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 Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:31 pm
looking around the guid i see lots of fans of rent are also fans of wicked
i too love them both but i was wondring what similarities they have to draw the same crowd of people that rent does?
any ideas?
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:34 pm
idina menzel in their OBC, I believe.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 12:35 pm
I think the one thing that is similar that I like in both Wicked and RENT is the theme of friendship. They both show the ups and downs of friendships and how your best friend can easily turn into your worst enemy.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:35 pm
I'd say the wider theme is to embrace who you are and live your life how you want to, siezing the moment and going after what you care about. Also, I'd almost say the exact opposite thing about friendship...they both show that true friendship goes deeper than the now and here...a friendship that is torn apart by time or change isn't a wasted relationship, because it leaves you iwth everything you got from them. And deep relationships last through think and thin.
As for the casting, I think that and the style of music also has a lot to do with it. Both Wicked and RENT on modern musicals with modern, more mainstream music that other musicals.
And while Idina is a big part of the similar casts, RENT and Wicked have also both had Norbert Leo Butz, Taye Diggs, Kristoffer Cusick, Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Saycon Sengbloh, Timothy Britten Parker, and others who I won't go through listing razz
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:57 pm
Ariies I'd say the wider theme is to embrace who you are and live your life how you want to, siezing the moment and going after what you care about. Also, I'd almost say the exact opposite thing about friendship...they both show that true friendship goes deeper than the now and here...a friendship that is torn apart by time or change isn't a wasted relationship, because it leaves you iwth everything you got from them. And deep relationships last through think and thin. As for the casting, I think that and the style of music also has a lot to do with it. Both Wicked and RENT on modern musicals with modern, more mainstream music that other musicals. And while Idina is a big part of the similar casts, RENT and Wicked have also both had Norbert Leo Butz, Taye Diggs, Kristoffer Cusick, Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Saycon Sengbloh, Timothy Britten Parker, and others who I won't go through listing razz true, true well Aida had both Mureen and Rodger in it and it doesn't seem to have the same pull....
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:24 pm
Its Indina that connects the fans.
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 3:49 pm
hazie5 Ariies I'd say the wider theme is to embrace who you are and live your life how you want to, siezing the moment and going after what you care about. Also, I'd almost say the exact opposite thing about friendship...they both show that true friendship goes deeper than the now and here...a friendship that is torn apart by time or change isn't a wasted relationship, because it leaves you iwth everything you got from them. And deep relationships last through think and thin. As for the casting, I think that and the style of music also has a lot to do with it. Both Wicked and RENT on modern musicals with modern, more mainstream music that other musicals. And while Idina is a big part of the similar casts, RENT and Wicked have also both had Norbert Leo Butz, Taye Diggs, Kristoffer Cusick, Kendra Kassebaum, Sebastian Arcelus, Saycon Sengbloh, Timothy Britten Parker, and others who I won't go through listing razz Aida also wasn't nearly as big of a show as Wicked is. But I do see a lot of fans of both Aida and RENT. However, other than a few similar cast members (Saycon too, yeah?) and some musical style, I don't think Aida and RENT have much in common... true, true well Aida had both Mureen and Rodger in it and it doesn't seem to have the same pull....
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Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:35 pm
Mm. You mean RENT vs Wicked?
Well, a lot of the fans of both are younger and "hipper". Although there are a bit more adult fans of RENT, since Wicked is more family friendly.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:08 am
They're similar because of the casts.
Idina is the major attraction to Wicked, though. And I think she always will be.
I also agree with the people/person that said Wicked and RENT are both about friendships; with the ups and downs, and about living your life.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:43 pm
plus, theyre both really popular and the songs are really good for both. one thing thats funny, is that wicked is this big production, and all fancy, and rent is really like... not fancy.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:36 pm
(edited, oooh)
I don't like Wicked.
And I would say that a big reason RENT and Wicked share fans is because of Idina Menzel.
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:41 pm
laFred I don't like Wicked. And I would say that a big reason is for Idina Menzel. And why is that?
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:50 pm
Chibiusa-kun laFred I don't like Wicked. And I would say that a big reason is for Idina Menzel. And why is that? Oh, sentences are meant to be seperate. I'm not blaming Idina for my dislike of Wicked... thouuugh.. no no, I just don't enjoy it.
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:59 am
IDINA.
Thats the first thing - I come here, and EVERYONE's talking about wicked - and Idina.
I personally have never seen it....
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 9:22 am
Seconded. Wicked has some good music, but I guess it'll never really be of much interest to me until I see the show.
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