Rosario/RENT TV alert — Page 2

I'm with Bella on this -- Rosario mentioned recently (somewhere) that "OMG, I can't believe I didn't know about all this when it came out; I can't believe I lived without this show for so long...I'm glad I'm a part of it now" or something.

not that it particularly matters. just thought I'd through my 2 cents in.

The rest of the cast is around thirty-five. Rumour says Daphne is older than the rest of them.

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Maybe she went to the audition thinking that they only wanted to see her acting that particular day, but when she arrived they told her that they wanted to hear her sing something then and there, and she was surprised.......

Also, who cares if she wasn't a fan of the show before. She obviously is now. She also seems to know how much the musical means to the fans and the people involved, including the Larsons. In the interviews that she has given, it appears that she wants to do the story justice and wants the movie to be great. The rest of the cast has faith in her, so I think that should mean something to the rest of us. It sure puts me at ease.

The problem here is that people on tis board have the tendency to read too much into everything that is said.
All Rosario said in the interview was that the experience of having to audition for the movie "RENT" was very different from other auditions because it was for a musical and she was required to sing. She was apprehensive and at first went on the audition on a whim. She also stated she had no formal vocal training, she obviously gave it her best shot and impressed SOMEBODY because she got the role.

Daphne Rubin-Vega was someone who had no formal vocal training and was actually a minor pop singer when she won the role of "Mimi" in the original production, the part doesn't call for a singer of Maria Callas' caliber. We're talking "RENT" here not Bizet's "Carmen".

She's 26, showbiz.

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Guys-- first of all I was never doubting Ro's ability despite her lack of exposure to Rent. I was just saying that I'm pretty sure she wasn't really into it until she got cast. Musicnmath-- that interview was from the bway.com coverage of Bryant Park.

Also I agree with Kringas on this one. Daphne didn't have exactly have the most well-trained voice and she was great as Mimi-- she had the spunk and the personality which I think Ro has. I think she will make a fine Mimi.

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Rosario is of Puerto Rican-Cuban-African American-Native American descent. I think the Puerto Rican and Cuban part most certainly makes her a LATINA.

Now Scary Spice, Karmine Anders, Simone and countless other "Mimis" were NOT Latina.

So, what's your point?

DIversity? That was your point?

Updated On: 8/16/05 at 11:46 PM

Mimi be came a semi-strong heroine for me because of our similar backgrounds, i don't feel the same looking at rosario. The cast seems to be a wide spectrum of african american and caucasian with nothing in between for those of us who aren't

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I geuss some people arn't happy with the fact Rosi got picked over other Mimi's. I think she'll do fine. Oh god, i don't want to even imagen the whole cast being replaced, i'd die, right now..like drop DEAD!...RIGHT NOW.