A few days ago I went to see Anthony Rapp speak at the Bone Student Center. Anthony Rapp was one of the stars of the Broadway musical and movie Rent. I saw Rent for the first time about 6 months ago and absolutely loved it. When I heard that he woould be coming to ISU I knew I would want to go. Plus it was free! I didn't really know what to expect because the flyers that were up around capus didn't really say what he would be talking about. But the main thing he talked about what his journey though Rent; how he got the job, how it grew to be such a hit, etc. He was very funny, which was unexpected because his character in Rent, Mark, isn't really funny. His voice was also a lot different than in the movie.
He talked for about an hour and then opened up for question and answer. One of the first questions that was asked was what I wanted the most. They asked if he would sing us a little somthing. Unfortunately he said that it was his day off and he really shouldn't because he does 8 shows a week. So that was kind of a bummer.
But all in all I learned a lot about his life and all the things he's gone through to be where he is now. It also made me realize that he is just like anyone else.
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I still need to see the movie rent. I hear that it is really good and was completly unaware that he came here to Illinois State to talk. I hope ISU continues to get some famous celeberties to talk here and will definetly check some of their speeches out if they do
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