Rent Poster Question

[life_so_far]

Rent Poster Question#0

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:29pm

Hi! My friend recently bought this poster from ebay and it was advertised as having the autographs from the original cast... but we cant find any of the signatures... I'm not too sure if you are going to be able to see the signatures, but any help is greatly appreciated1 Even if its pictures of autographs you have... so we can compare. Thank you so much!

Mujhse Dosti Karoge?

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#1

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:31pm

Can you make that photo bigger? I don't know how much help I can provide, but I can definitely pick out Adam's signature if I can see a bit better.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#2

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:32pm

I can try... I was hoping that it would be a lot bigger than it is...

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[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Rent Poster Question#3

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:33pm

I dont see Idina on there unless she's changed the way she autographs things since RENT. :-/

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#4

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:38pm

Is this any better?

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[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#5

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:42pm

Much. can yo uget the whole thing?

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#6

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:42pm

Here's the bottom half:

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[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#7

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:43pm

Oh, and I definitely see Kristin Lee Kelly, Shayna Steele and Aiko Nakasone - all OBC members, if memory serves me correctly.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 8/9/05 at 10:43 PM

[cudramacat]

re: Rent Poster Question#8

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:43pm

I almost bid on that poster but the seller sent me an e-mail with the larger picture of the poster and I couldn't pick out the autographs either so I decided not to bid but I hope you figure it out.

"Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your sonnets." -Oscar Wilde

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#9

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:43pm

Also, if they are not original cast, if anyone could tell me who they were. Thank you all so much!

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[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#10

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:45pm

Yeah - I'm not seeing Adam.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Thenardier]

re: Rent Poster Question#11

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:47pm

I see Wilson.

Mama Korey

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[WiCkEDrOcKS]

re: Rent Poster Question#12

Posted: 8/9/05 at 10:48pm

I see Will Chase's name who understudied for both Mark and Roger at the same time...don't know if that was for the OBC though...sorry. Updated On: 8/9/05 at 10:48 PM

[ashley0139]

re: Rent Poster Question#13

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:02pm

Am I crazy or does one of those look like Norbert Leo Butz's? I know he was in it but not original cast.

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[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#14

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:03pm

Yes, Norbert was technically in the original cast. He was an understudy.

And yes, I think that might be his.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[Thenardier]

re: Rent Poster Question#15

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:04pm

Other than maybe Wislon - I don't see the others'.

Mama Korey

The Beauty Is: Kelli O'Hara Online

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#16

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:05pm

Which one is Norbert Leo Butzs?

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[Becky]

re: Rent Poster Question#17

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:12pm

You did not get one signed by all of the original cast. A few original cast members are listed, but there are a lot of signatures from those not in the original cast. The one's I can make out are:

Top right corner is Shelly Dickenson and Marcy Harriell

Top left corner is Richard Blake

Jim Poulos signed over Anthony in the middle square

Gwen Stewart is to the right of Anthony (on Joanne's photo)

Norbert signed on the bottom left (on Roger)

Kristen Lee Kelly signed on Maureen above Norbert

Wilson Cruz on bottom center (on Angel)

And is that Carly Thomas beside Wilson's?

Calvin Grant, Byron Utley, and Aiko Nakasone on logo

Darryl Ordell above bottom right square

Jacques Smith over Benny

The others I'll have to look at a little more....






Updated On: 8/9/05 at 11:12 PM

[life_so_far]

re: Rent Poster Question#18

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:20pm

You are all my heroes.

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[Feathah]

re: Rent Poster Question#19

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:28pm

Yeah that's definitely not Wilson Jermaine Heredia. It's Wilson Cruz. I'll keep looking...

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[Becky]

re: Rent Poster Question#20

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:32pm

Mark Setlock is at the bottom above Larson's name..

[BroadwayNYCGirl]

re: Rent Poster Question#21

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:37pm

I definitly see Idina Menzel's. Her's is right below Rent.

[Becky]

re: Rent Poster Question#22

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:48pm

I definitly see Idina Menzel's. Her's is right below Rent.

I don't believe that's her signature actually. She has a very distinct signature that doesn't vary too often. Amost all of the signatures that I've spotted were from a cast that was there at the same time - around the '99 time frame. I'm betting that most/all of the signatures were obtained around the same time.

[luvtheEmcee]

re: Rent Poster Question#23

Posted: 8/9/05 at 11:49pm

That looks a bit like it could say Idina Menzel, but it looks nothing like her signature.

A work of art is an invitation to love.

[JohnnyJune]

re: Rent Poster Question#24

Posted: 8/10/05 at 12:46am

I don't see any of the original cast. Funny you brought that up.... There's one on ebay that someone is selling that has a few of the cast on it...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7536577823&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

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That sucks.