I LOVE YOU GUYS...YOU ARE AMAZING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO PASSIONATE AND FOR DOING THE BLOGS. You are so sincere and its so touching. I love Rent and it totally moved. I'm seeing it for the 5th and 6th times this weekend and I can't wait. The CD has been in my player for like 4 months straight now...I dont want to listen to anything else!

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

LUV, AMANDA

The candle thing is pretty funny... Just means you'll have to carry matches. Eh? LoL...
Lex

ANTHONY RAPP IS MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

give the real rent fans a voice!
stop screening comments that have real criticism in them!

I would SO do some of the things my fellow RENTheads did! If I saw like Rosario Dawson or Tracie Thoms or somebody,I'd totally flip out! I'd like be shaking or faint(if it was Adam Pascal ;) ),but I would hold my composure and ask for an autograph or something.The play and the movie both touched me in a way that if I saw the people who were apart of either one,I'd be so ecstatic!You guys rock and I hope that you guys are STILL checking these posts!

This was so cute:

IDINA: That is so clever of that fan to do. That is so adorable.

ANTHONY: Peanut butter jar? that is a little weird but in some ways, really cute. I'll have you sign something if I ever get the chance to meet you.

ADAM: Would you light MY candle? When I meet you, be prepared to light a candle, take photos, and sing into my phone.

ROSARIO: Little cows? How cute?

I love you all.

Where's my dearest Wilson?

<3

Steph B

hahahahaha thats funny. Adam "will you light my candle" Sell us ur soul JUST KIDDINGGGG. When it was snowing the whole day all that was goin through my head was "And its begining to SNOWWWWW" luv ya all

I'm glad to hear that you guys appreciate us Rent-heads and don't find us utterly annoying.

In response to Anthony's comment about autographs: I totally agree. The first time I met the Rent cast (I've never met you-- I'm new to Rent.. I've only really gotten into it this year), I was physically trembling, and I got their autographs, but what meant more to me was actually telling an actor much much s/he means to me and how the performance touched me.

And when people start physically trembling, it's because you guys are soo amazing. As I said, the 1st time I met the cast I was shaking. I was shaking when I went backstage. It's just a physical reaction to having a dream come true- so if anything, be happy for that type of physical reaction.

Thanks for reading!!
-Rachel

I'm glad you all enjoy talking and responding to rentheads like me, and everyone else who post on this site, and everywhere else. What would the world be like without rentheads, or Rent for that matter? You all are amazing. I cant wait to see the next entry.
Take care,

Laura

oooh! I seriously am so happy that you guys keep putting the videos out. Thanks! Id love to have you sing into my phone Adam. I love you all!

*Lots of Love from Augusta Maine*
-Steph

Such a cute blog. I really enjoyed it.

*sigh* i love you guys... i cannot say this enough, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION, HARD WORK, and LETTING US SEE YOUR SOUL". thank you. from the bottom of our hearts

anthony, they were trembling because they were in awe! i know i would be trembling!
rosario, that was first of MANY gifts you will receive from us RENTheads! we're a crazy bunch! =P
adam, nice shirt! ;P

again, ive got NOTHING but love for you guys! viva la vie boheme!

hey everyone, LETS SHOOT THE MOVIE TO NUMBER 1 YOU GUYS!!!

Adam that would totally be me, i would just be like (singing voice) GOTTA LIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? and then like laugh / faint

Anthony i don't know why fans tremble but again i think they would be scraping me off the ground with a snow plow i would just die (my best renthead friend said you are the most gorgeous person that walks the earth) i don't really get the ceral box thing but ok it works to LOL!

Idina I <3 you too, you just r so sincer (if only i could spell) in your work and you are just amazing i am now waiting for your next thing so keep me posted

Rosario your voice kicks butt! i was singing your part of LIGHT MY CANDLE with one of my guy friends today and i was like dang she can sing (my voice compleatly cracked)

<3 MEL

ok...so if i ever meet Adam...have to remember to have a candle...oh and its rumored that Anthony is coming to my hometown! i really hope so...im gonna bring something random for u to sign! and i will so be trembling if i get to meet u...im a newly "corrupted"(in a good way)Renthead and i couldnt be happier! you guys are amazing and i cried for the last half of the movie...and i cried for all the right reasons...i have a whole Rent playlist on my iPod and its currently on repeat...i just have to say that from the very first song i had goosebumps and they didnt really go away the entire movie...i aspire to be able to provoke those kind of feelings from people someday...

Love to all of You AMAZING people!
Chels

Oooooo Ya! Haha Rentheads Foooor Life!

I LOVE YOU Deeee!

- Annie - Xoxo

You guys are my inspiration, seriously. I know I'm not the only one, but I would really like to perform in RENT on Broadway some day. I want to meet all of you too, but who doesn't. I love to sing. I was thinking about giving up on my voice lessons until I heard you sing. You are amazing. I really hope you guys check this...cuz that would be cool...duh.

Love Always,
Brooke

Adam if I ever met you on the street I would probably pass out before I did asked you to sing for me or light a candle. Just wanted to let you know it was snowing yesterday and all I could think about was "I should tell you"!
Luv Kelsey

Us Rentheads can be pretty crazy can't we. Thanks for being so good-natured and sweet about signing autographs on weird things, lighting candles and singing into cell phones! I just hope I'll get to meet you someday.

P.S. Those cow hats sound awesome.

YAY! another blog entry! i saw it again today.....i love it....and everyone....and Wilson ;-)

<3 Renthead Rebbeca

Idina in a can...LOL! PB jar is pretty random. This was the sweetest blog entry though. Keep 'em coming!

I'd be shaking too if I ever met any of the cast. I love their voices and without the right voice for the character it just doesn't work. Nothing pumps me up more than blasting La Vie Boheme or Out Tonight. There isn't a day that goes by without a song from RENT in it. I've already worn out and needed to replace my OBCR, lets see how long it takes for that to happen to the movie soundtrack. You guys are amazing, thank you so much for all the work and heart you put into this for us. No words will ever express how grateful I am to all of you. You've given us such an amazing gift. You hear it a lot I know, but you can't be told or hear enough how much you are loved. That goes for anyone. Have a good holiday season guys!

AWWWWW! I'm glad to know that you guys appreciate us RENTheads. Idina, that is so cute how that creative fan made you Maureen dolls. I would like to have one in the cat outfit. Anthony, a peanut butter jar, cereal box....kinda funny. But you're right, they must have significant meanings to those fans. And I'm pretty sure that I would be trembling if I had the opportunity to meet you. Adam, if I could meet you I would ask you to light my candle and sing into my cell phone. Rosario, I would definitely love to meet you, take pictures with you, and own one of those signed cow hats. Very cute. Us RENTheads looooove you guys so much. RENTheads forever!

XOXO,
Ashley M.

I bet Wilson would have some fan stories! LOL Where are Wilson and Jesse? :( lol well thanks so much for the incredible BLOG! :)

LOve always,
Your RENTHead,
Stephanie L.G.

omgosh i looooooove it! it cracks me up when adam says that people pull out those candles! i soo wish i lived somewhere where you guys dwell and id carry candles around!! i wish i could write fan mail too.....but u don't exactly publisize your adresses now do you? and anthony--if i met you i'd so be trembling. sry sir, it may be lame but i love you guys so much! and these blogs show i love more than just your characters! will you visit ohio?? you could sign anything you wanted to!! aww i want a hug!! as always, thanks for the blogs...LOVE U ALL!!!!!!

OK, i have a question. What were some of the mistakes made while filimg?

and if that is asked, please ask wilson. I missed him :'(

<3 Renthead Rebecca

PS are you guys still reading how much we all love you?

I just wanted to say that I'm absolutely in LOVE with the picture of Anthony on the table during La Vie, and Idina clutching his leg. Idina, you look so amazing and Anthony is so svelte and sexy.

Sigh.

Where's Wilson? Bring me more Wilson :P
<3Natalie

Taye, I love your socks!!!

It's great to know that you guys epreciate the things that us RENTheads do. So many actors and actesses seem annoyed by their fans, but you guys seem to really listen to them and respect what they say. Thank you and keep the blogs coming! I check the rent blog just about everytime i get on the computer, and there always seems to be a new one! Thank you so much! I love all of you!

I LOVE YOU IDINA

Carrying candles around.... not a bad idea. ADAM I LOVE YOU! Will you sing into my phone? That is, if I get one. Rosario, I want a little cow hat! Oh and if I ever meet you Anthony, I'd have you sign my rent soundtracks! Idina can I have a duplicate of the catsuit barbie?

I definitely agree with Anthony, that if I ever met someone from the RENT cast I would just want to tell them how much I love their work, and how much what they've done has impacted my life.

And then I would probably tremble and faint...

Oh, and Adam, would you light my candle???

-Anna-

Idina in a can, that is so funny to me i don't know why it just is....

Thanks for the update everyone, we LOVE it! I'm sooooo glad Miss Idina told that story. I went to your website and looked in "Elfie's Closet" and I saw this thing in a picture that said Idina in a Can, and to me it looked like an aerosol can, so I totally thought it was some kind of like voice thing or something. Kind of like bonaca I guess, like if you sprayed it in your mouth it would help your voice or something. Now I'm glad to know it's a barbie doll. That's very awesome though to do that for you. I don't think I'd have the paitence for that. LOL.

