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Saw Rent last night...

Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:12pm

I have to say I went in expecting total crap from Drew, but I was really amazed by him. I felt he did a great job. He sounded excellent and really proved himself. I know a few of you don't like the whole pop turned broadway star, but i feel that he did a very good job playing the part of mark.

I have to say the ensemble in rent is really a masterpiece. They work together so perfectly and sound excellent. I have to say I had a tear or 2 during seasons of love when Frenchie had her solo.

I love how she was the random homeless lady!

just my 2 cents. Don't murder me.

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:19pm

He seems more Roger than Mark

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:34pm

Thank you for the RENT update. I saw the 1st National tour here in Denver and was blown away. It was great. (But a little too loud). I have wanted to see it on B'way but it seems the show has had it's ups and downs. Am hoping to hear good things about it up until Spring when I plan to be in New York. If so, I will see it then.

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:40pm

yea i dont know WHY he was cast as mark? he is such a roger?

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:42pm

Yeah...I saw the show on Sunday. I thought Drew was really good, especially everyone on here was saying crap about him. But actually, I thought the girl who was Maureen was really really good. She had everyone mooing and laughing at my show. What did you think of the Maureen?

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Posted: 12/28/04 at 11:53pm

When I saw her, I thought she was wonderful but when some friends of mine went a week later they didn't like her. I guess you win some and loose some.

"Someone please tell me- when the hell did gravity become the enemy? How has an essential force of nature, something that makes it possible for life to even exist on this planet, come to deserve the scorn and hatred of every teenage girl with no head voice?"- Broadway Matt

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 12:01am

Maureen and Roger were excellent. Roger looked a lot like Adam. and Maureen had everyone going for "Jump over the moon"

*edit* the only thing was that Drew's huge tattoo on his lower back/ass was showing a few times.

Updated On: 12/29/04 at 12:01 AM

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 11:03am

I also saw drew and din't think he was terriable. And yes the ensembele i think are amazing! THey all seem to have a lot of fun and chemistry.

"At the opening night party, they had clowns on stilts, jugglers, a chocolate fountain, popcorn, hot dogs. [My son] looked at me like I had been holding back. Like, 'This is what you do?' I had to tell him, 'No, no, darling. Opening nights don't usually look like this.' It's usually a dark bar with a bottle of vodka." ?Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Jan Maxwell plus i proudly share the title of the shortest member over the age of 10 with wickedrentq!

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 11:05am

I'm seeing Drew for the third (?) time tonight. He was markably (pun intended) better the second time.

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 11:07am

I've seen Drew a few times since he's started and either HE is improving, or I'm just getting more used to him. Suffice to say, I do enjoy his performance quite a bit. Is he the best out there? Definitely not. But he does the part justice and does a good job. He doesn't stick out like a poor, talentless thumb. He sings well, has some fun acting choices, and has a good chemistry with the rest of the cast. Which is good enough for me.

However, HOW is he more of a Roger? I think he has a good look for Mark, and his voice is probably more suited for Mark as well. NICK would be a hot Roger, but I really don't think Drew would be more suited for Roger than he is for Mark.

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 12:31pm

I figured that the reason they put the "celebrity" into the MARK role was because ROGER was more of a demanding role. And even though guys like Joey Fatone and Drew are singers I am not sure that they are used to the kind of vocal stress that the Roger character demands night after night. Look what happened to Melanie Brown. She is a good singer but if you arent used to eight shows a week it just takes a toll. And especially if you are throw in the acting element of the part.

BTW I have seen DREW several times and he is getting better every time. He seems more comforatble in his role and the cast as a whole work off each other even more.

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 12:54pm

Does anyone know when Frenchie is leaving?

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:48pm

I also saw the show last week and thought Drew Lachey was just okay - not up to the Matt Caplan standard. Curiously though, his lack of stage savvy made him a more vulnerable figure - for the first time Mark really seemed like an outsider in the group and that kind of worked. He was NOT a plausible ex-bf for Maureen however.

Stars of the show for me were Justin Johnston as Angel and Destan Owens subbing as Collins. What a voice Owens has - why isn't he the regular Collins?

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Posted: 12/29/04 at 2:58pm

I can't imagine him as Mark, especially after seeing him on newlyweds. But maybe if i actually saw it performed i could handle it. When i saw RENT, i saw Jai Rodriguez as Angel, and i thought he was amazing. I also dont understand why Karmine Alers is still just Mimi's understudy?! I saw her when I saw RENT, and she was absolutely incredible. Mimis since then have come and gone, yet she is still not the regular. I am such a huge RENThead..i would die to see the original cast on broadway.
Nina

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