Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT

[Yankeefan007]

Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#1

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:45pm

She begins May 16.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/117766.html

[shh282]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#2

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

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#2

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:46pm

Excellent news!

She was amazing in THE COLOR PURPLE.

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-Kad

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[Mealz1042]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#3

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:55pm

That just made my day!

<-- Gwen Stewart, SOLoist at the last show of RENT
Cages or wings? Which do you prefer? Ask the birds. Fear or love, baby? Don't say the answer Actions speak louder than words. (Tick, Tick... BOOM!)

[trinaaron]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#4

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:04pm

Holy 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]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#5

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:11pm

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TAMYRA IS THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NDR]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#6

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!

[BobbyBubby]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#7

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:31pm

I'd rather see Goldsberry as Joanne.

[SDav 10495]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#8

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:40pm

I'd rather see Goldsberry as Joanne.

Ditto.

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[StarUsher]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#9

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:40pm

I'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.

[Theatreboy49]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#10

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:59pm

Since 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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[Drunk Chita Rivera]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#11

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]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#12

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:25pm

June 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

Don't believe everything that you hear! Only the peeps involved know the truth!

[Mister Matt]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#13

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:28pm

I 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.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

[colleen_lee]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#14

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:43pm

With all the casting shake-up lately, I am actually excited to see RENT for probably the first time in a decade!

"You just can't win. Ever. Look at the bright side, at least you are not stuck in First Wives Club: The Musical. That would really suck. " --Sueleen Gay

[EugLoven]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#15

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:44pm

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.

[Ole Chum]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#16

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]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#17

Posted: 5/15/08 at 7:43pm

FYI 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!!!

[Drunk Chita Rivera]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#18

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

[la_vie_boheme_et_moi]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#19

Posted: 5/15/08 at 8:12pm

Ugh, I didn't care for Tamyra. She seemed too grown-up to be Mimi- too mature, I guess?

Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. Antoine de Saint-Exupery, "The Little Prince", 1943

[lesmis]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#20

Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:19pm

That's great news. She'll be wonderful!

[adamgreer]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#21

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."

[BobbyBubby]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#22

Posted: 5/15/08 at 9:38pm

Mimi 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.

[orangeskittles]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#23

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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Wanting life but never knowing how

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 09:50 PM

[MrMidwest]

re: Renee Elise Goldsberry to be final Mimi in RENT#24

Posted: 5/15/08 at 11:13pm

Unexpected choice. She doesn't exactly scream "wild" 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