I totally love that you all seem to have put your hearts and souls into this movie, it's amazing and I can't wait for the DVD. I hope all this good blog video stuff is on it! You all did SUCH wonderful work! Once the DVD comes out my main goal is try and learn the Tango of Tango Maureen, and maybe Mimi's dance from the Cat Scratch Club, because that looked like a fun thing to do. Much love and continued success to all the cast and crew,
Alexandra

Note to self about when/if I ever meet Adam:

1) DO NOT FAINT
2) Bring a candle and ask him to light it. lol I love that.
3) Bring my cell phone and ask him to record my voicemail (please? :-P)
4) Ask him to sign the cover to my Rent CD... I convieniently (this is so sad) leave it in my purse on the off-chance I meet you. (I know, aren't I ridiculous?) Anyway...
5) If he agrees and does any of those things, DO NOT FAINT, or if I must, make sure not to die of embarassment once I regain conciousness
6) DO NOT forget to tell him how utterly amazing and talented and wonderful he is.
7) Say THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU, then let him get on with his life.

That is all. And I love you all to death.

xoxo Charlotte

haha, that candle thing was a nice idea. seriously. cute too. uhh why would anybody carry around peanut butter jars?? yeaaaaa. and actually I'd so wear that cow hat. hooot. Idina - seriously, you play Maureen soo well and you ARE a role model through Maureen and yourself in so many ways.. Idina in a Can. greaaaat idea. haha<33

guess i'll have to start carrying a candle in my backpack... next to a bottle of stoli for autographing purposes :)... awesome blogs today - keep them coming!

Anthony, I have to admit that I was one of those shaking fans back at the Today Show. I had been listening to your voice on the OBC recording for so long and I was so glad to meet you that I just couldn't find the words to express what I wanted to say. I just wanted to tell you how much that CD and your performance as Mark has meant to me but I can't even express it now. So, just so you know, that's what was going through the mind of one

Anthony, I have to admit that I was one of those shaking fans back at the Today Show. I had been listening to your voice on the OBC recording for so long and I was so glad to meet you that I just couldn't find the words to express what I wanted to say. I just wanted to tell you how much that CD and your performance as Mark has meant to me but I can't even express it now. So, just so you know, that's what was going through the mind of one of those fans! Love ya Anthony! - Nikki

darn.. no mention of the girl and her pretend coma.

:P

Anthony! I want a signed copy of your book, more than anything! more than the CD you signed for me (how embarassed was I? at the Halloween FriendsinDeed party), more than my RENT bible on 6th Street/SF/NYE set. I mean it! An autographed copy of your book!

Ro and Adam and Jessie, we signed each other, guys. Forever. You're always in my heart.

Tracie and Wilson: I love you. More than you know.

Idina, you rocked my world 45+ times in West Oakland, you diva!

I hope you're all still cresting the wave of the film.

Love,
~Richard in San Francisco

This blog is so amazing, I love it, and I will be so sad when the updates stop(b/c they have to eventually, right?...Let's just not think about that right now). Anyways, I'm sure I would totally freak out if I saw any one of them in person. I'd make a total idiot of myself...oh well I've had practice with that, haha.

Thanks to the whole cast and the Larson family and Mr. Columbus for keeping this going, you have no idea how great it is to come on here, and there be some new blogs to read/watch.

Oh by the way...that pic of Rosario is HOT! So gosh darn FIERCE as Mimi, I loved it.

Idina in a Can! How funny!

Anthony, I've never really craved an autograph, either. Just to be in the presence of someone I admire so much would be enough. All I require are a handshake and, in many cases, a hug, and then I'm set.

Adam, I am so going to carry around a candle with me from now on in the hopes of randomly meeting you on the street. You'd better stock up on those matches!

Rosario, you keep getting more and more adorable. And I will totally gift you, if I ever meet you, with tons and tons of Rentheadish items. You totally deserve them.

- Audrey

wooohoooo seeing rent for the third time on sunday with my girlfriend and two of my friends that haven't been gleamed with this amazing musical. Die hard fan here for 9 years. i think that it's AMAZING that you guys think we're adorable as being fans and it's touching that you are being so intimate with us in sharing your whole experience. We've been rootin' for ya foreva.

That was great! people can be so creative...I wish I was that creative :) I think it's really great of you guys to be willing to autograph things and talk to the fans so often ... it's really special. I've never met anyone famous in my life but if I ever get to, I'd love it to be one of you!

That was very funny!! especially the light my candle part!! and the cow!! If I can find that cow I would probably bring it to the movie theater and press the botton where Maureen says Moo with me!!! lol JK But I love alll the cast and the rentheads!!!!

After watching this I feel the urge to carry around a jar of peanut butter and a candle at all times, just in case I ever meet Anthony or Adam. Except If I did I would just completly loose the ability to speak, and probably pass out! I LOVE YOU!!!!!! Keep the blogs coming, don't ever stop!!!
B

Hahaha, Idina in a Bottle. Gotta love us RENTheads!

Wilson, you need to come visit Yonkers, like NOW.

- Annie
Yonkers, NY

Wow...this was a cute video blog.

Candles and matches I have them to help you along.

You guys are great.

we miss Wilson.

love
pineapple

That was so cute! And I'm glad that you guys get all of that attention because you deserve it! The funniest one was the candle thing. haha Anyway, keep the blogs coming...you guys are awesome!

-Jenn
Bronx, NY

P.S. Rosario, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but those women with the cows did not do it for RENT. When my sister, mother, and I were talking to them, they didn't even know what RENT was! But, it was cute all the same :)

I guess I need to start carying around a candle!

I love hearing your stories, and this one was not only inspiring, but also really funny! Idina, those barbie dolls sound hilarious! And Anthony, after hearing your story I understand more about why I admire you. You are a real person and so down-to-earth and it's great to know yout always going to communicate with the cast. I love you all!

~Allie Rose

Hey Anthony I was definitely one of those people freaking out when I met you at the Virgin Megastore! I think both you and Taye told me to breathe...lol. But i think you guys are amazing for putting up with us crazy Rentheads! Thanks guys!

Love, Kelly

RENTheads unite! Teehee.
I wish I had the fortune of having a candle lit by Adam, or a cow signed by Rosario or Idina, or a peanut-butter jar (???) signed by Anthony! I am proud to say that I am a RENThead who would do all of the things that were mentioned in this blog! Anthony-just so you know- I would probably shake if I met you too! I love you guys so so so much! I WANT TO GET MY RENT BOOK SIGNED BY ALL OF YOU! GRRR! Thank you all SO SO SO much again for absoluteley everything and fpr opening up to us. We RENTheads/fans would not be anywhere without such a phenominal and amazing cast. Thank you all so so so much for being so in toich with us and for willingly signing random objects and for singing into phones throughout the years! I love you!!! "HI" to everybody!
LOVE LOVE LOVE
X's and O's,
RENThead Maya
NO DAY BUT TODAY

P.S. Another blogger said this earlier its way up ther its "Posted by: kelsey on 12/09/05 at 07:37 PM" She asked if you guys could visit Ohio. PLEASE COME TO COLUMBUS OHIO! I am totally serious though. That would be ABSOLUTELEY INCREDIBLE/AMAZING! Not that it will ever happen....will it? ha. Just think about it :o)
LOVE LOVE LOVE
X's and O's,
RENThead Maya

Idina: That's so weird, because I was going to say something like that, only with a friend of mine. Anyway, thanks for spreading such a good message. And those Maureen and Elphaba dolls; man where can I get some? LOL.

Anthony: Until RENT, I was never big on autographs, but now...we'll just have to see. People have had you sign peanut butter jars? Wow. Fans just get crazier and crazier. And I loved how Taye was like "It's just me" when you were talking about the fans trembling.

Adam: People have asked you to sing and say happy birthday into their phones? Well, if my friend heard you in her phone, I swear she'd flip out; she's practically in love with you. And candles?! Ha, it doesn't get much better than that.

Rosario: Oh! I saw you in one of those cow hats after the performance on the Today Show. Those things are so adorable and look great on you!

