rent bible/roger bart question...

[broadwaybaby77]

rent bible/roger bart question...#0

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:46pm

okay, so i was flipping through my rent bible on friday and i came across the photo in between pages 14 and 15. on the side that's 14, there are these two guys smiling at the camera and one of them bares a striking resemblance to roger bart.

for those of you that have it (or for those of you who happen to know jonathan larson's friends), do you think that's him?

- grace

[Jess1483]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#1

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:50pm

I'm sure it is. They were good friends.

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[pab]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#2

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:50pm

Yes they were friends.

Roger Bart and Jon Cavaluzzo helped Jonathan Larson record the first songs: "I Should Tell You," "Rent," and "Santa Fe."

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[stacey717]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#3

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:51pm

It is him-- he and Larson were friends...

[elphatine]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#4

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:57pm

kind of off topic, but did anyone notice that roger bart has been on the last few episodes of desperate housewives? he's the pharmacist that bree was dating. i spazzed when i realized it was him... just an interesting tidbit.

[CATSNYrevival]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#5

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:58pm

hey, that is roger bart! cool.

[zippyjen]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#6

Posted: 5/2/05 at 6:20pm

wow i never new they were friends. You learn something new every day.

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[broadwaybaby77]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#7

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:22pm

it says something in the caption about it being a dinner with some friends, but it never mentions him. i know he wasn't incredibly super famous at that point in time, but if he helped record those songs, they should have had some teeny mention of him.

he's very nice. he thought i was 16 (i'm 14)

- grace

[QuiteSo]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#8

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:28pm

Yep, that's definitely him (in the Cosby sweater and non-spiked hair, I might add). And he's had a guest role on Desperate Housewives...last night was his 4th appearance after being away for 6 episodes. He was on three episodes before that....he's the sweetest, greatest actor ever (not to mention best hugger)!

Merrily we roll along, roll along...

[MatureDignity]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#9

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:34pm

Roger mentions him in his Tony speech. I don't have time to go watch the video, but I'm pretty sure he says something that starts off with, "This is for Jonathan Larson..." It was very sweet.

[cabarethed]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#10

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:36pm

In Roger's first Chatterbox, he brings a cassette of him and Larson doing an early demo of the song Rent. It was really amazing to hear.

[mandy2loveRB]

re: rent bible/roger bart question...#11

Posted: 5/4/05 at 2:54pm

Yeah, I still have the DVD of that TONY...he said "this is the moment that I wanted to share with you. Jonathan, this is for you." Made me cry. Wish I could see their 2 men play...