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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, 27 Feb 2006, 01:43 pm
Walter Plinge
Hey there viewer,
I just wanted to say with the getting attitude left right and centre from the cast.... I played Benny and i dont know if i did that to you but you do have to understand something: Now i'm speaking more for myself here so i aint talkin bout the whole cast. If after a show you try and come and talk to me - yeah i probably will give you attitude because to tell you the truth i dont really care, i only care when im stage. When im on stage you the audience are all that matters to me and i do my best (even if it is crap) to whisk you away from your own life. Once im off stage you mean nothing more to me than a stranger. But as i said thats me - because i dont do praise and quite frankly if your coming to meet the cast thats what i figure. Sorry if thats harsh (again i dont know if it was even me that did it, but maybe some others feel like me or they were stressed cause they had a bad show or whatever the reason). Dont hold it against them.
Here ends the lesson.

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