Lots of love to you wonderful group of people! :D

Ohh Rentheads. That we are. The dedicated fans who love you all x infinity. :) Well I'll make sure that I carry around random objects just so in the slim chance any of you end up in my little town I will be prepared!!!

i must say that i love you guys and being in your presence is like--i dont know, its soo amazing because i look up to you all so much, it actually hurts a little. just seeing you, it makes me wanna cry because youre all my heroes. (here we go with the corny factor- sorry but its true) like when i met idina at her concert in provincetown-i was totally star struck--i seriously dont think i said anything cause my mouth was just open. and then at the today show, anthony you spent so much time with us in the corner that got up at the butt crack of dawn to see you, it was sooo amazing. and then at the thing at the virgin megastore...whoa man...my mom and i were out there all night, we were the 9th and tenth people in line (taking into account the cutters) and it was sooooo cold. i was freezing, starving, i cut school, and i got pooped on 3 times by a pigeon just to see you all, minus jesse :( , and it was SOOOO worth it. i couldnt believe i was there, it was surreal, and it sounds stupid and cheesy and i sound like a total nutcase, but on the little platform, when you guys were signing stuff, i was so happy. i have never ever in my entire life been that happy. and you were all so nice. i am entirely in shock that i actually put together coherent sentences that you could understand. i posted earlier about when rosario told adam about my being out all night- I ALMOST DIED. i was like THEYRE TALKING AbOUT ME (for like 2 seconds but still, come on) i was freaking out. and i dont know, it was just a wonderful experience for me, because i learned that you are all people, and that i won't explode from making eye contact with taye diggs. ( i swear to god he is to hot to even look at, i think i just looked down at the table when he signed my thing--because i was asking idina to sign a picture at the same time, but i was like-- i am not worthy, i am not worthy) it's just in my little brain you guys are the uber celebrity, paris hilton can suck it, i'd take an article about wilson over paris any day. and anthony- i would rather talk to you than have your autograph too, but when the big scary guys that are telling me to hurry up, keep moving, gave me a push it really hurt my feelings. (my mom was like "take your hand off my daughter thats child abuse you oaf." he did.)i had a brief moment of doubt that was like "do they even want to be here? should i have waited in the cold for this?" but then when i got up there and you all were so smiley it was great and i really appreciated it, and i know you made a lot, a lot of people really happy even though it was a fleeting moment. it was so quick that it seemed like a dream. i hope i get to meet you all again some day, and spend more than 3 seconds talking to you. here's hoping that that day comes soon! (maybe the tenth anniversary thingy--my mother is thinking of tickets for christmas) anyway, sorry this was so long, all my posts are long--the approval people probably hate me

love you all,
xoxo
Love Always,
Amanda Sharp

p.s. anthony- my half brother (Keith Pyatt) works at a film and production place, studio 21 i think, or something like that, and he said that he met you and stuff for RENT things or about your book. he told me this and i was freaking out like "WHY DIDNT YOU MAKE HIM CALL ME?!?! YOU KNOW RENT IS MY LIFE! IM YOUR SISTER YOURE SO INCONSIDERATE!" and then he told me that that is sooo unprofessional and irritating to people and blah blah and he would never do that blah blah. which i know is true, but it would have been nice to have been considered. if you ever go back there, and happen to see him, he might ask you an unprofessional question, like calling his little sister. just so you know. and if he doesnt that will really really hurt my feelings- oh well. sorry, this was long too. LOVE YOU!!!

Ahaha adam "They whip candles out of like *nowhere* and say would you light this?" thats so funny! And the hat thing sounds really cute. Idina, you could make your own barbie line! Anthony, penut butter??? ahaha love you guys, this was a halarious blog.

<3 Renthead Rebecca

oh...i wish that any opf you would come to Paris....it's always here for you! You guys all rock....as for the cereal box, it might have been a box of Cap'n Crunch. That makes sense, right? Anyway, I love you all very much!

Out of curiousity, would you guys ever date a renthead? ;-)

Hey, where's wilson? :'(

These are amazing stories!

Just watched the blog for the millionth time! It's so CUTE! The cow hats thing was so cute and the " Idina in a Can" was genius! :)

Everyone keeps saying "utterly annoying" and "utterly amazing" i that a pun, or just a coincidence?

Anthony, I totally agree with you, sometimes when I'm bored, I just sit and think about what I would do if I met one of you guys, and I don't really think I would even ask for an autograph. I would just want to tell you guys how much I loved Rent and all that stuff. (Signed books are cool though, I have one from Brian Jacques, even though I've never read any of his books, lol, and one from Amy Goodman, cuz I met her and talked to her once.)

Can you guys post a pic of the cow hats?? That would be awesome.

Idina in a can... hilarious.

When will the cast be together again? And how can we find out more info. I would love to meet ALL of you.

<3 Renthead Rebecca

Ok, since all the requests are coming in, please, please tell us..where are you guys??? we need to be prepared with our candle's, phones, and um. peanut butter jars, just in case we run into them.

That sounds like some crazy things to sign, but I think if I were ever blessed with the opportunity I'd have to have you sign something. The Broadway show was amazing and so is the movie, I've seen it 5 times now and it never gets old, I still cry every time. Your performances are so moving so I think I would ask to have y'all sign my movie stubs. One for each character. So keep doing what you're doing and thanks for continuely doing the blogs!!!

Yessss! Ohio! Deifintely come here...why would you, though? Hmmmm I'll try to think of a good excuse and get back to ya on that. OR come to Nashville during the school year(that's where I go to college). It'd be my luck for them to come to Ohio during the school year, and then to Nashville over the summer....I would die!

Ahhhh Adammmmm

Gotta light? Raaaawwwr!

Peace, Love, Soul
Carmen

I wish someone would make me my very own "Idina in a Can."

Anthony, if I ever met you, I would let you sign a piece of paper that I keep with me every single day and hug you.

Adam, I would die if you sang into my phone.

Rosario, I saw that on the Today Show. Those ladies in the cow hats. It makes me want to have one of my very own.

Adam, if I send you a candle will you come to my door and light it for me? Haha! But no, that's brilliant! I never woulda thought of that, that's clever!

<3333 Adam
(And the rest of the cast, don't get me wrong!! hehe)

Guess I'll just have to walk around with a purse full of candles, phones, peanut butter jars, Barbies dressed like Idina, and cow hats!

ahhhhhhh i love you all soooo much!!! i wanna meet you!!

Love to all
Khalehla

Why Adam, what white teeth you have!
Anthony- yeah I was probobly a shaking trembling person in your presence at the midnight screening.
Idina in a can!!! enough said PS that is actually really cool and smart -and I saw it on your website.
Rosario- I heard about those ladies- awesome

Anthony -

My friend once came up to you and said, "Anthony! Card!" and handed you a card that said:

"Dear Anthony,
You are God.
Love,
Charlie."

We've been making fun of him about it ever since, and for a second there I was hoping you were going to mention it and laugh at him too :)

Well it didn't moo, but my best friend's midnight showing costume was a full-body Elsie costume. When we entered the San Francisco movie theatre everyone started appluading, taking pictures, and mooing at the cow arm-in-arm with the Mimi. I thought you'd find that amusing :)

I can't believe people walk around with candles waitng to meet adam! I was hysterically laughing for the longest time!-hmm maybe I should do that???

LOVE you ALL!!! -I'm so sad I just got into rent this year.. I would have so been there at the today show!!
Anyway thanks for the blogs-i'm obsessed

-ilana

Oh, man... I would be a trembling fan, if I ever got the chance to meet one of you. I'd be, like, burning red and tongue-tied and just generally an idiot, 'cause that's how I work. Or I'd babble on about inconsequential things.

Don't know if I'd ever carry a candle around, though... Maybe I should take it up. XD

Gothic Author

ahh i love you all!!! soo wish one of those was about be but i never had the joy of meeting all of you!!! i hope i get that chance in the future!

Love to all
<3
Khalehla

Peanut butter jar...that is amazing.

Ahaha, yes, I was shaking when I met you, Anthony. I could hardly take that photo for Jonathan...if I remember right, he was shaking, too :D It was sort of overwhelming. I mean, movie, meeting you, Q&A, and then all that chocolate at the reception. What a day!

What can I say? The shaking happens all the time when I'm meeting someone new. Even if it's someone who isn't in movies or writes. I just start shaking but I always manage to smile, so that's good. XD I met Meg Cabot a few years ago and could hardly speak. I sort of panicked, ahaha.

I also agree on the autograph front. It's a physical object for me to attach a memory to, more than anything else. I don't think that buying things autographed is all that great; I'd rather have a story to go with the signature. I guess that sounds a bit silly. But yes. Signed books are most definately my favorite! But I'm a book nerd, so I suppose that is to be expected :D?

People ask you to light a candle, Adam? I love that! People are so amazing when they love stuff like this.

Rosario - you're so cute. May we see a photo of you in that hat?

<33
Emily

Ahhh this blog made me laugh SO hard. We fans are so crazy, huh? Anthony, if I ever meet you in person, I'm SO bringing you a peanut butter jar to autograph...=P And a candle for Adam, oh yeah. Very appropriate, hehe. And "Idina in a can"...I didn't know they had those!! That's so funny...I actually want one of those now. I can't even imagine the amount of stories you have from all your encounters with fans and everything. A big bundle of love, though, or mostly...

~Alex

Yes I agree w/what everyones saying here..its really great that you guys care so much for your fans as we care about you. Thats awesome!, b/c not all actors show as much appreciation to thier fans as all of you in the cast of Rent have. And its soo awesome that you guys have still continued putting Blogs on here. Thats so awesome. Pls.. keep doing it as long as your able to!, its always a highlight of my day to see a new one has been put up on here!, - Your Fan, And A RENTHEAD FOR LIFE!, - Lesley.

Oh dear...lol, I was one of the nervous-as-all-hell fans asking for an autograph. Sorry Anthony... *blush* But hey, when you're face to face with your theatrical role model and inspiration, it's fairly easy to get nervous :)

*love*

-Andrea

Anthony-

I am one of your big fans in Japan. I used to chase you from Japan to New York and to London (not in Tokyo unfortunately). I cannot believe but it was today that I got to know about RENT the movie and that you are in it. I tried to email you but didn't get through... I cannot wait until it comes to Japan "sometimes" next year so I think I should go to see the movie in the U.S. (probably Guam??) next month.

After knowing RENT, I have been working on HIV/AIDS issues til now, both in Japan and overseas. RENT truly showed me the way.

