Anthony, rock on. Thanks for the post.
I've been with you and the cast since '96.
Have fun in San Francisco... hope to see you all around at the bars!

Anthony, its great to hear from you again! We've missed you on BWW! We can't wait to see all of your hard work!! We love you guys

Hey Anthony! Good to "hear" from you again, so to speak. I don't know what to say other than that I still sometimes remain in disbelief that it's actually happening, even after those incredible hours on the New York set. I hope you're having the time of your life out there, and wish you, with all of my heart, the best of luck as you continue on. Let the journey begin...

- Deborah

Yeah, we've missed you on Broadway World! Come back to us, Anthony! :-)

Great to see you back online again! : )

Hey Anthony. It's great to see you posting again, even if it's not on BWW. Miss u very much over there. I hope all of you are doing great and that filming is going well. Best of luck to you!

Anthony, As usual it's amazing to hear your perspective on this. With each passing day the anticpation grows and November seems entirely too far away. I can only sit back and put my faith in the entire project.. I wish you all the best of luck. I hope to hear from you soon..

Anthony, thank you so much for taking the time and doing this for us. You do not understand how much this means to me and to all the other RENT fans. Thanks -John

Anthony, first time posting here, and hey, even knowing you were involved on the net. Just wanted to let you know that you are THE original Mark, one of the best Charlie Browns ever, and a great singer.
Can't wait to see Rent on the big screen.

-Rielle-

Hey Anthony. great to see you posting again! We missed your imput on the BWW thread but this works too. :-P Anyways, glad things are going so well and can't wait to hear more. Best wishes always.

-Mika :-)

Hey Anthony!!! Great to see you online again! We miss you on BWW!!!
Can't wait to hear more. Say hi to everyone for me :)

Love Lauren

Welcome back to the world of internet fandom, Anthoney. :-) Everyone at BWW missed you! I'm glad to see that everything's going really well, and I get more excited with each passing day.

Good luck with the remainder!

~Lari

It's always nice to have some perspective from you, Anthony. I really cannot wait until November for all of this! I'm glad that the passion in making this isn't fabricated. It's going to be magical, truly.

hey its great that your back posting again. It's great to hear from all of you...or soon at least we will

Hey Anthony! I've been a huge fan since the first time I heard my friends singing songs from the show, and became an even bigger fan when I finally saw it. When I found out it was going to become a movie I was a bit skeptical but after reading what you and everyone else have to say about it I really think it's going to be amazing! I can't wait! Good luck with the rest of the film!!

Anthony, it's great to hear from you again. Your posts have been missed over at Broadway World. Good luck to you and the rest of the cast and crew with filming.

-Heather G.

Anthony! Thanks so much for posting. I've been having withdrawls since you left us at BWW. Thank you for keeping us updated through everything. I'm so excited and I'm glad filming is going well. :-)

Hey Anthony - welcome back to internet posting! I've been having withdrawls since you left us over at BWW. Thank you so much for keeping us updated along the way - it ties us over! I'm excited and its great to hear filming is going well.

Hey Anthony! Keep up the great work up on the movie. It means so much to so many people, and we're lucky to have THIS cast that really GETS what it's all about. If it gets hard, remember how many of us are right behind you.

Great to hear about this again, and can't wait for the movie. Thanks Anthony, and to all of you.

Hey Anthony! It's so great to see your posts again! I missed you at BWW! I'm so glad that everything is going so well;this movie is going to be absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!!!(but you know that) I love reading about what's going on on the set, it makes the loooong wait until November more bearable. Thanks so much for taking the time to share with us.
-continued good luck and love!
~Chelsea

I would kill to listen to even 5 seconds of the soundtrack I CANT WAIT :-D

It's nice you have you back online. Can't wait to see you in the movie, and I am so sad I couldn't see you in Rent with the OBC.

Anthony, you're fantabulous.

Miss you on BWW.

I am so glad you're having so much fun. I can hardly wait to see the movie.

Thanks. :-)

So nice to hear from you on what's happening with the movie. I'm all the more excited now. Can't wait until November!

:) Keep up the good work.

Oh my gosh, I cant believe the site is finally up. This is so awesome. Keep on updating us, Anthony! :)

Hi Anthony,
Thanks so much for keeping us posted. I know you're busy but keep it up. November is too far away for us!

Hey, Anthony.

It's really great that this site's finally up and that you can post here. I tried to get ahold of you while you were still on the broadwayworld boards, but I posted just after you said you wouldn't be allowed to.

I can't wait to see you in the movie. Several of my friends had the privelage to see you onstage and have taken delight in dangling that over my head.

Best of luck to you in the future! Keep us updated!

Hey, Anthony.

