[Blind Gossip] Did you catch the sort-of-live broadcast of the musical Rent on TV last night?
We say sort-of-live because the lead actor unfortunately sustained a serious injury (either a broken foot or a broken ankle) a day or so before the live broadcast, so they basically wound up broadcasting a tape of the dress rehearsal instead.
Anyway, here’s an interesting bit about two of the stars of the show.
They hooked up during production. They weren’t exactly subtle about it. Lots of tongues and hands backstage. No, they weren’t rehearsing!
We do not know yet if their fling will last beyond the production.
Similar: I Am The Production
Couple:
[Optional] Best/worst part of the production?
Mumumumu says
Good lord, Rent live was terrible.
extra paws says
Vanessa Hudgens
Jordan Fisher
Guccigal says
Tinashe and Mario
mrcellophane says
Tinashe and Mario.
Catfish says
Kiersey Clemons and Vanessa Hudgens
surfsunsand05 says
Couple: Mario/Tinashe
montebell says
I did watch most of the live-ish production. I think they could have found a way to keep the live show even with Brennin in a wheelchair. But overall it was ok. Vanessa did a great job and Valentina (known to me from Drag Race) was good too. Not familiar with the rest, but Jordan Fisher kept givng me stage face, like he did on DWTS. No clue of the hookup is.
jrizzo says
This has to be either Mimi and Roger, Maureen and Joanne, or Collins and Angel because of the rehearsal clue. No idea since I didn’t watch but I so hope it was Vanessa Hudgens and the woman who played Joanne because bi Vanessa Hudgens would give me life
Gerseychick says
It was bad…Changed the channel.
gailpow says
Not sure but getting a 2 ladies vibe here with “lots of tongues and hands backstage” clue. I semi-watched Rent but found it way too busy a production and it dated itself with all eighties & early nineties AIDS/ HIV references.
gayguy says
well… it is set from 1989-1990… so that probably explains why it made references to the struggles of the eighties and nineties… just a guess…
LilGator says
It’s literally a show about how young people in the early 1990s struggled with the AIDS epidemic at a time when diagnosis was still a death sentence for all but the ultra-wealthy. I’m not sure how it could have been edited to remove those references without diluting the entire message of the show. We’re really at a point where it needs to be viewed more as a period piece of the 1990s rather than a current/trendy musical.
SouthJerseyGirl says
No clue who the couple was but the production was so-so. Valentina who played Angel, couldn’t sing or dance to save her life. Vanessa Hudgens (Maureen) was terrifi c. Jordan Fisher (Marc) was also very good. The actor who broke his leg had a great singing voice and I would have loved to see this really be a LIVE production and not just a taped dress rehearsal. The BEST part was the final scene where the original Broadway cast members joined the cast on stage to sing Seasons of Love.
GirlWhy says
Jordan Fisher and Kiersey Clemons?
showmancer says
Mario and Tinashe?
I thought Mario was closeted tho…and we know Tinashe has bearded before…so who knows