Disaster! Curtain Call: Daphne Rubin-Vega & Adam Pascal sing 'Light My Candle' for BC/EFA

[@sadiesanerd]

The looks on both of their faces when they try to remember the blocking is PRECIOUS!

[@AventuraLuver]

Adam looks so happy to be singing with her again

[@garybarawidan9252]

Imagine the memories they share.

[@camillematlock9254]

i love her voice so much because it's literally mimi and exactly what jonathan invisioned for her character. and she's so freaking hilarious and cute!!!!! her energy !! i love it she's so extra it's perfect

[@eew12]

That just made my day!!!!!! Amazing! I love how unique and imperfectly perfect Daphne's voice is. She was born to play MiMi. What a treat this was!

[@shanemahler6830]

eew12 so true, I'm glad I got to see Rent live with the original cast, her voice is is the perfect mimi voice

[@urbansetter1]

Her Mimi was perfect. She was perfect for the part. Love her.

[@teabuch3793]

I agree

[@jamilabrown6093]

eew12 uh, no she was born to be bad

[@rileysunderland1904]

Honestly their rendition has a certain charm to it that his and Rosario’s doesn’t. Daphne may not have the perfect voice, but Jonathan never imagined Mimi to sound perfect. Daphne knows exactly how to bring Mimi’s character to life and she doesn’t get enough credit for that. Renee is still my favorite Mimi, but it still bothers me how much flack Daphne gets for not having the stereotypical perfect voice of a Broadway performer.

[@dirkharkness9995]

I agree!

[@nalabees]

very true, daphne never deserved any of those critiques. anyone in that school of thought doesn't appreciate the full embodiment of a character, which is way more than hitting certain notes and executing fancy dance moves. Renee was a great Mimi but to me no one ever captured the soul of Mimi like Daphne and she hasn't been topped yet.

[@SamBlackGaming]

Daphne is shit XD

[@chloeminh2366]

i know!! Mimi is a drug-addicted stripper. People love to say because “she is 19 yrs old she should sound sweet”. Think about any troubled 19 yr old and none of them sound perfect

[@smilealwaysnatasha3423]

Y’all looking at this shit with nostalgia glasses. Her voice is ASS

[@import26]

I'm glad that creatives still have the vision and recognition for voices like theirs. If it was for the people who post here, all Broadway performers would only have legit voices that sound all the same.

[@timothyowens5395]

she said "you wanna dance" and I literally started crying

[@Kim0rly]

Daphne’s dancing is every thing 😂 I love this!

[@Matrraka]

Her voice, her charm, her beautiful energy is everything!! I love her :)

[@margaridacunha1992]

I live for that hug at the end❤

[@Alliecatastrophe]

everybody getting so wound up against rosario saying daphne the only real mimi lol chill they're both good and brought different qualities to the character, daphne you get the worn out junkie trying to survive and rosario you get the young but trying to be older part of her character

[@Alliecatastrophe]

@DJJ I never said she was an old junkie, I said she brought the qualities of one, whereas Rosario brought the young girl on the streets quality. I love both. Learn to read before responding like an ass with something shoved up your ass. Lol.

[@garybarawidan9252]

What a moment. Thank you for uploading that genius piece of classic American musical by Jonathan Larson. Adam and Daphne are magic.

[@annafehder5360]

Daphne’s so small compared to Adam. Ps their hug at the end was amazing!!!

[@BW84]

What a great piece of nostalgia. Thank you.

[@garybarawidan9252]

I know right. Time goes by fast. No day but today.

[@gothgirlgraveyard3539]

They are the OGs and no one could change my mind about that

[@captainKbobkeeshan]

Their chemistry and talents together in this scene brings a smile to my face. Always!

[@MayaState]

No one can sing like Adam

[@markalvord7834]

Amazing how they can jump right into the roles and song. Fantastic

[@notjohnlaurens5646]

that was SO cute when he picked her up!!!

[@drewzheng4928]

I love her Mimi very much! her voice might not be perfect but she definitely the best Mimi!