I just missed being able to talk to you on BWW--I posted just after you were asked to stop putting updates there. Ah, well.

It was a genuine thrill for me to hear you were going to be in the movie. I fell in love with your voice on the recording and I'm working on getting your solo CD. A few friends of mine even had the pleasure of seeing you onstage, a fact that they gladly hold over my head.

Best of luck to you! Keep us updated!

Anthony,
It's great to hear from you again. Your posts at BWW and now here are so great when we're all so anxious to hear about any detail regarding the film.
I love hearing about the energy and emotion you guys are all feeling. It's wonderful.
Thanks for all your efforts over the past months to help us feel a part of everything. It means a lot.

ty so much for posting! getting an inside scoop on the movie from the actors, finally, is SO amazing! i'm literally salivating over this debut. all the details you give sound great. i can't wait! improve on the original recording? it seems almost impossible! you all were so amazing the first time around. but i know this will be 10x greater than anything i could imagine. please keep posting!

Rock on, Anthony! Thanks for sharing your own enthusiasm, and for acknowledging ours.
Can't wait to see what Tango:Maureen will look like on the big screen, you go boy!
All the best, til we meet again.
~Richard

Hey Anthony!

I'm happy to hear that everything is going well. I can't wait to see what kind of surprise lies ahead for all of us fans in the Tango: Maureen. I hope that the rest of the shoot runs smoothly. God bless.

Oh, I am *so* excited for this movie!!!!!

Hey! Good to see another post from you!

Its so great to hear that all of you are as excited as us about the film- it reassures any doubts we might have and quite frankly makes me even MORE excited. I'm really looking forward to seeing the Tango:Maureen scene. *squees*

Side Note- I sent you a BWW PM the other day, I had a question in it regarding this research project I'm doing... I wanted to have at least one "interview" and you were the person I thought of, because you have experience in that subject...

As everyone else has said, we BWWers are happy to hear about filming again. Thanks for taking the time to interact with people around the net.

Hey Anthony!! I think it's so great that you take time out to let the fans know what's going on with the movie, and it's so awesome to hear from you!!

I'm glad that you're the kind of actor who likes to keep in touch with fans, Anthony. That's awesome.

I can't wait to see the dance for Tango: Maureen. It sounds like it's going to be great! (Not to mention, I can't wait to see what the "surprise element" is, either!)

Hey Anthony...get back on the boards at Broadway World...thank you for the blog. Your insight makes me feel like I am part of the Rent film process. Thank you for that.

Anthony,
I just want to say thank you for being so down to earth and writing all of your "blogs" for us RENTHEADS!! we truely appreciate it. You're such a great guy, and I cannot wait to finally see your, with out a question the best, portrayal of Mark. Have fun with the rest of the filming. Enjoy every last second of it...this is such a special project, we can not wait to share its glory with you and the cast/crew!

I am glad that you are posting on a site again. Thanks for your blog and I am glad to see that everyone is working hard because the success will pay off.
Each day makes it more exciting for a day closer to the trailer and eventually the movie!

~kangaroo ;) Joyce

Hey Anthony,
I am glad to see you posting on a site again. We miss you back on broadwayworld, but we see that you are having a good time with everything. The success will all pay off in the end. Each day brings us closer to the trailer and eventually the movie... so we are all excited about it. Keep up the hard work and thanks for the post!

~kangaroo ;) Joyce

Yay for "official" blog entries! Great to hear from you again. Like everyone's said, we'll miss you over at BWW, but this is just as good.

Thanks so much for keeping us updated through those first few months of nervous panic, you definitely reassured me that this movie will be just as awesome as the stage show I've loved for years.

Hiya, Anthony,

It's great to hear from you, first, and I can't wait to know more.

I know the movie's going to be great from how everyone talks about it, but what excites me the most is your comment on the overall sound of the music. I love the OBCR, but if you can make that sound fuller, richer... Eee~ I can't wait to see it done!

hey anthony, thanks for the blog entry. hope filming is going smoothly and from the writing you have done on bww and here it sounds like it is. I'm such a big fan of rent and pretty soon I'm gonna have to buy the obcr again cause it's starting to skip lol, I've only had it for about 4 years. But, lol anyways. you keep on rocking can't wait for the access hollywood segment to see you guys in action. take care

Anthony--
Congratulations to you and the entire cast of RENT. This is a dream come true for all RENT fans. I have been a follower for years and see the show in NYC at least once a year. It is such a poignant piece of musical theatre history with roots that go much deeper than the stage. I can't wait to see this film...Godspeed to you and the entire cast and crew.

