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.