[@mcsinger7719]

Daphne Rubin-Vega was the best part of IN THE HEIGHTS MOVIE

[@frankiemae1302]

I love their voices together. ❤

[@timothysmith7080]

I think in 1996 Daphne fit Mimi's character and had a more rough around the edges feel that came along with someone in the grips of addiction back then. Rosario is different and to me better represents the current "face of addiction". I feel like the opioid crisis has taken so many people that don't fit the normal stereotypical "drug addict" so many of these kids are those polished upper class kids that don't fully fit into the drug world. For this reason Rosarios portrayal has grown on me. With that said anyone that goes near methadone mile in Boston will see that the face of addiction is very cruel and absolutely destroys anyone it gets a hold of. It's too sad.

[@sarahflores9716]

I was lucky enough to see them in Austin a few years ago...it was magical! as is this.

[@ryanhough]

Was there, great show. Til cannata came out shouting/trying to oversing Adam.

[@sarajanee]

theyre so cute i cant breathe i kept wheezing i love them so much

[@rflcook23]

This is absolutely amazing...thank you for uploading these from each night! Glad I got to see Adam do One Song Glory during these fundraising performances in person :D

[@brianfraley6528]

Daphne evoked East Village 90's....she WAS Mimi... Rosario is not without talent but she evoked Hollywood trying to evoke East Village 90's

[@caitlinbelforti870]

Lol Rosario Dawson actually grew up in the East Village.

[@emryspendragon2710]

DAPHNE is still amazing.

[@jgfromuk3938]

Fabulous! The ONLY Roger and Mimi!!

[@soozshooz]

These 2 🔥.. their voices together are so cool because his is pure & strong, hers is sexy rasp like Ronnie Spector. Love it!

[@Silvercentipede]

I love how she dresses I have a similar dress sense

[@alacris]

Always loved Daphne and disappointed she wasn't cast in the movie!

[@barbaraniven-garcia7702]

She was supposed to be in it but she was pregnant

[@creativeblackgirlstorytelling]

I’ve only seen three versions of rent and I wasn’t disappointed in any of them. I saw as much as I could find of the original Rent on broadway with the original cast, the movie and the rent live on fox and I enjoyed all three

[@captainKbobkeeshan]

Love! Incredible!!

[@itsyourfriendlyneighbourho7281]

best roger & mimi ever

[@urbansetter1]

Love them

[@mafernandarojas]

I just love this 2 ❤️

[@misplacedstoic]

Daphne Rubin-Vega is Mimi. There is no discussion.

[@giannadeluca2598]

I never got to see her. Yasmin Alers was my favorite Mimi on Bway

[@geoffreyblackmer]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas!

[@Electroclan17]

I love this song (Also I see Kevin Chamberlin is there)

[@artemisiaallan2390]

Her voice is unique she is the best mimi no argument there

[@snitzelll3710]

Ay yo, Bertrand living the moment

[@pathetically_dimwitted]

that’s exactly what I though lmao

[@tamarapinegar695]

Amazing!!!!! Took me back!💗💗💗💗🎆

[@saiberunato]

Really regret not seeing this show. But it closed out so fast before I had a chance. I wish smaller shows like this were given a better chance to compete with the big boys like Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera.

[@pseudonymous9153]

What show, Rent? You think *Rent* "closed out so fast"?

[@saiberunato]

@@pseudonymous9153 Disaster! It closed after a mere 3 months. Missed the chance to see it.

[@ZackPaslay]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH

[@adrianaesposito2542]

That the guy from Jesse right

[@noplans1]

They have such a cute little mutual crush. And Daphne said in an interview that they did sleep together for real during Rent lol :)

[@syraiburks]

Is that Bercham from Jessie??

[@Renthead28]

Golden Stone yes it is. He was in this show on broadway in between seasons of Jessie.

[@valeriedt2587]

❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mattmanning4252]

She has a kind of raspy voice

[@TKEsweetheart24]

Matt Manning kind of? Haha. That’s the definition of a raspy voice. Nice observation there.