Hi Anthony-

Thanks for the update on the film-really looking forward to seeing it. Thanks also for keeping us informed online-

Jimbo
White Plains, NY

I can't wait to see this movie.

Anthony! Great to hear from you again...I've missed your posts on BWW! Still counting the days :)

Alix

Thank you so very much, Anthony!!!!!! You are awesome, and I can hardly wait to see you in the movie!!!!

Anthony, thanks so much!!! keep us updated. Cant wait to see the movie, you need to motivate the rest to post. Looking forward to seeing everyone in the show, counting the days. Keep on posting and keep us updated!

you all are the best!!

Katie

Hey Anthony!
Thanks for keeping us updated! We miss you on BWW!

<3 Katherine

OBC owns the soul. so glad to see you posting again! hope everything's well with you guys, and that you're having a blast. cant wait till 11.11!!

oh. and tell idina to update her fans with what the hell you guys are DOING out there. will ya?

Hey Anthony. I have to admit I was a little nervous seeing my absolute favorite musical turned into a movie. However, if you say it's going to be good, I believe you, as you have always been, to me at least, the offical voice of the production. I enjoyed meeting you while on your tour of Little Shop, and I can't wait to "see" you again.

Viva La Rent,

Erin Lovegood

Glad to hear from you Anthony. We all miss you on BWW! Hope to hear more from you. Have fun with the others!

Anthony, I've never posted before, and I just wanted to say that as a young male involved in theatre you have no idea how easing it is to watch actual COOL guys like you and Adam Pascal make magic on the stage... it's extremely reassuring in a field that so often leaves room for so much self doubt. You guys are real people living the dream... Thanks for the inspiration.

It is so good to see you typing blogs again!! we missed you on BWW but glad to know that there is actually a "real" place for everyone now! Congrats and enjoy it!

Anthony...
What else is there to say? I caught myself not breathing when I first saw your post! November cannot come soon enough, but your words reassure me that it will be worth the wait. I have also already started organizing a group to see the first showing of the movie in my town and am hoping to convince them of a midnite showing (we should all do so!). Again, thank you for giving us such a gift. You are such a rare breed of person and I hold the utmost respect for you. Well, hope to hear from you soon!

~Kyle Igneczi

Tango Maureen was the first song I listened to when I bought the soundtrack. (I love the Tango) I had no idea what RENT was about and as you can imagine was bit confused.
I have grown to love Rent as I learned more about it (bought the extended version woohoo!) and I was overjoyed to find out you were playing Mark in the movie. What's it like working with everyone again? (*mourns the loss of the original Mimi and Joanne*) Was it hard to get back into the character of Mark Cohen? Hope you have fun doing the movie. Take care, God bless ~Lindsey C. ~

I am so excited for this movie! At first I was skeptical about Rent becoming a movie, but because so many people involved in the original production believe in this, now I can't wait and will be in line opening night! And btw- LOVED you in Adventures in Babysitting!

Even though I only read on BWW - I do miss seeing you around there - glad you are doing this - your involvement with RENT fans has always meant a lot to us and you are now a great deal of inspiration to my acting students. Best wishes to you and everyone else on the project - we can't wait to see it!

suprise element?
hmmm... my guess is:
it will flash to an actual ballroom... with Anthony and Tracie in tux and dress... during the little "its hard to do this backwards" sequence.
that would be a nice element to diverse the movie from the broadway production...

Anthony...
Only been with you and the rest of the OBC since Nov of 2000, but I can say that I honestly think that these haev been the best years of my life. Glad that so many of the OBC decided to stay true to Jonathan and do the movie version- so many of us were nervous about it enough, and we wouldnt want ANYONE else but you guys doing the movie!

Thank you for the many years of RENT love... saw you in Pittsburgh in Hedwig and in Adam's show... we loved it! Thanks!

Greetings Anthony,

Thank you for your first official blog entry on this movie website. I haven't seen this musical but I've heard of it.
We missed you on BWW please come back to us soon.

Anyway I hope the shooting goes so well and you look terrific in your role as Mark Cohen.

I heard that you have been interacting with many folks on the internet and I can't believe that you have a computer or a laptop at home or with you.

I have a question for you which is with your busy schedule are you able to spend much time at home?

Recently my brother Tamu and my guardian Fiona watched 'Adventures in Babysitting' on DVD and they said it was very funny indeed. And as you know I've been very lucky to see this film twice this year but before that I've watched it several times. And it was still a funny film of the 1980's but your performance as Brad's best friend Darryl Coopersmith is still dazzling.

It's been nice to have you back online and I'll keep you posted each week.

