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** The producers wanted an ending where [[spoiler: Mimi stayed dead]]. Larson was adamant on ending on an uplifting note.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Only Mimi and Joanne are recast in place of the originals for the movie, because Daphne Rubin-Vega was pregnant at the time and obviously gained too much weight to play a junkie dancer with AIDS, and Fredi Walker felt she was too old to portray a recent law school graduate. Her one request was [[OriginalCastPrecedent to keep Joanne black]], which the film did, casting Tracie Thoms in the role.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Only Most of the original main cast [[RoleReprise reprised their roles]] for the 2005 movie, with only Mimi and Joanne are recast in place of the originals for the movie, being recast, because Daphne Rubin-Vega was pregnant at the time and obviously gained too much weight to play a junkie dancer with AIDS, and Fredi Walker felt she was too old to portray a recent law school graduate. Her one request was [[OriginalCastPrecedent to keep Joanne black]], which the film did, casting Tracie Thoms in the role.
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** In the first drafts of the show, Mark and Maureen ultimately got back together, like Marcello and Musetta in ''Theatre/LaBoheme'', and Joanne was a weaker character who was effectively just a "slave" to Maureen, more like Alcindoro. But when LGBT friends of Jonathan Larson's pointed out the UnfortunateImplications in all of this, he rewrote it.
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** In the first drafts of the show, Mark and Maureen ultimately got back together, like Marcello and Musetta in ''Theatre/LaBoheme'', and Joanne was a weaker character who was effectively just a "slave" to Maureen, more like Alcindoro. But when LGBT friends of Jonathan Larson's pointed out the UnfortunateImplications unfortunate implications in all of this, he rewrote it.
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** In a CastFullOfGay, the only actor in the original cast who was actually gay was Anthony Rapp as Mark, a straight man (Rapp initially identified as gay but later came out as queer).
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** In a CastFullOfGay, the only actor in the original cast who was actually gay was Anthony Rapp Creator/AnthonyRapp as Mark, a straight man (Rapp initially identified as gay but later came out as queer).
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* TheOtherDarrin: Only Mimi and Joanne are recast in place of the originals for the movie, because Daphne Rubin-Vega was pregnant at the time and obviously gained too much weight to play a junkie dancer with AIDS, and Fredi Walker felt she was too old to portray a recent law school graduate. Her one request was [[OriginalCastPrecedent to keep Joanne black, black]], which the film did, casting Tracie Thoms in the role.
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** In the first drafts of the show, Mark and Maureen ultimately got back together, like Marcello and Musetta in ''Theatre/LaBoheme'', and Joanne was a weaker character who was effectively just a "slave" to Maureen, more like Alcindoro. But when LGBT friends of Jonathan Larson's pointed out the UnfortunateImplications in all of this, he rewrote it.
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** Sony Pictures filmed and released the final Broadway performance[[note]]though some footage is from another performance a few weeks prior[[/note]] of in 2008, even giving the recording a limited theatrical release -- one of the first Broadway shows to do so in North America. The DVD includes bonus features exploring the closing night celebration and the show's legacy.
** Creator/{{Fox}} presented a "live" version of the musical in 2019, with Creator/JordanFisher as Mark and Creator/BrenninHunt as Roger. However, Hunt suffered a last-minute injury that bound him to a wheelchair, so the production was a mix of dress rehearsal footage and live footage with limited staging to accommodate Hunt. Several lyrics were also censored to comply with network standards.
** Sony Pictures filmed and released the final Broadway performance[[note]]though some footage is from another performance a few weeks prior[[/note]] of in 2008, even giving the recording a limited theatrical release -- one of the first Broadway shows to do so in North America. The DVD includes bonus features exploring the closing night celebration and the show's legacy.
** Creator/{{Fox}} presented a "live" version of the musical in 2019, with Creator/JordanFisher as Mark and Creator/BrenninHunt as Roger. However, Hunt suffered a last-minute injury that bound him to a wheelchair, so the production was a mix of dress rehearsal footage and live footage with limited staging to accommodate Hunt. Several lyrics were also censored to comply with network standards.
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** Creator/MissCocoPeru, was Larson's original choice to play Angel, she did the first reading and he asked her to audition for it but she turned it down as she realised it was more suitable for a person of color.
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* {{Corpsing}}: In the 10th anniversary performance (which featured the original main cast), there were a few instances where the cast members briefly broke character due to some sort of slip-up. Both Adam Pascal and Creator/IdinaMenzel occasionally forgot their lines or lyrics (but laughed it off and continued), and there's a rather hilarious instance during "I'll Cover You" where Creator/JesseLMartin was caught off-guard by how fast an incoming dance move was. His reaction? "'''OH SHIT!!!''' I forgot how fast you[[note]]Wilson Jermaine Heredia[[/note]] were!"
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* BoxOfficeBomb: The 2005 film opened opposite ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' (ironically, a series started by [[Creator/ChrisColumbus its director]]) and had bad reviews, so it only made $31 million worldwide on $40 million budget.
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* PromotedFangirl: Tracie Thoms was a fan of the musical, having watched RENT on Broadway multiple times before being cast as Joanne for the film and the final Broadway performance.
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* PromotedFangirl: Tracie Thoms was a fan of the musical, having watched Rent on Broadway multiple times before being cast as Joanne for the film and the final Broadway performance.
