Rosario singing - Without You — Page 5

I think that perhaps people should be grateful that some of the original Broadway cast members are in it period! You have no clue how fortunate the film is to have theatre people in it at all and not Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears. Yes, I wish that all of the OBC was in it but that just isn't the way the cookie crumbles. Suck it up and deal with it!

I love DRV but no one seems to be bitching about the fact that other OBC members aren't in it. Gilles Chiasson, Rodney Hicks, Kristen Lee Kelly, Aiko Nakasone, Timothy Britten Parker, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley ring any bells? Not to mention the swings and of course the obious, Fredi.

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*catches. Tosses again*

haha.

**applauds Wonderboy** I said a lot of that earlier so I agree with you whole heartedly.

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If CZJ has legitimate credits then more power to her.

Where are Rosario's?

CZJ was Peggy Sawyer in the West End's 42ND STREET among other shows.

Also, in Miss Dawson's defense. She has been in the film business since she was a child. KIDS anyone? Besides, she is strutting her stuff live on stage now so, who cares?

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Slacker, quit your bitching and get over it. I'm the biggest Daphne fan, but I got over it. Mimi should be hot and have sex appeal, and this a freaking movie... it's ok to have one name, geezus. at least it's not beyonce. Rosario might be horrendous, but we have no idea of this yet, and I trust that the OBC wouldn't let her mess up Mimi. either way, Rosario brings in more people who know nothing about Rent, and this is good.

Thanks for the clip...She sounded different then I thought she would...Not that this is bad...I thought she sounded great!

"Well, even if she hasn't been on bway before, so what?!? If she actually does and she sucks....then you have an argument. Until then, you have no basis for your argument because you do not know what she can do."

Try to get this straight. I'm saying the OBC should be in the movie, not someone without any singing or live stage experience. I didn't say the OBC shouldn't have been in "Rent". They paid their dues and made their bones on Broadway. They deserve it. Not some over-hyped neophyte who went "on a lark" and didn't even realize there was singing involved in "Rent".

As for repeating myself, you should check out your own posts before casting that stone, Marquise.

As for shooting myself in the foot, pardon me for not being a CZJ fanatic. If CZJ has the stage experience to recteate a stage role on film then more power to her -- or anyone else who can lay claim to legitimate theater experience. I just can't understand why people who supposedly know so much about legitimate theater are so ready to gush over an unknown quantity without even cursory experience in musical theater. You do Broadway a disservice.

It's the first day. She's singing outdoors, in whatever kind of weather comes New York's way. And honestly, maybe she is floundering a bit on stage, especially with the likes of Norm Lewis, etc etc. BUT, you keep going on about how she can't do a movie musical because she hasn't done stage; this goes to show that just because she's having difficulty her very first time on stage may not mean she's going to suck in this movie. You're absolutely spinning us all in circles.

She has musical credits - she wouldn't get singing gigs if she couldn't sing. And of course she hasn't as much experience as we can say CZJ does; she's like ten years younger.

I guess my point in this that doesn't do so much to perpetuate the dizzying "I'm right, you're wrong" tactics is this - what exactly do you want to come of this, by ranting and raving about how she can't sing? You want to convince us that she can't sing, when you've not very much to base it on? What's the use?

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Updated On: 8/17/05 at 08:43 PM

Do you understand that Daphne COULD NOT do it? For whatever reason? Can't that get through your head? It's like logic defies you, and it's just "I want I want I want." We don't always freaking get what we want. And hell, be glad you saw them on stage. I sure didn't, and I wish more than almost anything that I had.

*bangs head into wall*

I do so in defeat. I haven't the energy to go about this on nothing but pure speculation, elitism, and narrow-mindedness.

*continues slams of head*

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Updated On: 8/17/05 at 09:09 PM

They *did* audition other theatre actresses - from Broadway and touring companies. This is a MOVIE, *not* a Broadway show. If they were sticking her in the Broadway company, this all would make sense. But, since they aren't, it doesn't MATTER that she has no BROADWAY experience. And saying that she has "no singing experience whatsoevever" is COMPLETELY untrue. If you're going to be so absurd, at least do your research.

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Updated On: 8/17/05 at 09:20 PM

PS If they did audition Broadway actors I'm certain they could have found a better Mimi. It's just another exapmle of the double standard. Hollywood is telling Broadway that anyone can do this.

Emcee, let it lie. You can't change a tiny mind.

Two cent(ences).

Rosario is in the movie. Daphne is not.

It's a fact and I have to say that it annoys me that people on this board care so much. She must have impressed someone and if this is honestly keeping you up at night, go out into the real world and understand that life is made of much more than one movie.

Go buy a ticket and see the movie, then decide how you like her. No matter what you think you know, it will be what it will be. And Wax Lion shouldn't have to spend so much time and bandwith explaining that.

Best of luck to every person involved. I'm rooting for all of you.

Based. On. Nothing. Nothing but bitterness.

If you aren't even going to SEE the movie, why are you driving us insane over it?

Pathetiiiiic. Wake up.

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