Welcome, Anthony Rapp!- Page 104

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 11:54pm

Yeah, and besides time really flies when you don't think about it. Like waiting a whole year in between Lord of the Rings movies went by alot faster then I thought because I had other things on my mind. :-P

[RENTaveB]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 11:56pm

Thanks for everything
*this is an actual conversation with my friend on AIM about me living in the Lower East Side. I have lived there for 14 years, and I am fourteen.

Me: tomorrow is that last day of filming in NEW YORK CITY
friend: damnit!
Me: yup
Me: but it is doing real good for lower east side
friend: but a lot of people don't care....we just go about our bussiness
Me: lol
friend: hahaha
Me: well the musical did make the LES a much better place.....i still remember my first sight of a man running away from the cops.....
Me: being beaten down by the cops
Me: and being arrested by the cops
Me: those memories
Me: but still RENT.....didn't get the junkies out
Me: damn
Me: lol
friend: hahaha
Me: oh ya i am serious about all that
Me: but with a light heart
Me: lol
Me: i have witnessed people being arrested
Me: running away
friend: wow
friend: that is scary
friend: in a way
Me: eigth graders doing drugs
Me: well kids in general doing those things
Me: well what can we do
Me: actually we can do a lot (unlike those community gardens--we nothing for them....hahahaha)
Me: but people down here are at times hard headed
Me: it is much better than before
Me: less graffiti
Me: more people coming here for tourism
Me: my friends have been mugged
Me: one got her cell stolen
Me: the other was at knife point and at the age of 10
Me: amazing....i thought my life was happy
Me: have any reaction?
friend: omg gaven
friend: i'm scared for you now
friend: that is terrible
Me: well it is....u can say....."behind closed doors"
Me: people don't see anything
Me: it just happens when we are not looking
Me: but it is better....i assure u
Me: there are new stores...places to shop....theatre...art...and people are less scared in moving in and all that
Me: so it isn' that bad
Me: just the junkie homeless people
Me: thing that pisses me off is that those homeless people...whom we offer food.....i mean great food.....refuse to take it because they only want money.....then later on u'll find them drunk infront of my old school where many innocent children witness him....and what bothers me the most is the one time the local homeless man, angel, which is his name, said proudly to me that he was homeless on the street for 28 yrs....
Me: i remember one time a women was shot infront of my building in stuy town
Me: she was a teacher walking kids
Me: anyway she survived
Me: the one who shot her was in the building joined with mine
Me: anyway......i love living here still for it openmindness, life, art, races, families, its characters....that is why when i see RENT i see my life

Even though these things happen....just think how the Lower East Side would be without Johnathan Larson....and RENT...
Thanks Anthony and everyone on the RENT cast!!!!
RENT MADE THE LOWER EAST SIDE....ITS LIFE..ITS PEOPLE..ITS SEASONS OF LOVE

Oh ya i would like to meet ya guys. If i don't see ya guys at Thompson Square Park....just want so say thanks to everyone who are participating in this monumental achievement in art to the big screen.
Anthony, thanks for taking your time to read this...i hope u and the whole cast have a great time finishing ur time filming in New York!
Please respond.

Updated On: 3/20/05 at 11:56 PM

[Racetrack]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:01am

Wow. I think that covers it.

[rice and beans AND cheese]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:11am

It's confirmed with my mom! I can go to sf! I just need to know what day is filming and where to be and what time to be there. YAY! Too bad my sister might have to come along. She hates rent. She is going to be POed....but whatever! I'm going!!!!
Don't mean to brag at anyone who can't go. I'll post links to pictures.

[Racetrack]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:21am

Well have fun! Lol it's nice to piss sister's off. I pissed my friend off today by singing Rent with my bf and he kept on saying f*** which made her even more annoyed. It was pretty funny. Trying to explain some of the things in there was pretty funny.

[rice and beans AND cheese]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:26am

I should sing La Vie Boheme to my sister. LOL

[Racetrack]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:28am

That would be funny. Hey we should go to the OT and talk on the world's most random thread because I know sooner or later Lael will be here and start ripping out her hair.

Sorry Lael.

[rice and beans AND cheese]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:35am

She's in NYC. She'll find put soon though.

[Racetrack]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:39am

yeah that's true. I have an interesting story on the random thread that involves La Vie Boheme.

[MaskedRose]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 1:11am

"Trailers...lesee...I'm assuming...end of July? Early August? It mainly depends on the film, but from what I've seen (Slow Saturday nights at the movie theater were spent with me watching the trailers in the lobby) normally 5-6 months before the release. Maybe a teaser trailer at the beginning of summer?"

I don't remember who I took this from because by the time I finished reading the rest of the thread I forgot, but let's hope you're right about the trailers around summer...*can't wait* and don't worry, I've spent many a night in the lobby after movies watching the trailer screen preview a buncha stuff...
I hate teasers...*sigh* not too many of those please...word of advice, never put the funniest joke in the trailer...lame..if the trailer is hillarious the movie most likely will suck...but that's off topic...I'm done again...

