Rent 1996 Opening Night-Finale B

[sincerelyilanaa]

chillllsssss

[psychicriver]

Awesome----thanks for uploading. *wipes away tears*

[SongsJerome]

T_T what a very beauty musical production! It is very rare that you find a musical that tells the truth about the world we live in.

The music, the costumes, the lighting, the set

PURE BEAUTY!

[crazyginger24]

I know it's hard to tell but is Fredi holding Idina?

[GraysonsSon]

I love RENT so much, and I love the original cast...except for Daphne. I just can't take her performance seriously. I understand that the "and she looked gooood" is supposed to be kinda funny, but I just felt like she treated all of her lines, especially here, as if they weren't meant to be serious. Personally, I'm one of the few that finds Rosario Dawson to be a better Mimi.

[wtzytjwx]

@GraysonsSon Well, I think Daphne's voice is better than Rosario's, although I do admit that I prefer Rosario's acting in general. Rosario's voice is weaker than Daphne's, so I suppose it's really what you look for to define "better".

[HopoTen]

THANK YOU JONATHAN LARSON

[Xenowakusei]

OMG EEEE OPENING NIGHT?? UGH.... that. must. of. been. literally. orgasmic.

[815oceanic815]

When I hear the line, "Thank God this moment is not the last..." I get goosebumps every time. I was always a drama person when in high school and college, but always thought musicals were idiotic....(c'mon...Annie?? Guys and Dolls, ugh!!!), so I always avoided them like the plague. Rent changed my mind about musicals; this was the first CD I never thought I could memorize an entire musical, but this one is something special! Thank you J. Larson for putting out a masterpiece!

[EchoSinger]

This gave me chills ... I cried when Wilson/Angel joined the others

[crystallj007]

that gave me chills

[prue6967]

Thank you Jonathan Larson...and you for uploading these. :,D

[barryorange]

Thanks for posting these. So cool to see!

[JordyPordyPuddinNPie]

i love how crazy the crowd goes when angel walks out.

[XilikeyourfaceX]

wow. that gave me chills

[OutOfTotalRandomness]

When it comes back on broadway, hopefully it does...its going to be bigger than Wicked lol I LOVE IT! So sad I never got to see it in person, it came to my city once but I was to young to understand the story and didn't know what RENT was yet, now this song makes me cry lol

[sweetsaid24788]

This definately brought back memories. I saw the original cast as well in the summer of 96. It was awe inspiring then. As an musical theater major at the time, I knew this would change the way Broadway was done. It's true. Thank you J.L. for writing this. idinasfavefanzel thanks for posting.

[PatsSuckkXColtsRockk]

I cried. Hahah.

[MsFrazzledFro]

I'm not gonna cry... I'm not gonna cry... aw screw it, I always do when I hear this song!

[bwaycraz3d84]

@MsFrazzledFro I tell myself the same thing every time I see the tour. If none of the scenes get to me, THIS will!

[manifestgtr]

you'd better cheer, people...you just witnessed broadway history...rent is one of these rare things in life that does every imaginable thing to your heart...smashes it into little pieces then puts it back together, warms it and teaches you how to use it to it's full potential...things like that don't come around every day...

[meghan13hair]

It's so heartbreaking the Jonathon Larson never got to see the phenomenon that became of RENT.

[WaffleTelevision]

Good thing it didn't end like La Boheme (the opera that was the inspiration for Rent). Mimi died and the inspiration for Roger yells MIMI!!!!!! and that's the end.

[xJordanxox]

omg im crying. :( <3

[PaigeLerman]

your eyes is before this

[juan261094]

Amazing!

[MvyMkr]

OMG that was so beautiful! I love that song so much!

Made me tear up.

That moment there forever documented was the start of a new era for Broadway! A little piece of theatre history there! :-D

THANK GOD FOR YOUTUBE!!!

[MeOhMilo]

Does anyone know if they're using the original footage at the end on the tour?

[MegglesLuvsRent]

no they use stuff from the tour cast

[mrsralbinopumpkinhea]

hey,where's "your eyes?"

[MvyMkr]

This takes place after.

It's on youtube, but not this video.

[twiggy647]

I absoltely LOVE when Angel comes out! I always burst into tears though...

[carolinep201]

Same here!! I immediately began crying.

[sarahmcook]

i had this same video years ago i swear it. I love that part too.

[fawn512]

cool!! thanks for uploading!!! =)

[idinasfavefanzel]

No problem! :D

[MimMarquez]

great, thanks for posting. Took it out of hiding?

[idinasfavefanzel]

Ha, yeah. Like, going through my dad's old VHSC's, and a tape is labeled 'Rent Opening Night'.

Hahah, MAJOR spaz attack!!

[twiggy647]

I would FREAK out!!!

But what happened to your eyes?

[tehsupervampy]

@idinasfavefanzel I think I'm officially jealous of your day... Is it also odd that my favourite musical is older than me?

[tehsupervampy]

@tehsupervampy dad*****