[@TheMkgirl77]

Matt Manning I love her voice. I love how unique it is.

[@paganofthegoodtimes]

oh what i would give to have daphne rubin vega sing to me like that…

[@jaciboid5684]

So is this all improvised?

[@import26]

No, just not rehearsed.

[@milesallen6827]

They literally did it every day for years, but that was 20 year ago.

[@Silvercentipede]

This is great :) I find the other ones cringey a lot of the time but this was perfect

[@Flapperdame16]

OH, She's definitely the one that got away for him!!

[@ash593]

Daphne didn’t do the best this time, but in the original soundtrack, she’s *amazing!*

[@CapMan275]

I think the best Mimi was the girl who played her in 2008.

[@IrenaTopalovic]

The best Mimi ever, all others were just pale replicas :)

[@johnnyswag8502]

nno way carmella carmine from hazbin hotel

[@jordannickel-dubin9851]

I prefer Rosario. Or Renee.

[@littleharmony9516]

i mean i LOVE both Rosario and Renee but Daphne has such an amazing voice and you cant compare Rosario too Daphne or Renee they sing live while Rosario has done all the singing in a studio.

[@sambrownsings]

Jordan Nickel-Dubin none of them had the edge or raw power that is Mimi...daphne does

[@dominiquee901]

I love Daphne and I remember when I got into the movie I watched a ton of videos of Daphne’s performance and I truly loved her on stage. But I couldn’t see her voice or her in the movie. I think Rosario did well in it and I loved her voice too even though it was nothing like daphne cool ass voice

[@junetteangelou1134]

Same

[@billlivsey5948]

I loved Rent. Daphne just embodies the spirit of the lower East side. The movie was pretty awful. It was sanitized and Rosario was too pretty and too unbelievable

[@paganofthegoodtimes]

god i’m gay

[@noplans1]

Same

[@Jojo-hy8dm]

4:42. You’ve gotta be joking. I would get up and leave.

[@noplans1]

Why?

[@IAMTheNerdHerd]

I love her acting as Mimi - but I just don't like her voice at all!

[@garybarawidan9252]

Mimi was a junkie. And Daphne has that imperfect frailty to her voice, that gave character to the song. She was the first of the OBC to leave.

[@IAMTheNerdHerd]

It is not so much that it's imperfect, I just really don't like her voice! Her acting is perfect, but personally I prefer Rosario Dawson because I think she sounds better. They're both very talented, its just my opinion!

[@jrad410]

I'm actually the same way not that she isn't talented but idk her voice just never worked for me

[@IAMTheNerdHerd]

I think she sounds too old for Mimi, even in the original recording. I described it as sounding like an audible pout to someone the other day, but that doesn't make much sense outside of my head haha.

[@marieflynn9420]

sameeeeee my fave is either rosario dawson or renee elise goldsberry

[@jordannickel-dubin9851]

Adam is fantastic. I have never heard Daphne before. I'm not a huge fan.

[@emilyk2424]

Jordan Nickel-Dubin never listened to the OBC of Rent?

[@kaitiewalker1999]

Jordan Nickel-Dubin you do realize she's the original Mimi right

[@anatoleishot]

Kaitie Walker maybe Jordan met Rent through the movie or another performance and that's why they didn't know yet about Daphne, it's nothing bad.

[@michaelbear0191]

This audience sucked

[@nwmusic2010]

Daphne’s voice is so damaged here. 😢

[@gerard1657]

Like Vega's voice. Boring song, actually never liked any of the music from rent, all of it was that song/speak type singing that's boring. And don't know the guy, but he's pretty boring too. Vega gives it life

[@deltadawn916]

He probably was extra tired from just performing Disaster!

[@anatoleishot]

I know everyone has their opinions but wow you really don't like ANY of the music from Rent? Like wow, it's just, Jonathan is a genius, he created an awesome musical with wonderful lyrics and the music is so cool! Also about Adam, ever seen him/heard him performing One Song Glory? He isn't boring AT ALL really, his voice is beautiful.

[@samisntalesbian2349]

you really just called Rent’s music boring?