RENT
I love the movie, I love the blog (complete with video clips).
No, I have NEVER *gasp shame shame cry gasp faint* seen the live musical.
You know why?
Because I grew up acting and doing a heck of a lot of musical theatre. When I hit 16 (when RENT premiered on Broadway), I started going to a school that didn’t have musical theatre or musicals.
I became a “serious actor” (hah) and wasn’t into musicals.
Plus, RENT had a lot of buzz and I (unfortunately, in this case) tend to avoid things that are the latest craze.
So there. Don’t get all elitist on my ass, kids.
Speaking of elitist, check out this “usericon” that I found on livejournal.
Give me a break!
I love the movie, have seen it twice and laughed and cried like the big softy I am both times.
I am in way too much love with Jesse L. Martin (look at him, he’s so cute, mmm kiss) at this point in time.
I love the Collins-Angel relationship, everything about it.
I love seeing Jesse L. Martin smile (and hearing him sing).
It’s crush city up in here.
Population: Me.
I’m glad the movie exists to expose the musical to a wider audience.
I’m so glad that the majority of the original cast signed on to do the movie.
And, to anyone else who calls the movie cheesy - It’s a MUSICAL.
It’s supposed to be cheesy.
You want real cheese - rent “Singin’ in the Rain” or “The Sound of Music” and shut yer yap!