Your friend,

Lwazi Nkiwane

First off, *running leap into your arms* WhiteboySpice, you live! You haven't posted on the broadwayworld board in so long, I was worried. Just because this is set up doesn't mean you have to go around neglecting us poor fangirls/boys who like to ask you things that have nothing to do with RENT on that board. *first pretends to sob, then smiles to show she means the above words in jest and is no wat being mean to you* This must mean you're really busy, which is great. Tiring, I'm sure, but really great. It means so much to us RENTheads that it's the OBC in the movie and not some hot-flavor-of-the-month actor. *gets impatient* I wanna see trailers and pics and interviews, and why does November have to be so far away?

Love
Bethy

hi anthony! im a mexican fan (cuz you DO have latin fans), hope you can tell us if the movie will have an international release, if so when will it be???? thnxs!

Greetings Anthony, I'm a HUGE fan of your's, have been for years now. As a matter of fact, I'm listening to your album as we speak, not the RENT album...YOUR album! Being Mark Cohen in RENT has been a dream of mine ever since I first saw you onstage in NYC many years ago. You truly are an inspiration to all of us RENT fans and I applaud you for being so down to earth and in touch with your fans. Not many "big time" actors do that and it's extremely refreshing that you do this kinda stuff on such a frequent basis. Anyway, I hear rumors almost daily online of the RENT trailer hitting theatres sometime this month...any truth to that? I don't know how or if you can even answer my question seeing as how you made this 1 entry and haven't been back since. But if you have some way of letting everyone know what's up and if the movie is still scheduled to be released in November...please do! Thanks again for being an awesome guy and take care, I can't wait to see you on the big screen starring in RENT someday very soon!

Hey Anthony. I (like everyone else) am so glad to hear from you again, we missed you on BWW (although I think that's been established). I hope you all have fun filming. I know that the movie will be wonderful, and I'm so glad that there are so many OBC members in it, it wouldn't be the same without y'all ("can't take the hicksville out of the girl"). Keep us updated! Xoxo. Elyse.

Hey Anthony,

We miss u @ Bww.com, I just wanna say you are one of my idols, you in Rent and Charlie Brown are some of my favorite Bway CDs I own, ur such an awesome artist, u make me wanna be better than I am...

Thanks for being awesome.

Dude, You rocked those platform shoes all week without complaint. I got nothing but mad love for you! Thanks for the great experience. La Vie Boheme!

Anthony: Great to see you back on line. I've been there with you guys all the way. I know everyone will do an awesome job with the movie and I look forward to the new soundtrack too. Take care and remember: there's no day like today!

oh my, i can see it now: me clumsy trying to imitate the tando steps in my room. my poor husband.

Anthony it's great to hear from you again. Your posts have been missed over at BroadwayWorld.we are pleased to hear that you decided to do the video . good luck to you and the rest of the cast please keep us updated!!:)

Like a lot of people have said, we miss you over at good ol' bww.com and hope you can visit us again. But, I am SO excited that this website is finally up. I am beyond exstatic to see this movie and I already have started to get a group of people (non-theatre lovin' people) to go see it because I know that it will change them just like the show changed me. Can't wait for the "Suprise" in the Tango....**geek scream** I wish you and the rest of the cast the best.

Anthony,
I know you probably hear this all the time but I'm a really huge fan! I don't mean to gush or anything but I absolutlely loved you in "You're a good man, Charlie Brown". I never got to see it but the soundtrack alone is amazing. Honestly, and I'm not just saying this, but that soundtrack totally turned me onto music theater. I was sorta "okay" with music theater and musicals but after listening to the YAGMCB soundtrack like 50 times, I was totally hooked. LOL. I'm actually listening to it right now! I'm really looking forward to seeing you in the movie! I think it's really amazing that you take the time to keep the fans informed. I really appreiciate it. It's really cool to hear from the perspective of the actor. How is it working with Idina Menzel? She was amazing in "Wicked" (I didn't get to see that either, :( I never get to see anything!) I'm hoping that my friend Chris (he's the one that told me about YAGMCB along with about 50 other musicals that I should check out) will take me to see one soon. I really want to see a musical to comeplete my "musical" experience. Well, I just came by to show my appreciation and admiration.
-Crystal
PS: You were so cute as Charlie Brown!

I had been keeping up with your posts on BWW, and never registerd...then you had to quit updateing. I have been watching and waiting for this site to come up. I am a huge fan of the show, and of the OBC Recording...not a day goes by that I dont at least think of a line from rent, if not start randomly singing songs from the show. I am completely in awe that this great movement will be a movie! Dont know if you will be answering questions again, or if you will be allowed too...but do you know when we can expect a Trailer or the Movie soundtrack, i understand if you arent able to tell us yet...We will just have to wait in antisipation (i cant spell, sorry)

Hey Anthony!!!

