Today 4 U - Rent (Today for you)

The song Today 4 U from rent i will not be taking off my videos and i will be adding more videos
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[COLLINS]
Gentlemen, our benefactor on this Christmas Eve
Whose charity is only matched by talent, I believe
A new member of the Alphabet City avant-garde
Angel Dumott Schunard!
[ANGEL sashays in. He's gorgeously done up in Santa drag,]
[with a fan of twenty-dollar bills in each hand.]
[ANGEL]
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
[COLLINS]
And you should hear her beat!
[MARK]
You earned this on the street?
[ANGEL]
It was my lucky day today on Avenue A
When a lady in a limousine drove my way
She said, "Dahling -- be a dear -- haven't slept in a year
I need your help to make my neighbor's yappy dog disappear"
"This Akita-Evita just won't shut up
I believe if you play non-stop that pup
Will breathe its very last high-strung breath
I'm certain that cur will bark itself to death"
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
We agreed on a fee -- A thousand dollar guarantee
Tax-free -- and a bonus if I trim her tree
Now who could foretell that it would go so well
But sure as I am here that dog is now in doggy hell
After an hour -- Evita -- in all her glory
On the window ledge of that 23rd story
Like Thelma and Louise did when they got the blues
Swan dove into the courtyard of the Gracie Mews
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
[ANGEL does a fabulous drum and dance solo.]
Then back to the street where I met my sweet
Where he was moaning and groaning on the cold concrete
The nurse took him home for some mercurochrome
And I dressed his wounds and got him back on his feet
Sing it!
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me
Today for you -- tomorrow for me

[@mauramccarthy3827]

I love how Mark and Roger just do not give a shit that Collins and Angel are going out, it's great.

[@alexistheweak6841]

+maura mccarthy Well , you don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[@PolyBiBadger]

Lol, they're so cute together. That's why

[@takeitfromsnai]

marks bisexual so.....

[@allwellallgood5947]

+Tyree Christian tv how can mark be bi? sorry i'm new to 'rent'..

[@iamdonnietae]

+allwellallgood The Actor who plays Mark is Bi. The character is Straight however. hence why he gets creeped out when he sees the same-sex couples kiss or whatever.

[@maddiebarraclough7812]

Angel was just waiting outside so they could make the most dramatic possible entrance, right?

[@crazyrottenbones]

omg lol

[@grungefreak10]

That's exactly what Angel was doing. I don't know a lot of performers, but it seems like that's exactly what they would do.

[@lewlewland]

grungefreak10 as a performer, I can guarantee this.

[@LadyBloodyWrists]

Duh! She is a performer, that's what performers do... usually.

[@ceejmanoos7303]

wtf hahhahahahhaah

[@sofiamaltinti2350]

Condragulations, Angel. You're the winner of this week's challenge.

[@naomi9627]

Sofia Maltinti EEEP

[@alyssastonguepop3803]

This week’s challenge? Honey, she won the SEASON and took over RuPaul’s show!

[@marcuscalaminici6425]

Transgender beauty pangent

[@sadisticanonymity]

lol wtf bro Angel isn’t trans. Just a “full time drag queen” as a quote from the movie.

[@aeris44]

Shadow Flare Yea she wasn’t trans, but that shouldn’t upset you if someone called her that. Yikes.

[@cartermarshall3205]

I'm high-key obsessed with Angel

[@Blindmag8]

/ DownstageCarly / I was obsessed with her since I was 6 lol I'm 17 now

[@freyjahuffman8630]

SAME

[@nicholegatlyn7061]

I named my male betta fish angel so she would be a queen like Angel from rent!

[@ava-huntbirch-balkin2091]

You have good taste, sorry if this is creepy but when I went to your channel cause I was bored I saw Paint so thanks to that new sub!

[@sjorshoeijmans5442]

Like she is obsessed with killing dogs

[@Ously6]

No one will ever be as fabulous as Angel

[@Kenmuglaree]

Conscious_Whisper true

[@valentine_zeus6070]

Conscious_Whisper But Kurt Hummel

[@manuelirvingzarate]

Valentina, the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4 will!!!

[@watercolor1040]

@@valentine_zeus6070 OMG YES

[@BarbaraO-to6ph]

@@manuelirvingzarate winner? she tanked, the Rent Live, went home on as4, was in the bottom 3 times, did worse on as4 than s9... i can't wait to see what you say to that.

[@Koolaidgirl13]

How insane was the lady in a limousine? She asks some random person on the street to murder a dog by drumming. xD

[@Bruncleboxtop]

By throwing him off a ledge

[@nbrikha]

The older I get, the worse I feel for Benny. Having owned an Akita, they're a special type of dog.

[@liam_angel_x5355]

@@Bruncleboxtop no it was that she drummed so much the dog jumped off the ledge

[@cacturro]

@@nbrikha later on the show on halloween/goodbye love Benny says he hated that dog making us think he was the one who hired angel

[@whatnoisedoesaclownmake7646]

Man i didnt know drumming was the new word for "i murdered a dog by pushing it off a ledge because someone payed me good money to do so and then i drummed my way to my household"

[@jamief110]

"Okay, you go in there and I'll be here waiting for my dramatic entrance with this song I've written only for this occasion. So, once you have the opportunity to intorduce me, just open the door."