I want to say thank you cuz it's like my dream comes true to see you on screen, especially on RENT. You are the actor I admire the most in my life. I hope to see you sometimes again.

Best, Tomoko

Adam?? Would you light my candle! (oh gosh- find a candle....)
Anthony?? I have pre-ordered your book- and CANNOT WAITH UNTIL FEB!!
Idina- you need to sell your "Idina in a Can dolls!!" I would DEFINATELY BUY ONE!!
*can we make them for Adam too??!!!*
Love you all,
Melissa <3

If I saw ADAM on the street- I would either faint- cry happy tears, or run to him!!
OR ALL THREE AT THE SAME TIME!!

<3 Melissa <3

i love rent. i wish there were more movies like this ive seen it three times in the theaters and me and my friends are such rentheads. this weekend we are making our own rent aginst a group of boys and the winner gets free ovie passes (to see RENT of course)i never saw the show on broadway...i saw it with a traveling company and i ADORED the music. I LOVE ANTHONY RAPP!
love from the big city itself(nyc)
~emily

I would have to say that I love this blog but I want to know what Jesse and Wilson though too!!! I love Rent- Rent the movie and Rent the play. Sometimes I wished I stayed in NYC just to be able to get a glimpse of the theatre or maybe be lucky enough to catch a cast member on the street or in a restaurant. It would be hard for me to pull coherent thoughts together to have a conversation. Even though I know they are people just like me. RENT as a whole since 1996 has had such an impact on my life that words can't even begin to describe it. So when the play came to film it was almost like a dream come true!!! I think if I ever got the chance to meet any of the cast members it would nothing but sheer admiration. So if any of you are reading this I probably won't be one of those fans that ask Adam to light a candle or Moo’s and Idina but I can't promise I wouldn't ask clumsily for an autograph and be shaking in just pure awe at the fact that I would finally be meeting someone that represented something that has touched my life in more ways then they will ever know!!! Thanks once again for not pushing away my fellow RENT heads and here's hoping one day I can follow in their footsteps and say that I have met the cast of RENT!!!
I love you all and defiantly can’t wait to get the DVD and see all the cool little extra things it has to offer!!
From a True Believer-living No Day but today!!!

I really like that commercial you guys did for E!
it was very cute and i like, flipped out when I saw that. I Had to do a double take i was like ".. wait.. WAIT! yessuhhh <33" you guys aren't like the other celeb's, you actually CARE <3 thanks everyonee!

If I saw Adam, I'd be excited, even tho I wouldn't know what to do.. how to approach him... but the whole meeting the cast thing got kinda ruined for me when I met one of the Rogers when the show came to my town.. and he kept paying attention to my roommate (who had never seen the show) instead of me, gushing about what a great job he did and could i get a pic w/him?... lol... it was cool to see the whole cast out at a local bar, later, though!!~

keep the blogs coming, they are appreciated.. and like someone said on this before, even tho I'm not a crraaaazy Renthead, thanks for not getting annoyed by us fans!~ :-)

LOL! I loved the whole thing! I am officially a self-proclaimed RENThead now! WOOO! Wow the whole candle thing, whoever did that, pure genious! And the whole Idina in a can! AHHHHHAHAHA! GREAT! Peanut butter? Interesting...! HAHa! Cow hats? Love it to death! I did something similar for my friend for Christmas but SHHHHHH, she's not supposed to know yet.

LOVE YOU GUYS (AND GALS) FOREVER!!!
~Elora

Aww, you guys are awesome. :) I love actors like you all- ones that don't blow off the fans! I went to go see CATS this weekend and some of the actors started talking to me and it just makes you feel that much more connected.
Yayyy! :)

I would so be one of those people who was shaking if i met any of you. I'm extremly glad you don't find us fans too annoying. Rent is so amazing, and it really has changed my life. Y'all are my idols, and my inspiration. I just wanted to say thanks.

i'd like to give a round of applause to anyone, at any time over the years, has actually pulled out a candle and asked Adam to light it.

you are my hero. :p

Heck, I was shaking when I saw the movie! I would be on the verge of a heart attack if I were ever to meet one of you in person. Thank you so much for all your appreciation, you are all so wonderful! Know that the reason we act as crazy as we do is because you are all such an inspiration to so many.

We love you all!

Anthony, if I ever meet you one day I seriously hope I would not faint before I got to say "Thank you".

wow, the candle thing is soo awesome!! people out there, whoever did that, you get extra props!

Anthony and Adam are my heroes! i love u guys!!!

if u're ever on the west coast, come down to the HB. hehehe

It's so awesome to see how much you guys appreciate our avid love, admiration, and adoration for your performances.
We all love you so much and seeing you is too much to handle because you guys are all so talented and AMAZING.

Lots of Love
Charlotte

UHHHH..........I TOTALLY WANT iDINA MENZEL BARBIE!!!!!!!iDINA aNSWER MY FAINMAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!aDAM pASCAL IS aMAZING!!!(gEEZ.....WHAT ID GIVE TO HAVE HIME LITE MY CANDLE)!!!!!I LOVE YOU TALENTED AMAZING PEOPLE PS.I STILL REMEBER THE 1 WORD IDINA MENZEL SAID TO ME WHEN I ASKED HER TO SIGN MY WICKED POSTER SHE SAID "SURE" (NO ONE SAYS "SURE" AS GOOD AS IDINA MENZEL) JKJKJKJK I LOVE YOU ALL

The Barbie thing is really funny and the candle thing is just ingenious. It really means a lot to watch these videos and see you actually taking time out of your lives to, in a way, talk to us. You guys are absolutely the best and I love you all!! You are so nice and amazing and the best part is that you appreciate your fans. It really means a lot. Thanks!!

Much love and continued success to the cast and crew. What an incredible impact this show and film have had on people. Thank you!!

You all are so WONDERFUL!! I LOVE YOU!!!!
Keeps these BLOGS Coming!!!

<3 LINDSEY, FL

Oh my goodness, you guys are the best! I am competely obsessed with Rent now. :D I even got my teachers to go see it. lol. I was wondering if any interviews were going to be on the DVD...that would be so awesome because I love to see how you guys really are as people, besides your character. I was also wondering where we could write to you or how we could obtain your autographs...do you sell them anywhere? Well, mahalo for doing such a wonderful job (both in the movie and with the blogs)! I'm sure I can speak for everyone when I say we truly appreciate it! :)

HAHHAHA Adam you are too funny!!! *whips out a candle* Can you light this candle!!??? plleease!! lol, ok sorry I'll stop with the fangirlism :) Oh and idina in a can!! I love it!! wow... you guys are just so incredibly awesome THANK YOU!!! thank you for taking the time out of your very busy lives to answer our questions, and so wonderfully!! :D We really REALLY appreciate it more than your could imagine!!

this was the sweetest blog EVER, if i ever met any of you guys i would totally freak out!! trembling and loss of speech would be the least of it...you guys are amazing and i hope you look at these because we all love you so much!!

-Teresa

I saw Rent twice last week and I have to say it changed my life. After seeing the preview in the summertime, I was anxiously waiting for the release of the film,and it was even better than I had anticipated. I know it's been said a million times before but I seriously respect the fact that you guys actually take the time to (in some way) interract with the fans of the show. It also demonstrates the pride you guys have in your work, and in the film. Congratulations on all of your success and I will continue to spread the word about the film to the people I encounter. Thank you so much for creating such a wonderful and inspiring show.

I've had so much to catch up on! I just discovered this blog, and it's so funny. What a great way to connect with all your fans (and you guys know there are TONS of them!) I'm a new RENT fan, as I was only eight when the play began, and I saw the movie (three times) and fell in love. I'm set to see it on Broadway soon, and I'm afraid it's becoming an obsession ;) Just wanted to thank all of you for spending so much time reaching out to your fans, and staying true to the real message of the play. The chemistry you all show in the movie is amazing, and it's clear there's a real bond of friendship there. It's great that now a whole new generation of people can be touched by this magical play. So even though it's been said a hundred thousand billion times, THANK YOU- all of you- from all the actors to the directors, crew, and producers, and the diehard fans who have been there all along. I can't be in a bad mood with my RENT soundtrack playing :D What amazing talent from all of you! I can't stop talking about the movie, it's my new addiciton.
Oh and Adam- the second my mom saw you in the theaters she whispered to me, "What a baby doll!" :D

haha I've met members of the cast a few times and I was shaking every time I think lol... the first time, I was shaking really hard and couldn't stop myself, it was freaky.

Anthony and Adam, hahaha aww those are the cutest stories!!

I was standing near those cow-hat ladies during the Today Show. = P

These videos are great!! Keep em coming! Hopefully the DVD will be filled with this kind of stuff as well... I'm lovin it!

anthony rapp is love. if i ever meet you, anthony (and i will...someday) have a sharpie ready! haha.

much love,
char

I feel so foolish even posting....as a 44 year old mom, who was once taken in by the broadway production....I am now, a true....rent-head(having seen the movie 4 times, 3 alone...not making my kids proud...lol)...I love all the actors...but more than that, I love the entire representation of who and what these wonderful people are, who they are independently and, more importantly, how they bond as a family....the connection ....we all want(need) to feel so connected, so loved and so inspired....

I encourage my children to see this, to understand it and to believe in it...its what makes living.....fun!!! Congratulations to each of you for bringing to film what us "80's" generation thought would only work in theatre...you did it...and you did it sooo well!!!

