#76
Posted: 11/22/05 at 4:58pm
Don't drop the oohing over Cary. Even if he's not Roger anymore, he's still ooh-worthy. 
What's up with Cary Shields? — Page 4
#77
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:05pm
well that he appears to be....however it is just funny...and no wonder I was surprised to find out that the Roger I saw was as old as he was. Oh man, classic of me to make a mistake like that. Seriously you can't imagine how many times in the past week I have said, "he really looked different from 30 feet." HA. Maybe I can see it sometime when he is actually in it. Since I am apparently the only person in the NY metro area who has just seen Rent for the first time.
#78
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:08pm
Okay, I lied, I'm back. You're certainly not the only one in the metro area! One of my best friends went for the first time this past weekend! So there =p
"Mrrraaaawwww!" ♥
#79
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:11pm
I think Jay deserves to be Roger. He's fantastic and beyond talented. I never really liked Roger as a character until I saw him play it.
Am I cut out to spend my time this way?
#80
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:18pm
well glad to know that I am not the last in the metro area to see it...funny. So this is annoying me. My friend told me to call the theater and ask so I just did. And the guy who answered the phone said they don't print it if there is an understudy you have to look at a board. But of course when I went I had no reason to look. He didn't remember who it was but he said that it very well could have been Cary. Ahh the mysteries. Now I guess I have to convince someone to go with me again so that I can figure it out!
#81
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:25pm
I had the "last person" feeling for a while, too. Then, I got tickets this past January for my birthday. (And we went on Cary's birthday, odd).
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#82
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:25pm
well lastly apparently you guys are all correct...I just saw a picture of Jay and that is who I saw...he is very handsome. What a jackass I am. Sorrry Cary.
#83
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:29pm
would have been funny if this past weekend I had made my friend wait for him, I would have been thinking, "gee you look like the guy that I saw perform the previous week but nothing like the guy I looked up on the internet."
#84
Posted: 11/22/05 at 5:42pm
*Joins in on the "thought she was the last NYer that only recently saw Rent for the first time" club*
Jay was Roger when I saw it about a month ago, and I thought he was excellent.
Jay was Roger when I saw it about a month ago, and I thought he was excellent.
"There was this one time an alarm went off - it was in the middle of '24.' That's just wrong. Everyone knows everyone was watching '24' at that time."
--NYU student quoted in the Washington Square News about students ignoring the frequent fire alarms in dorms
#85
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:06pm
The house staff at the Nederlander isn't so good at keeping the playbills updated with understudy slips. I have gone a number of times when the playbills had no slips, but understudies were on. The board outside is always up to date, but if you don't think to check that, you may have no idea who you're seeing.
Regardless, Jay and Cary DO look rather similar, to the point of the few times Jay went on as Mark with Cary as Roger, they put a hat on Jay so that people in the mezzanine would be able to keep them straight easier.
As far as Kobak goes, he has not gone on since October 14th, except for both shows this Sunday. He'll be fulltime Roger starting next Monday, through Christmas Eve. There has been no word on what's happening after that, including whether or not Jay will return as Roger, Cary will come back, or someone else will take on the role.
Regardless, Jay and Cary DO look rather similar, to the point of the few times Jay went on as Mark with Cary as Roger, they put a hat on Jay so that people in the mezzanine would be able to keep them straight easier.
As far as Kobak goes, he has not gone on since October 14th, except for both shows this Sunday. He'll be fulltime Roger starting next Monday, through Christmas Eve. There has been no word on what's happening after that, including whether or not Jay will return as Roger, Cary will come back, or someone else will take on the role.
#86
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:13pm
yeah I didn't think to look at the board because I had no idea I would be so smitten with the "hot guy." Oh well.I have no idea why I am so disapointed that it wasn't Cary since I knew nothing about the guy to begin with.
#87
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:15pm
I dont know about that. When I went to the show October 15, the first day that Cary was out, and there was a slip announcing Jay as Roger. Likewise, I went this past Sunday and Josh was Roger and not only was there a slip in the playbill, but it was like a big sheet that listed the entire cast of the show that afternoon because Josh was Roger, so Enrico played the Steve and other characters were moved around.
