Rent Poster Question

[life_so_far]

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!

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

[life_so_far]

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

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

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

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]

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

Is this any better?

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Much. can yo uget the whole thing?

[life_so_far]

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

Here's the bottom half:

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

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

[cudramacat]

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_so_far]

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!

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Yeah - I'm not seeing Adam.

[Thenardier]

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

I see Wilson.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

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]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

[Thenardier]

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

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

[life_so_far]

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

Which one is Norbert Leo Butzs?

[Becky]

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]

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

You are all my heroes.

[Feathah]

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

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

[Becky]

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

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

[BroadwayNYCGirl]

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

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

[Becky]

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]

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

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

[JohnnyJune]

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

I'm afraid you have gotten ripped!!!
That sucks.