So glad you're keeping in touch with the RENT fans once again! I read about all the ways you used to communicate with them in the original run, that is very cool.

I'm so glad its you playing Mark!! You of all the OBC are the one I would have had the hardest time without in the film. You ARE Mark to me, accept no substitutions ;)

Been a fan of RENT from almost the beginning, so I am very excited so many of the originals are back.

I've also been a fan of yours in all your movies, ever since I was 4 when I saw you in Adventures in Babysitting.

In fact it was you who first sparked an interest in RENT for me, of course then I fell in love with everything about it.

anyway so excited that you are in this project, and thanks for thinking of us fans ;)

Looking very forward to opening day!

Hey Anthony,

I just wanted to say thanks for taking time out to write a little to your fans. I just wanted to tell you that you seriously are a very good actor. I was wondering if you liked to be in musicals better or do you like to foccus on straight acting more.

Hi Anthony!
I have to admit I had not heard the Rent soundtrack before late last year. Someone was playing "Rent" at a cast party and I heard your voice and I yelled "Oh My God! It's Charlie Brown!" I was then told that it was actaully Anthony Rapp playing '"the greatest role from the greatest musical in decades!" So, since then I've learned that you are much more than Charlie Brown!
It's really nice to hear that you check out the internet to see the fan reaction and after reading all 77 (!) comments I can assure you we're all happy that you're going to be Mark in the film and we're all eagerly anticipating the release! Have fun filming!
Nicole

Wilson oh my god hi! I just wanted to tell you how madly in love with you I am. I'm fifteen and you are my absolute hero. I think you are brilliant and amazing and bloody drop dead gorgeous. I bought the whole first season of Law and Order SVU just to see you in Nocturne. I love you so much good luck with absolutely everything

Hey, Anthony! I have to say, when I first heard they were going to make a film version of RENT, I was a bit apprehensive. But when I learned that almost all of the original cast was going to be in it, I started to feel a little better. Your blog, along with that of Julie Larson and WJH, really put my mind at ease. I'm now anticipating and anxiously awaiting the arrival of what I hope to be the best movie musical ever! You guys are awesome! BREAK A LEG!!!!! :-* ~Allison

i saw u in '96 when rent first came on, and i was 6 years old, and now am seeing u once again, at age 14 this is so amazing! i am so happy to c u once again, and everyone else!

Hey Anthony,
I've been in love with RENT since I was 7 years old. Yep, back in good old 1996 I was a mere 7 years old. Now I'm 16 and RENT means more to me than any other musical ever will. My mom bought the CD on a whim and I thank her everyday for it. I want to send out a huge thanks to you and the rest of the cast for doing the movie.
Break A Leg
<3 Kathryn

Oh my god i'm so effin excited to see this movie. I'm going to see it on broadway in a month with my school and holy crap it's going to be amazing. I wish it was coming out sooner, but oh wow this is awesome.

Hey dude! You rule! Can't wait for the movie just saw a bit on Access Hollywood and loved the dancing. Tell Adam Pascal and Idina to post! Hecka love,
Sarah and Sara

Hi Anthony,
It's so great to see the OBC (well, minus Daphne and Fredi) back together again. Many of the fans never had a chance to see the performances behind the wonderful CD, so this is a dream come true. I saw RENT this past September in New York, and I was amazed by the energy and vitality to the show. I had already been listening to the CD for about a year, but seeing RENT live really brought it home for me. Anyway, Mark is my favorite character and I really appreciate your internet posts, since I'm in NC and it's a little far to walk for me to see filming. I can't wait for November 11th and I'll be happy to see Idina again (she was AMAZING in Wicked).
"To being an us for once, instead of a them
LA VIE BOHEME!"
Much love,
Violet

I absolutely CANNOT WAIT for the movie! Thanks for your love and dedication to both the project and the fans! :)
~Sonia

This movie is going to be amazing even if it is only a fraction of what the broadway stage musical was. I cannot even express my excitment in seeing this with the original cast...."AHHHHH OMG"----that pretty much sums it up. Goodluck with the rest of production

e-rock

Anthony,

I am counting the days...

xoxo
Leah

hey i just want to thank you for continuing your posts even though now instead of on bww they are on the official rent site. THis is very exciting and my inner teenybopper is coming out. hehe well have fun filming. I have trust in everything you guys are doing and what i hope is that Jonathon’s message can reach a broader audience and affect them as much as it has myself. Have a good day.
jen

Greetings!
I'm 16 and very much so into musical theatre. Rent was introduced to me when i was 11 which, yes, maybe too early, but the love for the script just grew exponentially with the years. Now that I drive, the soundtrack was the first thing in my car. I think it's so neat that this is happening, and when I heard that they were using the original cast, i was t.h.r.i.l.l.e.d. You are all so talented, and I especially wanted you to know that I thank you so much for the emotion you have given to this play. "Halloween" is my favorite song of the entire musical, and I can't imagine it without your voice. Thank you for this wonderful contribution, and I am eagerly awaiting this film.