If ever in doubt of who's in, take a look at the call board as you walk in, or even before the show. They change it every show according to who is in or not. thats probably the most reliable way to see whos in or not.
Btw...Josh wasnt really that bad Sunday. I had never heard him before but didnt think he was that bad at all. He's going to be full time Roger from after Thanksgiving until December 24 so he cant be that bad or else they'd have Jay do it.
If ever in doubt of who's in, take a look at the call board as you walk in, or even before the show. They change it every show according to who is in or not. thats probably the most reliable way to see whos in or not.
Btw...Josh wasnt really that bad Sunday. I had never heard him before but didnt think he was that bad at all. He's going to be full time Roger from after Thanksgiving until December 24 so he cant be that bad or else they'd have Jay do it.
#88
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:19pm
While I'd love to see Cary or see Jay, seeing someone completely new in January would be awesome. If they're good that is.
But part of me still hopes that Cary comes back for that few weeks in January.
But part of me still hopes that Cary comes back for that few weeks in January.
#89
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:26pm
well now I will certainly know to look at the call board. I can only assume it wasn't Cary but I guess it is a mystery
#90
Posted: 11/22/05 at 6:56pm
The November 13th performances were done by Jay Wilkison (I was there :-P)
#91
Posted: 11/22/05 at 7:00pm
well he is a hottie isn't he? thanks for the info at least now I know. teach me to pay more attention. how do you think that he did?
#92
Posted: 11/23/05 at 9:45am
The November 13th performances were done by Jay Wilkison (I was there :-P)
I figured, since Cary had said he wouldn't be back yet.
How did Jay do?
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The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
I figured, since Cary had said he wouldn't be back yet.
How did Jay do?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#93
Posted: 11/23/05 at 9:54am
well I have nothing to compare it to but I thought that Jay did a great job!
#94
Posted: 11/23/05 at 11:00am
Jay was really good. His One Song Glory was really, really good. However, he played the wrong chords during Your Eyes, I couldn't help but laugh :P I would say tied with Jeremy Kushnier for 2nd best Roger I've seen, still doesn't beat Cary though :)
#95
Posted: 11/23/05 at 11:02am
Jeremy is *the* angriest Roger I have ever seen. I was almost afraid of him, but I love angry Rogers.
Cary sings a WONDERFUL Glory.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
Cary sings a WONDERFUL Glory.
#96
Posted: 11/23/05 at 2:30pm
well whoever I saw, which I now know to be Jay was a really angry Roger. He was screaming at one point. But I thought that it was great.
#97
Posted: 11/23/05 at 2:32pm
Wow. Cary doesn't get *that* angry. I'd love to see Jay as Roger. I saw him perform at Broadway in bryant Park over the summer, and he was great.
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I chose, and my world was shaken- So what?
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
"And when Idina Menzel is singing, I'm always slightly worried that her teeth are going to jump out of her mouth and chase me." - Schmerg_the_Impaler
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
#98
Posted: 11/23/05 at 4:14pm
Jay was a pretty angry Roger, the opposite of Cary, who is a more mellow Roger. However, nothing compares to Jeremy Kushnier's angry Roger, and even Sebastian's "Goodbye Love", which always made me jump because he goes ballistic.
#99
Posted: 11/28/05 at 1:25pm
I needed to bump this to tell people that this was made an official announcement on Cary's message board last night:
There is a new Roger coming in after Josh Koback finishes his run on Christmas Eve. Cary Shields is NOT coming back to Rent...for at least 7 months.
Ok thats all I got.
There is a new Roger coming in after Josh Koback finishes his run on Christmas Eve. Cary Shields is NOT coming back to Rent...for at least 7 months.
Ok thats all I got.
hmm...
#100
Posted: 11/28/05 at 1:38pm
I heard he may be in a rehab of some sort. Mental issues. 
I wish him well.
I wish him well.
"Oh, good. After all, I can rub my stomach and pat my head at the same time, and I can do it with my eyes closed while whistling 'The Entertainer.' That's rhythm for you."
~ Snaps, proving that White Boys CAN have rhythm
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