So many of these blogs are so funny, but this one was just great... I quoted it a few times in my away messages today! I'm really stressed out with exams and all, so this just made my day :) thank you!

I've been a fan of Rent since I saw it in San Francisco in 1999. I had no idea it'll about a month ago that there were so many people who loved it as much as I did. I feel like a part of a family, it's really wonderful. Thank you to all of the Rentheads for making me feel so welcome.
With love,
Heather

I just want to say that I loved the movie soooooo much. I have always been a huge fan of broadway and theartre...and seeing a movie like Rent really helps me look at the world in a different way. I know this might sound creepy... but whenever I'm depressed I just play my Rent CD and sing along at the top of my lungs and I feel ... renewed. The play has so much meaning to me... and even going on this website and watching the video blogs really put "a cherry on top of my day". (that sounds so corney but it's true)

I was also wondering if you could give any advice about pursuing a career in theatre. I've always felt most complete on stage... and it's something I was hoping could be a career. But I understand how difficult it is.

Thanks so much! :)

Caitlin

Anthony, I can't wait to meet you and tell you how much I admire you (but yes, I want an autograph)! *coughs* Book tour in Tampa *coughs* (wow, I'm subtle)
Idina, you really made my friend Alex's coming out much easier through Maureen. Thank you.
Adam, I will now have to carry a candle around 24/7 in case I bump into you...(in Florida, cause that makes sense, that a huge Broadway star would randomly show up in Tampa...)

This movie is one of the best.There's nothing like it. There isn't a movie out there even close to being as good. Its unique. I love it. To anyone that hasen't seen it go see it its worth the money. They did a GREAT job***PEACE***

I loved the story of Rent. The play, and movie left an imprint on my life when I first encountered them. I would like to congratulate everyone for your hard work on the film, and thank you for the blog entires that keep us Rent fans up-to-date. Anthony, Adam, Rosario, Jesse, Idina, Taye, Tracie, and Wilson, congrats once again on the movie's success and your hard work. Oh, and I absolutely love the soundtrack! I send love from Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada! Take care, and bye for now!
Love,
Amanda

Adam: I love the candle thing! My best RENThead friend and I now both have a "just in case I ever meet Adam Pascal" candle.

Idina: That's so sweet that a fan would do that for you! I wish someone would make little Barbie dolls for me......

Rosario: I saw a picture of you with a cow hat on before I saw this and I was like "What on earth is she wearing?" but now I get it. That's so cute!

Anthony: The trembling is a good thing. Trust me.

Keep posting!! You guys rock!!

Mucho love,
Catherine

Idina in a can..... somehow i cant stop laughing that is so hilarious!! That sounds like somthing I would try to make lol! Idina, RENT was amazing and during "Over The Moon" i really dont think i have ever laughed so hard that i cried while people were staring at me like "oh my god wat a freak" but it was ok casue my best friend was on the floor and making a fool of herself (we mooooooed along with you!) I dont think you could possibly get anymore amazing!!!!!
From Idina's crazed fan,
Hannah

i luv adam and wilson i really wabnt to be a renthead winner beause i love u guys soo much u are my heros!!!!!! i seen rent 3 time and i am going to see it about 50 times i seent rent on browdway so many times i luv u so much samantha binstock ps i would like to meet the cast

These blogs are amazing...I can definitely picture some of my closest friends just losing it if they met one of you guys in person. I would ask for an autograph, but more importantly, I'd thank God just for the opportunity to thank you. Thank you to each and everyone one of you for putting all of yourselves into this production right from the start. And I wish that so many of us could still go back and thank Jonathan. But here goes nothing...Thank you Jonathan for putting together the most unbelievable music and talent on the planet to tell your story. This play and movie has not only entertained, but inspired so many. I cry everytime I see it and it almost seems like I crave more. Its not an understatement to say that this movie has changed people's lives. From people becoming confident in themselves and their beliefs to love itself. This play and everything that it represents are more than just words and music, its a lifestyle that I pray will never be forgotten. From one Rent-head to many others, live life like its meant to be lived, alive. Peace, love and happiness.

Chris O.

I love the mindset of some of the people there. and if it did have a certain siginificance, then what, people think,"oh i'm going to carry around my Sacred Anthony Penut Butter Jar everywhere i go in case i happen to run into him on the street." i love the idea though. and funny, how i would definitely do that adam thing. Rosario, i love how you are accepted so quickly so many fans, i love you, but usually there are so many stubborn people in this world, and i am glad RENTheads are kind and will embrace you as if you were OBC.

Love to you all,
~*~Molly~*~

I would love to have you sign a peanut butter jar! haha, I wish I got something creative that you guys remembered ;)

OOh, if I ever see you on the street Adam... can you sing for me? haha

Rosario! that is a great gift from a RENThead.

WOW!
Idina in a can!
sounds pretty cool!

Hey guys!
I don't think i can express in words how much you all mean to me. Your voices, are amzing. I mean whenever i hear any of you sing, its like the voice of an angel! You are so talented! And then after watching your blogs, and seeing how normal all of you are, i jsut fell more in love with you guys and the movie. I saw Rent (the movie) in its opening week in the city with my mom, and i jsut fell in love. I went back 2, 3, 4,5... times and bought the soundtrack right away. I'm going to hopefully see teh show within the next couple weeks, i just need to get enough money. I loved the messege you guys promoted- its one of the few films out there today with substance. Sorry this is so long,I'm gonna wrap it up now. I lvoe you guys, you are all amazing, dont ever stop doing what you do!
love, danielle

oh my god i loved this movie i have seen it 4 times already and i cried every time. i love it i am stoked to actually be doing this today right now. this is just totally radd .

mimi , u have a beautiful voice

roger , u r the best roger in the history of the world

mark , dering the tango morine u were so funny

morine , u did great in wicked and u did great in this

joane , i loved ur outfit during LE VI BOEM it was HOT

angel , u were cute as a guy and u were as a girl

colins , i love wen u sing with angel

benny , i love wen u sing YOULL SEE BOYS

april , u have beautiful eyes and a beautiful smile

over all i just loved the movie along with the music

I just wanted to know something....this is kinda random but what the hell...is there a clothing line for the movie? because on some of the images in "moviefone" it has the cast (thats you guys) at a clothing line opening inspired by the movie. if there is one how can we all get information about it and where do we get it? thank you and i love you all....especially you anothony ever since "Adventures in Babysitting"!

Thank you so much for making RENT a movie! The orginal cast recording is amazing, but now the fans who haven't been lucky enough to see the play on Broadway have a visual to relate to. I couldn't have imagined it better! The story of RENT is just so inspiring, I think that anyone who really listens to the message behind the story can relate to it in some way. I can be having one of the worst days and then I think about RENT and what the characters went through and conquered and then I feel like I can conquer the world. I laughed, I cried, it was great! I actually made it a point to watch the movie at the drive in theatre so I could sing along badly and not have people hurl things at my head. It was just amazing. The cast, director, producer, and everyone else involved did an absolutely amazing job and it couldn't have been done better!!! THANK YOU!!!

*laughs hysterically*
I'm going to have to start carrying a candle and matches with me everywhere I go.
What Idina said is totally true. Seeing Maureen up there two years ago is what made my sister comfortable about coming out and it's also what made my dad accept her.
RENT is amazing. I love you guys so much!

The other day i was listening to my satillite radio and just happened to have it on the Broadway Staion and they were playing all RENT and then they had an interview with Adam and Anthony and Anthony was saying how he's find stories of him and Adam online where they're making out or something and Adam's wife walks in...now thats crazy!!!!

hey people. the cast of rent is my idolsssssss!!!!!!!!!!! i wish i could meet u guys in person......i am taking a class so maybe i will be able to be an actress on broadway or something. i admire the talent in the song i should tell you and every other song. how do u write a question that one of the actors/actresses can answer? i wanna ask a question

HAHA i couldn't stop laughing when Adam said "people pull out candles and ask to light them" i want to see that in real life, then laugh my head off, then faint.

much love mish

Anthony, you have truly inspired me to sing non- stop and I see the movie when ever I can..I've seen it four times I am going for my fifth and many more times to come and I am getting your book you cd as well as the rent cd and when the movie comes out I'll be sure to get it. Honestly I love all the actors and actress but, I mainly go just to see your beautiful face and hear your outstanding voice You are truly my hero and I love you!!!!!you are my favortie actor and are among the best singers I have EVER heard in my life thank you sooo much for making this movie you've opened my eyes and my heart in a truly different way this movie has a great deal of meaning to it and I got the message. Thankyou soooooo much

P.s You are soooo cute,

Love you LOTS Gina

Okay...

Idina in a can= PURE GENIUS! (I want one)
Peanut Butter= I wouldn't be too suprised, when I met the 'WICKED' cast I asked Michelle Federer to sign my Cream Savers bag.
Cow Hats= Those are hot. I want one!
Candle and Singing into a phone (Then calling an ambulance because I would have fainted by then)

the candle thing was so funny!

omg
omg
omg

i love rent so much....and am probably one of the biggest rentheads ever. my life goal now is to meet one, if not all of the cast members of rent. which would be SO awesome.
i've been listening to the soundtrack ever since it came out; i actually listened to it nonstop today from 8 in the morning up until now (about 5 o clock in the evening).
i saw the movie 3 times before they stopped playing it in most of massachusetts b/c some losers gave it a bad review (which made me SO MAD!) so now im counting the days until it comes out on DVD. you guys wouldn't happen to know when it is coming on DVD would u?
well, i love all of you and the movie is great
-zora

I know this has nothing to do with the blog video, but i figure...i got something to say...i should say it...why not here?