Anthony-

I have never been this excitied about a movie coming out in my entire life. I am so glad to see that most of the OBC is in the movie. I believe that you guys can bring the most emotion to the roles since you originated them.

I also wanted to thank you again for a workshop I got to do with you at Wittenburg University. I know you do those workshops a lot, but the things that you helped me with have truly changed my lifeis so many ways. I am a more confident performer now and you are such an inspiration to me.

I can't wait to see the movie!!

Jenny Byrd

Hi Anthony,
Do you ever think that you know your character so well that you don't need direction anymore?

Anthony-
I'm so excited to see you play Mark! I was only 6 at the premiere, so I sort of missed out on that. But I know you'll do fabulous! Can't wait for november 11! Only 6 months and 12 days...

Now I'm so curious about the suprise! I'm so glad that rehearsals are going well. Thanks so much for always taking time out of your busy schedule to keep in touch with us.

Anthony, thank you for this post. I have loved you and your work since i first heard RENT, and I am glad that this movie will give you the recognition across the landscape of showbiz that you deserve! YOU ROCK MY SOCKS!

ahh.. now. weren't those the days? back in early 1996 and 1997? where you still had to pay for AOL by the hour? somewhere, in a box in a basement, i still have those first AOL posts from yesteryear... isn't interesting to see how much rent and the internet has changed in nine years?

the movie worries me, but also... like a moth to a flame, i cannot stay away.

ever your fan, anthony -
from following you around the shaftesbury & wagamama in london to finding you online!

best of luck with the rehearsals and recording! I'm certain you and your crew will be nothing short of breathtaking once again!
best of luck!

your "soul mate" - haha! remember that? oh, the crushes of a 19 year-old.

best of luck! you are such a star!

ah

Anthony: Thank you so much for helping bring this incredible show to film....because RENT has touched so many through Broadway, I can not wait to see the impact this movie has. VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!!!

I cannot wait for this movie to come out!!! I'll be counting down the days until November 11th- it seems so far away! Anyway, best of luck to the cast and crew. Make us and Jonathan Larson proud!!!

Wow, I am so anxious to have this film be a reality.

Thanks to you not only for your talent in bringing Mark to life, but for your real life heroics as an OUT and PROUD entertainer.

Kudos!

Stop by my site sometime: http://bowdawg.blogspot.com

new question:

I hear that they have set RENT in the 80s rather than in the late 90s...

Will "what you own" stay in as is??? It's not quite as "at the end of the Millenium anymore, is it???

I just saw the trailer for the film and it looks amazing. After 31 times of seeing the show on and off Broadway (but unfortunately never with you in it) it will be great to at least see you in film (in addition to hearing you on the CD). I wish you all the best of success with the film and in all your future projects!

Oh man, I'm so excited for this movie!! This is sure to become a cult classic. I can't wait to see you and the rest of the cast in it. Ah!! So excited!!

Yay for dancing on tables! Thanks for the update, Anthony, I love you! ...Will you marry me? Pleeease? I'll be legal in a little over a year. My friend Briana was also wondering if you could convince Adam to marry her. Well...bye!

hi anthony! omg, i LOVE RENT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH WITH ALL MY HEART!!!! i recently saw it in the city and it changed me, the music, the set (which was so cool) and the actors. i quickly purchesed the original cast soundtrack and lets just say its been getting a LOT of use in my sterio. my fave songs and la vie boheme, no day but today, today 4 u, take me or leave me, ugh! ok, all of them are my faves!!! when i left the theater it put a whole new aspect in my life, i wear the dog chain necklace which reads "no day but today" constantly and it is now my life motto. my friend stephanie and i are OBSESSEED and know all the words to the songs and we wondered where the original cast were now. so, one google search later and we found out RENT was turning into a movie !!! OMG!!!! i support you guys all the way and although idina might be winning in the comment contest, you still rock on! one question: Would you ever consider going back to perform RENT on broadway again????
luv your number one 12-yr-old RENT fan,
mary :-) xoxoxoxox<33
ps: cant wait 4 the movie...good luck and i wish i could meet you and the cast!!!

Anthony -

I have been a huge fan of You're's ever since i first heard you sing on You're A Good Man Charlie Brown. I was very impressed by both that and your work in Rent. I am so excited for the movie to come out!!

