Rent the musical -UK tour- Starring -
Mimi –Kerry Ellis
Roger – Rory Taylor
Mark - Paul Ayres
Mark - Paul Ayres
Maureen - Nikki Davis
Jones
Collins – Leon Lopez
Angel – Ian Stroughair
Joanne- Jemma
Alexander
Benny – Kenny Thompson
Twitter was buzzing yesterday with the long awaited reveal
of the cast of Rent being announced. Excitement has been building for the tour
of this much loved show for months now, and I was really eager to know who
would be cast to play some of the most iconic roles in musical theatre.
Whoever recruited Nikki Davis Jones in this production – I salute
you. I have seen her live playing the
role of Elphaba twice now, and she was phenomenal. You would have honestly
thought she had been doing the part full time. I can’t wait to see how she interprets the
role of Maureen.
For some reason the TV show ‘Superstar’ completely missed my
radar. So after seeing everyone’s tweets raving about Rory Taylor, I had to
have a little YouTube sesh and see for myself. His
performances were fantastic on the show and I think he will make a great Roger.
Anyone who knows me will know I am a massive Kerry Ellis
fan. I have travelled the country to see her in pretty much every role and
having her star in something in my home town is a real treat. When I heard
Kerry was going to be cast I assumed she would be playing Maureen, so I thought Mimi was an odd choice. I’m sure
she’ll smash it as usual though and I can’t wait to hear her belt out ‘Out
Tonight’.
3 comments:
Yes!!!!! Tickets being booked as soon as I finish typing this!
Yay, I'm so excited to see it :)
I assumed Kerry Ellis would be Maureen too. I'm not sure how I feel about her as Mimi - isn't she supposed to be Hispanic? Otherwise the lines "In the evening I’ve got to roam/Can't sleep in the city of neon and chrome/ Feels to damn much like home/ When the spanish babies cry" don't make sense?! :s
Anyway, generally I'm pleased with the casting. Can't wait to see it live on stage for the first time :)
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