing ovation after her sung "I'll Cover You: Reprise"

Mario Ferrel.......was a good Benny he was from Montegomery, Alabama so I was give it up to him.

Adrienne Fishe........was a good Joanne, my mom liked her outfits.

Damien DeShaun Smith......was a AMAZING Angel he was excellent he played that role really well and that was my moms favorite character...she loved him.

Tallia Brinson........what can I say she was soooooooo fine...what do you exspect from a girl from the ATL....she was super fine. Her voice was really really really good and so was her acting. I liked her voice better than Ms. Ruben Vegas. Tallia was the best.

Ava........she was SUPER and so was her backside. She made me want to jump over the moon.


LaDonna Burns.......her voice was really good also I was amazed by her as well.

Danny Calvert.......he was outside before the show started and I didn't even know he was in the show.....but he was good as well.

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wow, just seeing this thread for the 1st time... i saw it last wednesday when it came here to buffalo. it was my 1st time seeing the show... i LOVED it!! i think the cast was overall AMAZING. tallia was definitely my favorite from the cast... i didn't want "out tonight" to end! and of course andy... those 2 stuck out the most for me. i wasn't as impressed with ava. she was great, but i guess i had high expectations for the role in general. love it though... definitely made a new fan of the show

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I saw it 2 days ago! lol, I was just about to post my review for it. =P *copys review from xanga and posts it*

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this cast is amazing... i've seen them three times (sadly, i can't go again... ) but they're the only cast i've seen/heard (besides the OBC recording) so i really have nothing to compare it to. i wish they would record this cast, it would be so great if they were...
andy meeks is the greatest person alive. dan rosenbaum is excellent, and damien deshaun smith and marcus paul james have amazing chemistry. saw tallia twice, was very impressed, and the last time i saw it there was a mimi understudy (whose name was actually mimi... what?) and she didn't impress me as much. ava and adrienne are great, adrienne and andy have made T:M one of my favorite numbers.
but, i have nothing else to compare it too.

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Can't find tour dates... ANYWHERE

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