I'm a music freak, i love everything and anything that has to do with music. I've been a long time fan of musicals, i grew up with "Les Mis", "Phantom", "Cats", Miss Saigon", "Sound of Music", and so many others. My parents had the records and my older sister and i would listen to them all day, singing and dancing around. As my younger sister got older, she started to ask me to make her CD's with songs from Musicals for her. So that love for musicals has carried on through a few generations, but it's always been the same plays...nothing had really struck me musically for a while. Then came RENT.

I cant remember exactly when or how i heard about Rent, but from that time until now, i have been so into the music, eventhough i had no way to see the play, since i live in Hawaii, i listened to the Original Cast Recording all the time. Fianlly, the play came here in like 2000 i think. But i couldn't afford to go...i was so bummed...to this day..bummed! So the fact that Rent has been made into a movie is just years and years of dreaming for me finally coming true. Not only is most of the original cast in the movie, but the new additions fit in so PERFECTLY. what more (short of going back in time and being in NY) could i ask for? I finally got to SEE Rent, and i'm so nuts about it. It had a short run in theaters here, but i was able to go 3 times, and i think it's going to be in the $1 theater soon (where movies go when they're about to go on DVD)..so i plan on going again and again until the DVD. I cant express how much this movie means to me. Not only because i've wanted to see Rent for so long, but it because it really touched something in me. I cant even explain what that is, but when you have an amazing story from an amazing mind like Jonathan Larson's, i believe that the only way to tell it is through music, because music touches something in everyone. Jonathan Larson put so much Passion and happienss and sadness and love into the music of Rent that you can feel the songs. Even if you cant relate directly to the topic like AIDS or poverty, the emotions of the songs and characters evoke personal memories and emotions in all of us, and i feel that, those people who truely open their hearts to the music and the story are the people who really fall in love with Rent. That's why i did. Like i said, i cant explain it, just like i cant explain love. But Rent has touched my life, and it makes me smile. I've gone through some hard things in the past few years, and music has gotten me through alot of it...especially the music of Rent. So thank you to EVERYONE in the movie and everyone who made this movie possible, so i could finally see a picture of the songs that touched my heart.

I dont know if any of the cast still reads this but if you do...

Idina Menzel - Im a HUUUGGGE fan, i love you, You're amazing! Maureen is a role for us lesbians, she teaches us to live fully, love who you love, dont appologize for who you are, and just LIVE! Maureen teaches women to be strong and live for what you believe in. You make it possible for Maureen to inspire us. Idina...your voice lifts my heart, my spirits, and my soul. You're an inspiration! Truely amazing! Come to Hawaii! Wish i could see your new show. Keep amazing us with that inspiring voice! Wicked is WICKED!

Jesse L. Martin - Being a LONG time Law and Order fan (Angie Harmon days)..ok not that long...but still. I love you so much as an actor. Getting to see you playing your part as Tom Collins was such a treat. I'll Cover You (Reprise)...words cannot express! I love your smile! So keep smiling Jesse!

Rosario Dawson - All i can say is awesome! I love your voice! You just became Mimi. I cant say you're better or worse than Daphne Rubin-Vega, you're right along side her...same stuff, different flavor..ya know? Truely amazing!

Tracie Thoms - I love your energy in all of your interviews. You fit Joanne, and you play her so strong and "together", yet you can see her soft side, and how her love for Maureen breaks through her strong exterior...so awesome! I didn't see the play, so as far as i can see, you are Joanne and i dont see anything that could make Joanne any better than you made her. AMAZING!!

Anthony Rapp - You are Mark...you're so expressive in your role, you can see how much Rent is a part of you and how much you connect with the story. It's so hard to explain, in simple terms....you're amazing!

Adam Pascal - I cant see Roger being played by anyone else. You bring so much emotion to his character, i can feel what Roger is feeling every moment. From an audience view point, if you can entrap us in the work...you've done your job...and to me, it's not easy to do. You're awesome!

Wilson Jermaine Heredia - I love your emotion and attatchment that you have to Rent. I can tell by the way you (and Anthony) talk in interviews that you know exactly why people fall in love with Rent, and it has touched you as much as it has touched us. You make that possible. Without Angel, without YOU. Rent cannot be Rent. You bring so much love and acceptance into the story. Angel is who she is, and is always happy and smiling. I feel that Angel teaches us that, you live life to the fullest and you be who you are and be happy everyday, even if your life is cut short. There's no regrets.

Taye Diggs - You own that Character, you know exactly who he is, what motivates him. What a great voice as well! You can totally "see" Benny...and i dont think anyone else could show us Benny the way you do. I love it!

Chris Columbus - There's nothing that could have made this movie any better. Thank you for giving people like me the oppertunity to expirience Rent the way it was meant to. True to Jonathan Larson and true to everything and everyone that is Rent.

Mahalo & Aloha!

Haha I don't know how pathetic this is but my friend and I can't stop quoting the songs. We've come together due to the musical and this movie just brought us so much closer together. You guys are the best. The show was amazing and you guys did such a good job of portraying the characters of the original broadcast version. Love you guys!

Well, I don't know if any of you will actually read this(and I don't want to come off as an annoying fan because I'm not,I'm just a true Renthead and really have a passion for the story.), but I just wanted to say that you all are the most talented group of people out there. I have watched Rent (the movie) 5 times, and can't wait to buy it on DVD. Adam, I bought both of your albums and am in love with them. Your voice is amazing, and you have true, undeniable talent, I <3 you! Rosario, of all the other people I've heard play the role of Mimi, you are absolutely my favorite, you are amazing.I will be performing 'Out Tonight' and just hope to be able to do it half as well as you! Anthony, we tremble because we love you all! I'm sure if I ever got the chance to meet any/all of you I wouldn't know what to do, I would stammer like an idiot and not be able to say what I want to say. There are just so many questions I wish I could ask all of you, and so many things I'd like to say. I guess I'll have to keep watching these video blogs, and give up the dream of meeting all of you.

No Day But Today
love <3,
they call me Mimi

I thought that this is such an amasing show. It teaches a very meaningful lesson. I've always had a dream to be on Broadway and i hope I end up in either Wicked or Rent my 2 faviorate shows. I've seen each 12 times I love them so much!

Your adoring Fan,
Brittany B., 11

Hey everyone....first of all I want to say thank you SO much for doing these blogs for us! I've been obsessed with Rent since I saw it and you all are absolutely AMAZING! I love that you have these things online so we can talk to you....I've tried so many times to contact you all.....especially you Idina because I absolutely ADORE you! I have someone Idina Menzel on my myspace (my username is &hearts:carlee paige) but I don't know if it's really you or not....but anyways thank you all so much for doing this you're all wonderful! I LOVE YOU ALL FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART! keep up the wonderful work!

infinite x's and o's
carlee

Hi RENT cast! You did it! :D All I have to say is that I was truely touched and I cried durring the movie, especially the "Without You" sequence... very moved... I got chills when I saw the character I want to play on broadway fade away first in the life support meetings (Gordon). I don't know exactly why, but I did. You all were amazing, and I thought it was really awesome to see a current RENT cast member play the waiter... that was cool! Oh Idina, I loved Over the moon! That was the most hillarious part in the film! Anthony, you were awesome as Mark! I feel truly blessed to see your performance of Mark. Kudos! Adam, thank you for an awesome Roger! Great work! Tracie, WOW! You were once a RENThead just like the countless others and myself included, and you are now in the film! OMG! That gives me hope and I look up to you! I know for sure that I will be in the broadway show someday! Rosario, I never knew you could sing! VERY BEAUTIFUL! Jesse, I absolutely loved "Santa Fe" That dance number in the subway train car was cool! Jermaine, You were awesome! "Today 4 U" was spectacular! Awesome job! Taye, you did great as Benny, although you didn't sing as much as you do in the stage version I did like your take on the more spoken version of Benny, good job! Chris Columbus, WOW you are a genius! Just, WOW! GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

I am so sad that this is over! You were all fantastic! It is so hard to pick my favorite character. Allthough I do have to say Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia) was an awesome character you did such a good job with it! I love all of you guys!
Before I saw Rent I didnt know anything about it I knew it was a musical...and I also knew it wasnt your everyday average musical... but after I saw it I had so much more respect for those kinds of people...I mean I did before but after I saw it I couldnt say anything I was just speechless... I just thought "wow, this is what they have to go through?" and I just thought that the movie it self was one of the BEST movies I have ever seen! I just want to say Thank You for everything you have done!
-Sarah

Tracie-your voice gives me the chills at the end of seasons of love. and by the way, that is a good thing.
Anthony- La Vie Boheme rocks and so do you!!!!!
Rosario- you are so pretty and i cried when you almosed died! you handle drama well!
Idina-i love take me for what i am! you are soooooooooo cool in that song. i sing it every day!
Adam-you would make aa good rock star!!
jessy- your voice is so low! i wish i could sing like that! amasing!!!!
Wilson- how does it feel like to die in a movie! i love your acting and cried when you died!
I love all of you guys. i don't know if you realize that you have inspired peoples lives with this! i think all the Rentheads can agree!

