Rent...April 10th..Troy Horne...WOW

[martinman]

Posted: 4/12/07 at 10:53pm

As Troy was singing "I'll Cover You" tears were rolling down his face...what a performance. I've seen Rent several times over the past 11 years, but I've never seen such an emotional performance. Is he always that great? Were any of you there?

[antiandrewx]

Posted: 4/12/07 at 11:09pm

...Really? I can't stand Troy and everything about his performance. His Reprise is mediocre at best and his acting is terrible. It must have either been a good night for him, or I'm just really picky. I've seen him 4 times and I've disliked him every time.

[javertim]

Posted: 4/13/07 at 3:50am

I've seen Troy three times in the role and have been considerably underwhelmed each time. His voice is pleasant and he starts out nicely, but I feel that he slips a little with each progressive scene. Honestly, I've never seen a more boring ICYR. No emotion, no inflexion, just completely by-the-book (or score) singing. I keep hearing great reports of him and am constantly shocked ... I mean, no one ever really made a big deal about Mark Ford and he was out-of-this-world.

[2day4u9704301]

Posted: 4/13/07 at 11:03am

A little off-topic, but for anyone who feels underwhelmed with the broadway production in general, I highly recommend checking out the national tour. I just saw it Wednesday night and the amount of heart and soul everyone was putting into it was quite refreshing. 100 times more satisfying than what's at the Nederlander.

[strelimyn]

Posted: 4/13/07 at 6:26pm

Amen, 2day4u.

[hermionejuliet]

Posted: 4/13/07 at 8:44pm

The tour is fantastic - so much energy and heart!