Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#1Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:45pm
She begins May 16.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117766.html
#2re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:46pm
weren't people talking last week about how Tamyra extended so she could be the last mimi?
edit-
Hm, well it's June 16th according to the article, not May 16th.
Updated On: 5/15/08 at 01:46 PM
#2re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:46pm
Excellent news!
She was amazing in THE COLOR PURPLE.
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#3re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:55pmThat just made my day!
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#4re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:04pmHoly cow, this is an AMAZING closing cast, although I still think the guy playing Mark is going to look like Roger's little tag-along brother.
lizzie3
Swing Joined: 5/8/08
#5re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:11pmNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TAMYRA IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NDR
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#6re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:16pm
Yeah, wasn't there an article last week on Playbill saying that Tamyra was the final Mimi?
Oh well, good luck Renee!
#7re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:31pmI'd rather see Goldsberry as Joanne.
SDav 10495
Broadway Star Joined: 7/21/06
#8re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:40pm
I'd rather see Goldsberry as Joanne.
Ditto.
#9re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:40pmI'm really excited for this. I had the pleasure of working on Two Gentleman of Veron in Central Park a few summers back and she was beyond incredible.
#10re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:59pmSince the cast is completly changing i might have to see it again. However, I would prefer to be joanne as well. Tamyra was my favorite Mimi of them all.
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#11re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 4:43pm
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TAMYRA IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Noooooooooo, She's not, that's a fact. There are other Mimis in the world. FYI.
I'm glad it's a new cast! I wish it was Jaime for the final Mimi but whatever! I'm excited to see her!
DefyGravity777
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/28/08
#12re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:25pmJune 16th is the day that I'm planning to see the show. I needed a show on the Monday between SJB's last show and Kerry Ellis's first show in Wicked...LOL
#13re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:28pmI pictured her more as Joanne as well, but I think she would be a wonderful Mimi. Great casting! I only wish she could have gotten an honorary Tony for her performance in Two Gentlemen of Verona which was absolutely stunning.
colleen_lee
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/16/05
#14re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:43pmWith all the casting shake-up lately, I am actually excited to see RENT for probably the first time in a decade!
#15re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:44pmTamyra Gray was a pretty damn-good Mimi!!! I'm kinda surprised she's not carrying the role through to the end. It'd help with advance-ticket sales.
Ole Chum
Leading Actor Joined: 12/6/07
#16re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:09pm
oh my god! thats brilliant!
i saw her in central park a few summers ago and she STOLE the show!
BRILLIANT move on the RENT produecers part.
lizzie3
Swing Joined: 5/8/08
#17re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:43pmFYI Chita Rivera, I know there are other Mimi's! I have seen Daphne, Antonique, Jaime and Mel B as well and I still think Tamyra is the best, thats my opinion and I am entitled to it!!!
#18re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:45pm
Tamyra Gray was a pretty damn-good Mimi!!! I'm kinda surprised she's not carrying the role through to the end. It'd help with advance-ticket sales.
It actually didn't do anything to the sales. I think she is bored, people are bored, she's out to much, and not good enough to close. Look at this cast, it's amazing
#19re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 8:12pmUgh, I didn't care for Tamyra. She seemed too grown-up to be Mimi- too mature, I guess?
#20re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:19pmThat's great news. She'll be wonderful!
#21re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:29pm
"Ugh, I didn't care for Tamyra. She seemed too grown-up to be Mimi- too mature, I guess?"
Well, Goldsberry is about 8 years older than Gray.
I am sure she'll be quite good, but let's be honest, she certainly doesn't "look 16."
#22re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:38pmMimi is one of the closest to the actual age of Mimi. Both the original and final Mimi will be a tad too old for the role.
#23re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:50pm
weren't people talking last week about how Tamyra extended so she could be the last mimi?
A sock puppet started that thread. No one took it seriously.
Bobby, I think you mean Tamyra.
I'd rather the actress be cast moreso for their talent and performance than their age. I don't want to have to sit through two hours of bad singing and bad acting just because the actress "fits" with a throwaway line about her age. Ariana Fernandez was 18; look how that turned out.
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MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#24re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT
Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:13pmUnexpected choice. She doesn't exactly scream "wild" to me.
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