Kyle

Anthony, I directed you in a couple of plays in IL when you were about 10 years old. Your talent was obvious even then. You met one of our authors when she saw Rent a few years ago. I have just published a book for the actor/activist Ed Asner and Burt Hall. My family and I look foward to seeing Rent.

Doris Wenzel, Mayhaven Publishing

Im so excited for movie. You were awesome in charlie brown and rent. I wish i could have saw the tour of little shop of horrors. keep up the great work

Anthony,
I have to say that you are so amazing, I have the biggest crush on you. I love you voice and everyhting about you, when I saw the pictures of you in that little scarf and sweater as mark, I fell in love! You were great as Hedwig too, I have seen pics and stuff online. Your voice is so awesome I love love love you!!!!!! I wish I could have seen you in little shop when it came to boston,but unfortunaely I couldn't get tickets, I hope you do something else soon, I would love to see you preform live! I will deffinately drive down and see you in New York, so please please do a show soon, I'll be waiting!!! I looove you anthony~!!!!!
<3meg~

Anthony you really are an inspiration to us all, I really wanna say thanks and i have just one question...Will you guys come to australia for a promotional tour of rent???? and if so...will u b signing autographes???
LUV YA HEAPS AND HEAPS

Anthony,
U r a big inspiration to me and i think you have a unique and amazing voice. U r a gr8 actor and i really hope that 1 day u cum down to auzzie and do a show there...i wuld love 2 c u live! don't stop singing and releasing songs! love u heaps an heaps
Mads

Hi Anthony hope you are well...also hope you remember me from London...Can't wait for the film...Be great to hear from you or some of the other guys if possible and catch up..
All my love
Dave Adams.

"My biggest advice is to continue to get lots and lots of training. Surround yourself with people who inspire you and call you to be bigger than you can see yourself being. Tell the truth in your work, don't worry about being perfect. Pour your heart and soul into every moment. Love what you get the privilege to do, if you get the opportunity to do it."

That really inspires me. I, too, hope to be on B'way some day. I work hard, and I think that I'm getting better each day.

You are quite the wonderful person. I read somewhere that your birthday was October 26th, if that's true, happy belated birthday!

Hello-
I've seen Rent about 12 times while i lived in NYC, but the first time I saw it was actually one of the last productions with the OBC! I went with a group of friends, 8- 5 boys and 3 girls! So- while we watched we were amazed, becasue almost every single one of us could be matched up as one of the Rent cast members! My ex-girlfriend, Kira, turned out to be like Maureen, and she became good buddies (not girlfriends:P) with my partner in crime, Jane- We played in a jazz band together. You can imagine who she was later known as. A couple that was with us became mimi and roger! and I became the "mark" of the saturday night crew. It was so cool and funny- because like the character "Mark" I always intend on video taping everything- I liked making movies, and my marital status was---- status "mark". And instead of dreaming of Sante Fe- i actually moved to Miami instead! My favorite songs are La Vie Boheme, Seasons of Love, Take Me or Leave Me and Tango: Maureen- It makes me laugh when I think about my ex-girlfriend and my buddie Jane. Kudos to ya- Mark and the cast of Rent!

Anthony,

Thank you for being part of the most unforgettable musical that I will always REMEMBER...my friend and I saw "Rent" in the first week of opening...it was a moving experience but the song that brought so much emotion to the surface and tears to our eyes was the song, "Seasons of Love" which served as a loving tribute to so many of our friends that died from AIDS...my friend died a week later after seeing "Rent" and my friends and I sang that song that seemed to him the summing up of his life's philosophy.

Thank you again!

i just saw teh movie today and it was great good job :) congrats you did a great job well take care

i've had the broadway soundtrack for years but never say the broadway show. I appreciate how i finally got to see it on the big screen!

Dear Anthony,

I don't know if there are words enough to express the gradification i have for you. Ofcourse I'm in love with all the other cast members, but you really pullthe show together. I know I'm just another hopelessly inlove, non-important fan but I really feel like you care. Are you going to be doing any other preformances anytime soon because I'd be there before you could say "La Vie Boheme".

Love and Praise, olivia

anthony i think that your character made the movie what ii is i really hope you continue acting on broadway and the silver screen thanks for making this movie a very enjoyable expeirence

Dear Anthony,

As an avid film enthusiast, I have to say how much I loved "RENT." I've seen it 3 times now and find the characters to be so completely diverse from each other, and what a relief.
"Mark" is my favorite character. He seems to be the character I would most identify with.
Sorry to gush, but, WOW!
You brought more emotion and feeling to your role than any actor in film I've ever seen.
I've seen all your films, and this surpasses any other role.
Thank you for effort and good luck.

