Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT? — Page 2

#26

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 8:48pm

This one's hard.
I loved them all but I think it would have to be Wilson Jermaine Heredia.
His performance had me in tears every single time I saw this show and I'm going to undoubtedly be reduced to tears when I see his performance captured for all posterity on the silver screen.

#27

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 8:50pm

Adam Pascal and Idina Menzel...of course

#28

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 8:51pm

Idina Menzel :)

#29

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:17pm

On the OBC CD, Anthony Rapp (never saw it live, so can't judge that). However, on the cast album, they really are all fantastic. *lurves them all*

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#30

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:26pm

ADAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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#31

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:27pm

Okay, I just scared myself...

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#32

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:30pm

Dee

#33

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:34pm

A tie between Idina Menzel and Anthony Rapp. I've never seen the show, so i can't base it on live performances, only from the OCR.

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#34

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:34pm

No contest for me: Jesse L. Martin! I acted with him in a couple of shows when we went to school at the Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts in the 80s. Everyone knew he would go far. Thank goodness we were right!

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#35

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 9:54pm

Anthony..no question about it

currently it's Anthony and Adam though.

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#36

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:27pm

Idina Menzel.

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#37

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:29pm

That is a extremely hard question...

Probably Anthony Rapp.

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#38

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:42pm

I think It's Idina and Taye...I often have dreams about a 3-way with them.

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#39

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 10:48pm

never saw the OBC, but from the recording and various things i've seen/heard about them...
i think my favorites would have to be jesse, wilson and anthony tied. jesse because his voice is amazing and he's just great, wilson for the same reason (oh and for working those heels so well), and anthony because he is the epitome of the rent spirit.
plus, he's a sweetie. :)

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#40

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 6/29/05 at 11:18pm

Adam and Idina. Idina and Adam. I love them both oh so much.<3


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#41

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 2:27am

Daphne Rubin-Vega. She's awesome.

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#42

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 2:33am

I may get yelled at, but I guess Idina......

Though if I had to pick between Mark/Anthony and Adam/Roger, I'd easily go with the Mark/Anthony Combo!!!!!!

I'm also kinda fond of Freddi and Daphne, but I'll vote for Idina.

#43

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 2:47am

My vote goes to Anthony with Jesse a close second.

#44

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 2:52am

Aghhh so hard to choose.

I'd really probably have to say Anthony Rapp with Daphne in second place and so on and so forth. But its all pretty close in the end, I love them all. :-P

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#45

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 3:19am

As I never saw it with the OBC, I can't really say, but based off the Orginal Cast Album, I'll go with Anthony Rapp being my favorite.

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#46

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 6:35am

adam and wilson/ and i saw them too :) i'm old. (just kidding!) i thought jesse and wilson had such great chemistry too.

#47

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 8:16am

Adam and Anthony! They are amazing!

#48

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:31am

I'm with Castalbum! Jesse L. Martin for me, too.

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#49

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:35am

In order

For guys:
Jesse
Wilson
Anthony
Adam

For girls:
Idina
Fredi
Daphne

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#50

re: Who is your favorite orginal cast member of RENT?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 11:41am

Anthony Rapp as Mark.

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