Haha "Light this candle for me?" Rosario is so gorgeous and Adam's hair looks like it did in SLC Punk, I love it. I'm bummed this is all over with, I was shaking when the movie opened, and now I'm even more excited for the dvd. Thank you so much for everything, this movie, the ideals of rent, will last forever.

You guys are the best!!! its so nice of you to do that for people no matter how weird it may seem!!! you guys are the bset people ever!! i love you all so much even thought i dont know you:)!!!

ok so everytime i watch law and order and see Jesse on there i think of rent and his scenes run through my head.........
rosario dawson is so freakin hot would have loved to see her play one of the lesbians but hey we can't all get what we want....anyway the whole cast was great. to bad i had to watch the movie by myself. picture me the only gay girl in this hick theater singing along with all of the songs. sad sad sad i know but true....
Shurisha

heyyy omg adam pascal i am ur biggest fan! plz if i ever see u wen i go to nyc plz take time to light my candle,sign my cds, and take a picture w/ me thanx ur the bestest!!!
luv you and all the other rent people
byeeee
~MELISSA~

wow wow wow I love rent so much I cant even explain!

I want Wilson to know that I think he has the most amazing voice I have ever heard in my life<3

and Idina you are my favorite actress of all time

RENT IS THE BEST MOVIE EVER MADE!!!

Sadly there will not be a sequel to Rent:(

I LOVE Rent, i seriously think i should see a shrink......i admit i have issues!AHHHHH RENT!

I LOVE RENT!!!! ITS MY LIFE!

omg i loved this blog...it was so funny. I luv all of the RENT cast members to be so passionate about their blog. i luv you all

alyssa

Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Angel) is the best actor of all time. Wait,everyone that is in the rent play or movie rocks my socks. If I could meet any one from rent I would meet Wilson. He touched my and moved me in so many differnt ways from RENT. Man can't wait till RENT comes on DVD in 20 days. I've been Counting down for 2 months now. My family calls me not a rent head but a Wilsonhead. I LOVE RENT SO MUCH I GOT ANGEL,MIMI,MARK,RENT,ROGER,TOM,MAUREEN,JOANNE,BENNY,TATTOED ON MY ARM IN A BIG HEART,HEY IF YOUR IN THE MOVIE RENT TRY TO CONTACTED ME. MT MOM HAS BREAST CANCER AND MY 7 YEAR OLD SISTER HAS A BRAIN TUMOR.

RACHEL C 11 FROM DUBLIN OHIO

Joanne is cool..but then again...If I had the chance to pick one person to meet, well i couldnt...It would be WAY TO HARD!

Emily

OMG!!! i seriously can't believe that you guys take the time to read all of these blogs. Let me just say that i am possibly one of THE BIGGEST fans of rent ever. rent has changed the way i look i life. i now live for "no day but today". i love all of the music... its all i listen to. thanks so much for making this AMAZING movie. You all have INCREDIBLE talent, both acting and singing, and for a girl who aspires to be on broadway you guys are an incredible inspiration. thanks so much and i love you guys!

love,
Chrissy

hi, i'm another rent-head and wicked lover [who supports idina all the way!! woo!]

i dont want to annoy my friends about my rent-frenzie, but ive been inspired by idina to become a broadway actess. i've set my my college goal to go to julliard [and i'm only 12!] and i'm currently working as hard as i can to save up money for voice lessons and to produce my voice the best that i can. i just want idina to know that she has inspired me so much, and i have no idea where i'd be without her. her music just blow me away and whenever i hear her voice, i always find myself singing along! [but then again i feel bad because my voice isnt NEARLY as wonderful as hers!]

♥ I AM IN LOVE WITH RENT

ps- anthony rapp = LOVE <33333333 [youve got no idea. HE'S SO ADORABLE]

O my gosh i love you all! i just now got into the movie this year and i am in love with it. you all are awesome! i love this movie with a passion. and well it's by far the best ever! it's awesome. just like all of you guys. your the best and i love you all!!!!!!!!

(i love you Adam)

Keegan!

wow..my friend shawn told me he cried for this movie and i said i wouldnt...today when he plays his messages on his phone he will here seasons of love playing and me crying saying that he told me so...i am understanding why my friends are obsessed with this movie..i never cry when i watch t.v but it was so pure and touching..im listening to it right now...i loves it you guys should make a clothing line... hehe well i love you for making this movie...bye ~Jessi

I f i saw any "Renters!" Walkin down the street I would probably think!! Thats just a disquise but then if i asked them to sing and they were singing to me!!!! That would be Great! I could just die right there! no point to live anymore!! Then i would ask Wilson to marry me!!! Then I would have Adam Light my candle! then i would take pics with each of them and all of them!!!! Then I would Faint!!!!!!

Thank you.

Well I just wanted to say that the night it came out even though we had school the next day we were standing at the store at midnight waiting for it to be released....seeing it in theatres 4 times was spectacular.....The story line is amazing and Im hoping to see the tour in Erie on the 26th....But yah we had an entire RENT day wit Tshirts and 8 people buying the movie....Its a truly touching movie and I will always remember the valuable lessons you learn from it!
<3 Kell

P.s Roger your hotttttt

I AM OBSESSED WITH ANTHONY RAPP.... your personality is just soo enthralling... can't wait to read your book... the DVD is AwEsOmE!!

<33

OMG!!! I love RENT!!! it is def. one of my fav musicals and def. my favorite movie!!! it really has touched me like nothing else has!!! i saw it in the movies and i have the movie and a few versions of the musical saved on my computer!! people think i am a freak becuase i watch at least one of them everyday!!! i listen to the soundtrack constintly... everytime i try to take it out of the cd player, i just cant! i got the movie and i cant stop watching it!
IDINA... i luv u! u are def my fav actress!!! Wicked and Rent ROCK ON!!!! luv it to death!!!
thank you so much for all the inspiration!!!
gosh i dont wanna type forever so i will just say bye for now...
~Bridgette

I get the whole trembleing thing. it's not really like a freaky thing when you really think about it, because it's just really amazing/nerving to see someone who you just saw on a theatre screen not too long ago :) And yes, if by chance i was on the street and bumped into any one of the cast, i would be just shocked outta my boots

omg i just love Rosario i think she is my almost favorite actress from rent to Men in black 2 to the rundown your just a great actress

I love Rent!! It's so great story! And I really love the music, Seasons of love, today 4 u, take me or leave me =), every songs are great! Thank you! Tracie, you're my favorite!!!! I love you!

I LOVE EVERYBODY!!!

Absolutely Amazing play. I've only seen the movie so hopefully I could somehow catch a flight and watch it on stage. All of you on the cast are just undeniably talented and, even though there are no over-the-counter-drugs for Tone Deafness, your passion made me want to jump on a table and sing La Vie Boheme. Hah yah, that would've been something to see at an all girls private school, "To sodomy, it's between God and me, to S&M!" But honestly I loved the play and all that it stood for [Understatement]. Goodluck to all of you on upcomming auditions/ events!!

I LOVE RENT!!!!!!! I CANT LISAN TO ENEY THIN ELASE O MY GOD XOXOXOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
BY: VICTORIA

Hey........
i just want to say thank you all for putting in the time and effort into the movie!!! I loved it i wish i had seen the Musical when it was here, I live in germany ( military base) and i missed it but bought the movie and watch in almost every night.....its hard to find the soundtrack here in my small town but i am going to order it soon online. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

luv minnie

Ohhh my gosh i loved all of it!!! You all did such a great job.....so passionate about everything!!!

OMG!!!! Its the best FREAKIN movie in the world, I'd die to see the play!!:'(! Anyways Thanks to all the Cast! ALL OF YOU ARE AMAZINGLY TALENTED EACH IN YOUR OWN WAYS! THANK YOU TO ALL THE STAGE CREW AND CHRIS COLUMBUS! But most of all THANK YOU JOHNATHAN LARSON even though your life was cut short, your memmories of love and living to the fullest and so many other things shall always be remebered throughout every preformace, every song, every word of RENT is thanking you for this AMAZING GIFT!!!!!!!

Hi, how are you all? This is my first time on here!! Well I think you all did an awesome job in Rent, it was an awesome movie!! The messages sent within it were really good. I really enjoyed the characters Roger, Maureen, Joanne and Angel, but the others were great as well!!!! Whenever I feel down, cause I'm having some problems, I can always watch or listen to Rent and it makes me happy!! I've been listening to Adam Pascal's music, you got some good stuff there, I like it!! Adam you seem like such a nice guy and I would love to meet you but I live in Canada and I'm kinda shy, but maybe!!!! You other Rent actors are great as well, you are all cool!!! I have a question do you like being on such a one on one internet relationship with your fans?? I think it is very cool, you all are great people and great actors, keep up the awesome work!! Talk to you all again on later days, take care and best wishes!! Thanks for your time!

Cheers,
Emily(16yrs)
Canada

You're probably all tired of reading this for the billionth time, but I love RENT. Everything about it is astronomically AMAZING!

I have to go have dinner [parents getting mad], but I'm used to them being mad by now of my neverending love and obsession over RENT.