Anthony Rapp I am counting the minutes untill your book comes out!!! i am so excited to read it!!!! i love your preformance in rent--the movie and espesialy the play you have so much preasence on camera and on stage!!!
even though alot of my favorite songs weren't in the movie i still loved it ive seen it 4 times!! ... yes 4 times. and i admire you so much, anthony!!!!!!!!!!

i love you so so so much thanks for everything!!!!

I've already posted... a few times... but I don't know how this works. I pray you'll read it, but... y'know. You try, but I'm just one of about... well lots of posting people.

So, if you do actually see this:
Anthony-
I love your work so much. You are my favorite RENT character by far... and, well, you've heard this a lot, and I'm no different but... you're performance always moves me. I hope you continue working on Broadway and on the screen! I love you. seriously. But I'm not like, weirdly obsessed.
-Mims.

How much did i love Rent? So much. Kudos. Kudos.

Hey Anthony.
I just finished your book "Without You". My highest compliments. I’m really thankful you had the courage to share your struggles and joy with the world. I could relate to several of your situations in the book. Sometimes it seem like you were talking to or about me, it seemed so similar. I found myself bawling my eyes out at more than one occasion. You've really inspired my to get my life in control and gain power over my anxiety and stress. I'm realizing from your writing that I am loosing connection with some of my family and friends because I'm to busy trying to cope with my life. Thank you for giving me the courage to admit it. Part of the reason I feel connected to Rent ( I’m s big fan) is because the characters and the friendships they have, remind me of myself and my friends. I hope I can keep the relationship I have with them but it has been increasingly difficult. I know now I have to try hard. Thank you so much I appreciate all of your work. Congrats on you book!
- Summer-Rain

Anthony, my dear, I'd just like to say that I just read your book. I have no words, really. I loved it. I couldn't put it down, which probably isn't a good thing since I was reading it during school. But who in their right mind would listened to my history teacher, King Mono-Syllabic, anyway? I was sobbing as I read it. It was so...real. I related so well to so much of it...like losing people I love to AIDS and Cancer and struggling with relationships. Seeing “Rent” a long time ago helped me cope with those things, but reading your book is helping a lot more. I bought copies for all my friends, because there's no way they're getting mine. I'm going to go and read it again. Great job, Anthony. You're very talented, really. In more ways than one.

Peace and rainbows,
Rachel

hey anthony (mark) I love you, i think your so hot

Anthony, Rent was my first highschool Marching Show. I love playing the music. We played Rent, Today for you, Season of love/Without you, and No day but today. IT was Beautiful. GOOD JOB. I LOVE the movie. I watch it like everyday. The Tango Maureen lol.

I've been a huge fan of Rent since I first found out about it at the age of 9. I watch the movie every chance I get and I just love you in the Tango: Maureen and even in Halloween even tho it got deleted aw man you do em both great. I feel so sorry for whoever never got the chance or has yet to see it yet. Oh and your book was great, I hated to finish it! Well just about every Renthead (and a lot of other crazed fangirls/boys like myself) in the world luvs u and your work so yeah...i'm done except for the fact that I get to see you in 1 week! ok done now

Great job with the movie. You did a great job in tango maureen. I hope to get a copy of your book soon. keep up the great work!

i've been trying to figure out how to get in touch with you but i can't find an email address or a regular address and its been frustrating me. i just read your book in two days, and am a huge fan of the show/movie. i just want to let you know that i think you're amazing and i really enjoy watching you perfrom and "become" mark every time. watching it makes me want to meet you and get in touch with you somehow but i suppose this is the closest i'll get.

Hello Anthony,
I just wanted to write and say how much I enjoyed reading your book. It was a wonderful thing that I read very quickly because it was so powerful and moving. I am so sorry for the loss of your mother even though it happened a while ago. But still. I am so proud of you. Keep up the good work.

wow anthony everytime we see u in this u just blow us away...I (Svanhvít) just watched u in Dazed&Confused btw so glad u cut your hair i have to say still so amazing to see how young u look so many years later...u have such a unique voice and there is no way to not notice u on the screen....thanks for your voice your amazing personality and beeing just so amazingly talented
love two carzy icelandic fans
Svanhvít & Erla

HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAY RENT-VIVA LA VIE BOHEME!
Tonight, I'll be playing cd of RENT(Broadway)
And eat spaghtti,roll,salad,and Strawberry shortcake.
For drink:Ginger Ale and Grape Juice-WINE NOT BEER.LOL.
Bye Fellow RENT HEADS.

That's so awsome! I love Mark! My friends and I have all agreed that there is not question when asked who is our favorite character it's always Mark! and in the words of my good friend connor "I wish Mark would light my candle!"