current Roger in RENT

I keep hearing rumors that Cary Shields is out of the show right now with some sort of sickness, and that he won't be back for a while. Can anyone confirm/deny this rumor? I'm going in to see it Sunday, and I don't want to miss him.

If he is out, who is playing his part (and is he good?)

Do you know how long he is scheduled for rent? I am seeing it late december (around new years actually) and was wondering how long he would be there?

Cary? He's there until late January I believe. I hope I get to see him before he leaves. (Wish he would take Matt with him though...)

Updated On: 11/10/05 at 07:17 PM

Cary's been out for about a month although it's rumored that he'll be back on Monday. If you see Jay, you won't be disappointed. I've seen Cary many times and Jay's performance is every bit as enjoyable.

He has an open-ended contract, so who knows? I mean, he's been with the show for 6 years! Ah! I saw him in the Benny days, and he was great, but I've just heard such bad things about what he's been doing the past few months.

Cary posted on his board today that he is planning on coming back Monday the 14th. Cant wait to see him back on stage. As far as we know he is contracted till sometime in January. but Shields may re-sign again.

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roger is my dream role...
yeah, my voice coach said i have a voice almost identical to norbert leo butz's, and he was an understudy for roger, so...its destiny!

;P :)

i love Matt Caplan, and every time I go see RENT it's dumb luck that Cary is never there, although I did see him the first time I went, but I didn't stage door. I'm so determined to meet him! :). I do enjoy Jay's roger though..and hes sucha a cutie!

i love Matt Caplan, and every time I go see RENT it's dumb luck that Cary is never there, although I did see him the first time I went, but I didn't stage door. I'm so determined to meet him! :). I do enjoy Jay's roger though..and hes sucha a cutie!


Aww, I hate luck (or lack thereof). Hopefully you'll get to see him again. And when you do meet Cary, he's a sweetheart.

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I won lottery for Rent on Monday night and I saw Jay and he was very good. No complaints. He was very into the character and his voice was very strong. I have seen Sheild's in it too, and I havent had a bad Rodger experiance yet! 0 out of 8 aint bad.

Matt was hysterical! I've seen him a bunch of times but this time was by far the best! During Tango Maureen I was dying! The dance moves he did and the "poses" cracked me up as well as himself and Merle. They couldnt stop laughing on stage! Maybe someone told him that he was possibly slackin so he picked it up again. But in my opinon, he was very energetic and into the role. His voice was strong also.

but everyone has their opinions so im not gonna knock anyone!
thats just my two cents
:)

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Tango Maureen alwayss makes me laugh, I love that song.

aww his birthday is on the day jonathan larson died (R.I.P).

yay for january bdays :)

I just saw someone say that Jay was the best Roger they'd ever seen.

I'm torn. I hope I get to see Cary in January, because I've fallen in love with him through footwear, but I'm really curious about Jay now.