Tracie Thoms first told Jesse L. Martin of her casting in Rent in between filming of their scenes in Law & Order: Mammon (2005). In an interview, she stated, "I'm like, 'Hey Jesse, it looks like we're gonna be spending a lot of time together.' And he's like, 'We are?' I'm like, 'Yeah. I'm Joanne.' (imitates Jesse gasping) 'ACTION!'"
The One Way signs shown in the movie have a triangular shape, those are only used by One Way signs in California, not New York where this movie takes place.
In the song "What You Own" when Mark is riding in the passenger's seat of the Buzzline van, a banner promoting the New York Olympic Bid for the 2012 Olympics can be clearly seen on a light pole. These banners didn't go up until 2004.
What does Angel say in Spanish after Today For You?
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Which actors are gay in real life?
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Anthony Rapp (Mark) is bisexual. In his autobiography, "Without You", he states he likes both men and women, though he prefers men. He goes by the term 'queer.'However, in a recent interview, he has stated that he is openly gay.
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Which actors were in the Original Broadway Cast (OBC)?
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All of the 8 main characters were a part of the OBC except for Tracie Thoms and Rosario Dawson. Fredi Walker originally played Joanne and Daphne Rubin-Vega originally played Mimi on Broadway.
The reason Daphne Rubin-Vega didn't take up her role was because she was pregnant, and much older than the nineteen-year-old Mimi. Fredi Walker didn't because she was (by her own admission) too old to play Joanne. It should be noted, that in interviews, by her own admission Daphne Rubin-Vega has said in the past that she was offered the role of Mimi and then dropped by the studio with no explanation as to why.