With regards to the Role of Mark

#1

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:19pm

The originator of the Mark Cohen role is Anthony Rapp who is openly gay...so yes

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#2

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:20pm

...............are you serious?
If you are, you have some research to do.

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#3

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:21pm

It's called acting.

Wilson was straight, Anthony way gay... You do the math.

#4

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:28pm

A LOT of guys have played Mark - I'd venture to guess there are quite a few, even if they aren't as openly out about it.

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#5

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:29pm

Does it really matter? I would like to second who ever said "IT'S CALLED ACTING!"

#6

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:30pm

This makes me feel good, I sit here listening to La Vie Boheme and wishing that one day i'll be able to do the role.

#7

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:33pm

What does your personal sexual orientation have to do with your characters?

::headdesk::

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#8

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:34pm

...this thread is really dumb

but because we're talking about marks:

does anyone think Hunter Foster or John Tartaglia would make good 'marks?' ...I think they both would do quite well, but I don't think Foster would do Rent. Tartaglia, on the other hand, has expressed an interest in playing mark..hmm...

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#9

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:35pm

I think John could do it, but I think Chris Fitz would be really good at it.

#10

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:36pm

I think they both would, though I don't really see RENT as being a Foster-ish musical. He's also a bit too old for it, I think, as well.

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Updated On: 6/19/05 at 11:36 PM

#11

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:36pm

Hunter, no. John as mark gets me thinking though...perhaps...or maybe not...

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#12

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/19/05 at 11:54pm

chris fitz was a good idea.. honestly i like mark played in more of an asexual way (even though he used to date maureen... right.)... who cares about the sexual orientation of the performer...

that being said, i had no idea anthony rapp is gay.

#13

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/20/05 at 1:39am

Neil Patrick Harris has also played the role of Mark.

What about an Asian as Mark?
Could it work? Even with all of the references to him being Jewish?
Didn't some Asian guy play Mark on one of the tours or am I making that up?

~Steven

#14

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/20/05 at 2:56am

I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!

I personally don't like recognizing the cast of RENT. It should all be relative unknowns, even among theatre circles. I wouldn't want to see John Tartaglia go into RENT. He's too identified by his Avenue Q roles. People recognize him. I just don't like the idea.

#15

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/20/05 at 9:13am

That's the tihng that bothers me most. You can't control your gayness on stage to play a character? c'mon. give me a break!

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#16

re: With regards to the Role of Mark

Posted: 6/20/05 at 12:34pm

Hunter mentioned in an interview that he auditioned for RENT years ago. I don't think he'd do it now.

I'd like to see Tartaglia or Robb Sapp try it. Maybe Chad Kimball...