It is such a touching story with such heart and soul, its undeniably irresistable.

The is a new addition to my collection [vought the day it came out] and both the OBC recording and the movie soundtrack dont leave my boom box.

THe lyrics to "Seasons of Love" never stop rushingt hrough my head. I love everything about it. Mimi and Riger's relationship inspires me to find someone one day {sans the drug addictions and HIV).

Adam, Anthony, Jesse, Wilson, Taye, Idina, Tracie, Rosario, Chris, entire cast (broadway- Daphne and Freddi)--- Sincerley THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THE HAPPINESS YOU HAVE BROUGHT ME!!

ITs all amazing! THANK YOU JONATHAN LARSON!!

xoxoxox
~Gabi (proud to be a RENThead)

Oh, that whipping candles out of no where thing... that's hilarious...

I'd never have the audacity to come up to any of you guys, though! I'd be so nervous!

Wow... I never get sick of watching the little video blog things; it may sound a bit creepy, but it's like an insight that nobody else sees (even though it's fairly obvious other people see it). I dunno, I'm just out of my gourd...

Love you guys,
xoKati

Tracie I am pretty sure you are honestly my favorite actress, and there couldn't have been a better pick for the part of Joanne and there should have NEVER been a doubt in their mind on who should have played that part. You have the most amazing voice I have EVER heard, and it's absolutely amazing the emotions you can bring to people through your voice. And what I find to be even more amazing is that even though I truely think you are the most amazing performer ever, you seem to be an even more amazing person. Incredible job babe, I will definitely be looking forward to seeing you in future roles.

I feel so left out. I am soo new at being A rent head and i can't believe that i never found this site until after the movie was released.

I love the characters of Mimi, Collins, Angel, and Roger they are my favorite and I can relate to them. Sorry for not finding this site soon enough.

People actually carry candles around? I mean, personally, I don't find much need to carry a candle around. If I ever am lucky enough to meet Adam in person, I highly doubt I would just happen to have a candle in my back pocket which I could whip out. Ditto with the cereal box and peanut butter jar--does everyone else just carry around these items in their daily lives? Because I don't carry them around... hmm, I wonder why someone would want Anthony's name next to something that says "hydrogenated soybean oil."

Well, it's settled. Tonight I will place little birthday candles in all the back pockets of my jeans so that I will be prepared when I meet Adam.

Wait...what happens when you put candles through the washer?

hey adam, anthony, rosario, idina, tracie, taye, and of course wilson!!
i can't believe i didn't find this site sooner!!!:-(

in my school's choir, we sang a RENT medley and the night of the performance, our conductor was crying, the audience was crying, and even we were crying! during "Will I" our conductor was sobbing like crazy!
we received a standing ovation, as well.
all I could think at the end was,
Thank you Jonathon Larson

I was never a broadway musical person (always musical, just not on stage...way too scared...) until this year, when i was introduced to rent, i fell in love with It and fell in love with the cast. i'm definatly getting into broadway more, now!

i must say, i can't stop listening to the movie soundtrack and the broadway soundtrack, and also the "best of" soundtrack!
the music is so beautiful, but once you get past that and you listen to the lyrics, i get chills. listening "without you," "will I," "Goodbye Love," and Finale A/"your eyes," i cry. then i listen to finale B and can't help but smile!
i was singing "light my candle" with my best guy friend and i've never felt so relaxed singing. i am only comfortable singing RENT songs.

this was a MAJOR impact on my life and my friends. it has introduced me to a new chapter in my life:starting plays and getting rid of stage fright! thank you to the cast of rent!! i have no favorites because you are all inspiring!
thank you Jonathon Larson

***thank you***

OMG, if I ever got to meet one of the RENT cast, I'd
A)Faint
B)Die of embarrassment (no, I cannot spell)
C)Ask for all kinds of stuff signed.
D)Tell my friends, they all hve HUGE crushes on everyone in the cast.

I know all of the cast's life stories (they're hanging up in my room) and I think it's soooooo cool that (most of) the original cast came back to do the movie (which came out on my birthday)
and Anthony Rapp~YOUR BOOK ROX!!!and sry about your mom, she seemed like a great person.

so, if ANY of the RENT cast sees this, E-mail me at Supasinger94@aol.com

I hope to be like all of you someday!!!

***XOXO***
***AUSTYN***

OMG OMG OMG!! ok, i don't mean to sound crazy, but i started squealing when adam started talking. and i sarted to tremble. and then i started breathing weird. and then the clip was over, so i had to watch it again. if i met any of you on the street i would like colapse and be on the ground shaking and like going insane. you'd need to send me to the hospital (but not before signing anything that i happened to have with me).

i loved rent so much that i wrote an essay about it for school!! it was very moving and i loved it.

my friend and i are gonna sing 'take me or leave me' for a talent show so it will be awesome!!

go rent heads,
viva la vie boheme,
and thx to the cast!!

drea

Hey Wilson and Jesse when i watch the movie i still bawl my eyes out when wilson dies nad jesse sad about it

If I were to see you in the street one day I would die! I would probably scream and run at you and most likely be sweating and shaking and looking for something that you could sign! I might even bombard someone who looks vaugly similar to you! When I go to New York I will definantly be on the lookout and if you see a short tan girl with dark brown hair screaming at you you will most definantly know its Nina! And When I go to New York I will also be carrying a whole bunch of items around for you to sign...lets see a candle, a rent hat, a shirt, my stuffed zebra, my pillow case, my Rent soundtrack and CD player and Ill carry it in this big tote back just looking out for Wilson, or Adam, or Anthony, or Idina! Or even someone I might recognize from the chorus or that was in the background! Where do you guys go all summer! If you dont have any plans go to NYC June 19-23 ;) XD! I LOVE YOU GUYS SOOO MUCH!

I just thought you guys should know, i bet you hear a lot of stories people telling you how great your are, but my kids ages 6 (girl), 4 (boy) and 18 months a boy, LOVE your movie they've seen it over 10 times in the 3 weeks i've had it, I think this is great, i'm very my kids accepting everyone for who they are, and with my dad being gay helps them understand a little more how usual that is, my daughter's favorite is mimi she now is everything about mimi, my 4 year old love the seasons of love song, and my 18month old love angel, and the today "today for you tomorrow for me" he even gets up and pretends like he is hitting pipes on the celling, but i'm sure they are not your youngest fans but they love you guys so thanks again !!!

I loved the movie RENT! It was the best movie I ever saw. I loved everyone in the movie and they all had great voices. My favorite part was the stripper scene, I love the song and Rosario did a great job! Adam and Rosario looked like a good couple! I also loved "Tango:Maureen." It was the best movie I ever seen in my whole life! Wilson and Jesse were great and it was really sad when Angel died. I was crying!
Rosario, Adam, Wilson, Jesse, Anthony, tracie,and Idina you all did such a great job on the movie!

i was never a rent head until this movie, but now im proud to be one!! i saw a picture or video i think of rosario in one of thosse hats!
Lauren

HEY! I AM A HUGE RENTHEAD!!!!!!!*<3333333 MARK COHEN AKA ANTHONY YOU ARE AMAZING. I SAW THE MOVIE AND NOW OWN IT AND TWO CDS OF THE CAST. BUT UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NOT SEEN IT ON BROADWAY YET. BUT IM WORKING ON IT =] I HAVE HOWEVER, SEEN THE TOURING CAST IN COLUMBUS ON APRIL 23 IT WAS AMAZING TOO! I GOT SO MUCH RENT STUFF IT COULD FILL UP MY WHOLE CLOSET!!!! ALL THE CAST WAS AMAZING. AND TRULY TALENTED. I LOVE TO SING MYSELF. AND HOPE TO SOMEDAY BE ON BROADWAY. PEOPLE TELL ME THAT I SHOULD CUZ THATS WHERE I BELONG. I HOPE THAT I GET TO. BUT I JUST WANTED TO DROP A NOTE AND SAY YOU ALL ARE JUST SO WONDERFUL AND SOME OF THE BEST PERFORMERS I HAVE SEEN IN A LIFETIME. =]

MOO WITH ME!!!!!!
NO DAY BUT TODAY
TAKE ME OUT TONIGHTTTT!!!!!<333

LOVE ALWAYS
A MOOTIFUL RENTHEAD
LEAH NICOLE<33

hey guys i think you guys are all so amzing. Iv bin lisening to RENT sins it first went on brodway and im only 13 so iv bin lisining to it for like my whole life i have only seen RENT on brodway once (last weekend it was amazing) but iv seen th movie 10000000000000 times. and i know all the songs by heat.
Thank u all (the cast) for being so deticated to RENT and coming back to do the movie it was amazin.
LUV caitlyn (#1 RENThead)

Wow! Now I can't wait to meet all of you, or some of you...as many as I can. You're all wonderful people with great personalities and wonderful sense of humor. Anthony (if you're still reading this), I'd be one of those shaking people....in the hands, just like you were..Adam... I can't wait to see what you do next, from Rent to Aida and then your own music, Kudos man! Idina- good luck in London with Wicked, everyone work hard! Rosario- good luck when "Clerks II" comes out- Smith fans love ya already! To everyone else- I wish everyone NOTHING but the best always and forever.. You guys are phenominal and have very very special gifts. Don't ever forget that.

Much Love,
Sami
No Day but today