[MissMonika]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 2:57am

Hey everyone!

I'm a newbie here and just thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Monika and am from Huntington Beach, CA. I'm 18 and a senior in highschool. I recently just jumped on the Rent bandwagon (if that's what it's called), and I absolutely loved it. I saw it for the first time in NY 2 weeks ago. I was totally bawling throughout Act 2. I can't stop listening to it. I'm so excited for the movie that's coming out. I can't wait!

To Anthony: I think it's awesome that you take time out of your day to read these threads and answer questions. That's so great of you. You're such an amazing and talented actor and singer. Thanks for doing this!! Oh, I can't wait for Little Shop of Horrors to come down here in August.

[VivLaVieBoheme]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 9:25am

To Anthony Rapp:
Just wanted to let you know I think you're an amazingly talented actor, and that I seriously lament the fact that I live in Rhode Island instead of NYC, where I could meet you guys! Oh well...I already have my calendar marked for when RENT comes out!! Just saw the show for the second time two weeks ago, and have been a fan forever :) anyway, thanks for taking the time to come on here- you're awesome!!!

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 10:28am

ONE SONG GLORY IS ON FILM!!!!!!!!!!

That so makes my day! My favorite song is in the can! God how I love reading anthony's posts!

[JHartnow]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 12:25pm

Just bumping this thread back to it's original state! Hope nobody minds...

Also, I would like to thank everyone that's posted pictures of their experiences on the RENT set(s). Those of Wilson and Jesse from 'I'll Cover You' really brought tears to my eyes. The chemistry is *back*!

-John

[FabalaCohen]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 1:55pm

MaskedRose- *that was mine post* It's most likely near the beginning of summer. Example- the movie theater I used to work at got a trailer for "Return of the King" in...*thinks* late July. If Rent's scheduled for a November release, keep your eyes open in late June, most likely.

And ditto about the funniest joke...although, I do like some teasers. Especially if it's for something I know about and everyone else is oblivious. (Personally cheered the first time I saw the teaser for "Hitchhiker's)

[teenagerinlove]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 1:58pm

hey vivalavieboheme-

i'm from rhode island too, or rather, i'm currently enrolled at school there. i had been wondering if anyone else was around me.

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whatever doesn't kill you will require brief hospitalization-my friend alice

Posted: 3/18/05 at 4:04pm

Hi Anthony - thanks for all the updates. You sound like a really smart and spiritual guy. It must be bittersweet working on the movie, since it's another part of the show's amazing journey that (from what I can gather) Jonathan Larson would have gotten a big kick out of. Sometimes movies carry a dedication card at the end. Has there been any discussion of dedicating the film to Jonathan's memory? Hope your move to the west coast goes smoothly. Thanks again for the updates.

[incendiary_wit]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 5:53pm

Heya all! Today my girlfriend Aubrey and I performed "Over The Moon" at our performing arts high school. We got the audience to MOO! They actually mooed! We are making t-shirts that says 'the girls who moo" =8-> Joys! And we get to perform again April 1st! But that's not the reason for this post...I just wanted to be all happy and stuff! *squees and then calms down* I'm okay now.

Anyway, Anthony, is there a specific reason RENT isn't being filmed all the way in NY? Sorry, if you've already answered...I don't think you did.
-Beth

Updated On: 3/18/05 at 05:53 PM

[Dreamcatcher]

Posted: 3/18/05 at 7:37pm

You lucky lucky girl Rice! :-P Be sure to take tons of pics for those of us stranded in other parts of the country.

Yes, I'd expect to start seeing trailers in movie previews in mid or late summer. Especially since its a pretty big movie, they like to promote things in advance. It's a little different, but they were promoting the Incredibles about a year before it came out. Oh how I will scream and cheer when I see a RENT promo before a movie!

[broadway betty]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 10:19am

Anthony-I was at the set Thursday night and I just wanted to tell you that I had the time of my life! As if being there and watching filming wasn't enough, I actually got to meet you and talk to you! Mission complete! That was the best day, I'll never forget it!

[RENTaveB]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 11:47am

where was the set exactly....i went to chinatown and came back home on the m15

Updated On: 3/19/05 at 11:47 AM

[iwearshoes]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 2:37pm

no body has asked about the rubber maureen outfit

[MissMonika]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 2:43pm

rubber maureen outfit????

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 2:44pm

The Take Me or Leave Me outfit. You know, the cat suit she puts on for Happy New Year.

[MissMonika]

Posted: 3/19/05 at 3:27pm

ohhhhhhhh yeaaaaa. now i remember, the cat outfit. totally thought it was something different. i think "rubber" threw me off. hehehehe. or i'm just totally out of it.