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Rent @Campbelltown

Sun, 12 Feb 2006, 04:30 pm
todd74 posts in thread
Headed out to Campbelltown fri night as I read they were doing my fave show of all time, RENT!, nervous and excited to see what they had done with Larsen's brilliance... Not only did they far surpass two previous productions of RENT! I have seen recently, but made me laugh, cry and moo! They didn't just play roles, they appeared to be LIVING them... Voices were varied, but beautiful, raw and passionate, relationships unfolded before and I actually believed them - Maureen and Joanne were just perfect, not butch and sterotypical, angel and Collins ripped my heart apart and Roger and Mimi burned me! The ensemble came together tightly, voices meshed in hot harmonies which tingled the spine... all up a fantastic performance! No day but today!

Re: Rent @Campbelltown

Mon, 13 Feb 2006, 11:49 am
Walter Plinge
wow, what can i say... RENT last night was awesome!

the ensemble vocal tracks were so full and stunning, you have got yourself an amazing cast! it really was powerful with all vocalists beltin it out downstage!

the set was great, you did a wicked job on that!and i loved the pole! )

all the leads were well cast and it was hard to know where to look cause everyone could demand the audiences attention just by being there!

Maureen was hilarious, she is fabulous on stage. and Mimi, my god, that girl can sing! her voice is amazing, im in love with her voice.

Roegr and Mimi - the two of you made me cry in the last scene where she dies, it was so gentle. awwww!

you have done an awesome job with this, the only thing i noticed was that you couldn't hear the vocalists over the band at times, but other than that it was a great show!

you should be very proud of it, and a big congratulations goes out to you and the cast!

chookas for the rest of the season!

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