Okay! I’m back and the show was amazing. Here is my review! It was my first time seeing RENT.
Cast:
Roger: Heinz Winckler
Mark: Jed Resnick
Collins: Aswad? (It was an understudy and I think it was him)
Benny: John Watson
Joanne: Onyie Nwachukwu
Angel: Kristen-Alexzander Griffith
Mimi: Jennifer Colby Talton
Maureen: Christine Dwyer
Mark’s Mom/ Others: Hannah Shankman
Mr. Jefferson/Others: Devon Settles, Jr.
Mrs. Jefferson/SOL Soloist/Others: Natalie R. Perkins
Gordon/Mr. Grey/Others: Corey Joseph Mach
Steve/Waiter/Squeegee Man/Others: Dustin Brayley
Paul/Others: Tim Erlich
Alexi Darling/Roger’s Mom/Others: Jade Hicks
Now onto the show.
Tune Up: Wow…Jed is a great Mark. He has great stage presence. They didn’t turn off the house lights until after the description of their apartment. Is it supposed to be like that?
Voice Mail #1: I loved it! Hannah made it amazing!
Rent: SO MUCH ENERGY! It was like the end of a Tune Up and then BAM! I was watching Hannah pretty much the whole song. She’s fun to watch.
You Okay Honey?: Kristen-Alexzander was really good. He sang really high which was perfect for Angel.
One Song Glory: Heinz is great at singing. I don’t like that Roger is turned away from the audience at the beginning of the song.
Light My Candle: Jennifer is amazing! She can sing very good. And I loved her “Is it on the floor?” thing where she moves closer to Roger.
Voice Mail #2: I don’t really remember that part very well.
Today 4 U: Angel’s entrance was great. She was the only character that got entrance applause. I love Kristen-Alexzander’s dancing!!
You’ll See: John is a really good Benny. He reminded me of Taye a little bit.
Tango: Maureen: Onyie has a lisp which was kind of annoying. but she sings great. She and Jed were good at the tango-ing part.
Life Support: its kind of a sad song. but i do love the line “I’m a New Yorker. Fear’s my life!”
Out Tonight: JENNIFER IS LOVE!!!! She is so great at singing and playing Mimi. okay so when Mimi yelled “Meow HA!”, the elderly people next to me all left. I don’t think they liked Mimi.
Another Day: Great vocals.
Will I?: This song is sad. Once again, amazing vocals.
On the Street: The ensemble is great. Blanket Woman had a great voice.
Santa Fe: Whoever played Collins was quite a good singer!
I’ll Cover You: I love this song. Angel and Collins have great chemistry.
We’re Okay: I never knew people could call a pay phone. haha.
Christmas Bells: This shows off the talented ensemble.
Over the Moon: Christine is soooooo funny. She is awesome
La Vie Boheme: Amazing ensemble cast. I love this song. Especially Christine slapping her butt a bunch of times and Jed crawling on the floor during the Dorothy and Toto line.
I Should Tell You: Once again Heinz and Jennifer were amazing. They have great chemistry!
La Vie Boheme B: Joanne is finally with everyone! Great singing again! The cast looks so happy together.
Act 2 will be in a separate post.
1 response so far ↓
Jason // March 9, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Sounds Great! I was going to go just because I wanted to see the tour and a different cast from the Broadway Show but I didn’t. I”m a huge Rent loser so I will answer some of the questions and comment (I already did on Delta Nu)
“They didn’t turn off the house lights until after the description of their apartment. Is it supposed to be like that?”
Yes that is always like that. He says, “smile” and they all go off.
“Heinz is great at singing. I don’t like that Roger is turned away from the audience at the beginning of the song.”
I personally like that but it is really only like that for a second. In The broadway production they have a light pointed at him so on the wall it is like a huge shadow and it’s really cool, it’s hard to explain. It’s like a monster is attacking.
“Angel’s entrance was great. She was the only character that got entrance applause. I love Kristen-Alexzander’s dancing!!”
I love cheering for Angel! So Much Fun (I was about to say Better, haha) At Rent 10 Wilson got like a 5-10 minute applause! I’ve seen a video and it’s normally like a 3 minute song but the video was like 10 minutes!
“I’m a New Yorker. Fear’s my life!”
Best line in the show, almost.
“When Mimi yelled “Meow HA!”, the elderly people next to me all left. I don’t think they liked Mimi.”
They aren’t New Yorkers
That is what I say when people leave the show.