UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HATED HATED HATED HATED HATED HATED DREW LACHEY!
He *almost* killed La Vie Boheme. He would have, but that song is so damn good that its pretty unkillable, so it lived. But during Goodbye Love, I couldn't help but hoping that Jeremy Kushnier (who was Roger when I saw it) would beat the crap out of him. Sad to say that didn't happen...
Anyway, Mark is my FAVORITE character by far, and that last time I saw Rent Mark was played by the brilliant Andy Meeks. So I'm probably biased, lol.
Still, the man is bad stunt casting. To be fair, he can hit the notes fine. He can sing the songs. However, you can't understand an effin' word he says and and he plays Mark as the biggest loser ever... when he plays the character at all. He is just NOT Mark. Though, I'm certain he's an infinite improvement on Scary Spice.
Other than that, the cast was decent. I didn't like the Benny at all, really, and Collins was just ok, but I thoroughly enjoyed Jeremy's Roger, loved Krystal's Mimi and whoever played Angel, and ADORED the Maureen and Joanne (when they sang 'Take Me or Leave Me' you could FEEL they're energy vibrating throughout the theater! It was AWESOME!). I had a great evening when I saw it (minus Drew Lachey), but I have to say the tour is 10 times better. The energy that vibrated through the theater in 'Take Me or Leave Me' on Broadway could be felt throughout the entire show when performed by the tour. So, yeah... :/
"I mean, how many of us could honestly say that at one time or another he hasn't set fire to some great public building?"