[@albinodrow74]

And that is how life works in the land of musicals.

[@vickyd3100]

How she is jumping in those heels I will never know if I tried that I'd break an ankle and land on my face

[@yushigo12]

I'm a dancer, actually you can dance, jump with those heels by supporting yourself to lift yourself. I've dance with heels at first it is hard but the longeryou try the more easy for you to do.

[@astrangeone]

vickyd3100 Also, they may be mtf heels made of steel instead of the crappy versions for biological women. (Also, yeah, I want these for women, instead of always having to deal with broken heels and glue.)

[@abelincolnlover2470]

vickyd3100 I'm a biological woman, and in my experience it's actually a lot easier to dance in heels than to just walk in them. You just need a really good pair that holds your ankles steady and fits well. It still takes a lot of practice but it's easier than it looks

[@AnyaS18]

IKR I'm too non badass to not die in those heels

[@TheFunnySquid]

vickyd3100 they are platforms so they are not real heels. The work like normal shoes

[@namelesswolf2625]

angle: the only person I will ever like for singing a song about assassinating an akita...

[@Ously6]

angle?

[@grungefreak10]

+Emma Anderson Angel seems way too nice to do that.

[@kamatz83]

+grungefreak10 But she did. Later you know Evita the akita died and Angel looks away like she doesn't know what she did. Besides she got the money... so yeah

[@catherinehendrickson6745]

I agree!

[@jackjenkins168]

When the most lovable character assassinated a dog then you know its a fucked up world

[@ducksrevil]

I don't care what the critics say. Rent was a solid musical adaptation. It was so great to see the OBC in their roles again, you could tell that this was a great experience for them to get to do this all over again on the big screen.

[@mym64]

@Sunday Girl I think it mainly has the starving artist trope due to the writer imprinting parts of his life

[@tymeliodas1923]

I love how Angel was just so amazing that anyone who met her fell in love with her. She just comes in and starts dancing around and roger and mark are just so smitten with her and how energetic she is. It’s beautiful

[@graceful_rose_thorns]

Collin: Hey, I wanna introduce you to my friends, Roger and Mark Angel: Ok honey, but I want you to do something first Collin: Sure girl, anything Angel: I have a whole introduction planned and a dance and singing number for myself! just make sure the table is clear Collin: Sure! Collin, internally: she is so extra... Collin, internally: I LOVE IT!

[@dreaming.while.asleep8581]

Gracie Raghunath deadass

[@alexandriacanaan8165]

Did anyone else love Rogers little laugh and smile throughout this? So cute

[@FourthRoot]

Yeah, if only everyone could laugh at killing animals.

[@verprtectivefangirl2238]

Angel is so fabulous. I usually get upset if I hear about animals dying and I love dogs but Angel is far to fabulous to make the situation sad!

[@jackjenkins168]

Angel, assassinated a dog, still fabulous.

[@hge123thatsme]

+That Musical Gamer I love how even the UT fandom gets here

[@bellagracevalente]

I SEE MY BBY RIVER

[@deltaweird1265]

Angel is so fabulous words cannot express

[@verprtectivefangirl2238]

It wasn't psychopathic animal torture. The dog died because it fell because it was too loud when Angel was hitting her drums, that isn't torture. He didn't even touch the dog. And about the trans part, angel was fabulous before her transformation.

[@cookycandy4]

WHEN WILL YOUR FAV FURIOUSLY PLAY DRUMS ON A TABLE AND THEN JUMP OFF, LANDING PERFECTLY ON THEIR FEET?! IN HEELS!? ILL WAIT.

[@lanadaze4115]

kat heck they just did

[@nohandlemebruh]

I love that they don't mind that Angel killed someone's pet for money.

[@maciegoodspeed4097]

Why can I never be half as happy as Angel?

[@liannapfister8255]

So...woman sees Angel doing percussion on street, says 'I'll give you $1000 to play until my neighbor's dog jumps out a window,' and that's why everyone's getting money in this scene? Just trying to make sure I got this right...

[@TheAskTrixieChannel]

Yes.

[@alethehero5571]

Yeah, it's because Rent is heavily based in an opera called La Bohéme and in that opera, a character gets money for Christmas by killing someone's pet parrot

[@jacobprater3880]

I always loved how they just embraced angel without any judgment just love

[@renworksfornow]

Angel is the definition of not letting a disease define you

[@Tyler_Mills26]

When Angel is drumming on the pipes Collins looks so enraptured by her like you could probably prank him and he wouldn't notice haha xxx

[@Tyler_Mills26]

It is sickeningly adorable but my fave part of this song is when Angel says how she found Collins "moaning and groaning on the cold concrete" he shakes his head at the guys but the minute Angel looks at him he is all smiling and making goo-goo eyes xxx

[@charlieposanka]

In the original stage version,Tom says "Our Benefactor on this Christmas Eve" instead of Christmas Day. Then, when the rhyme comes, the stage version says "I believe" but in the movie, Tom says "I must say" I love how they changed it like that but still kept the story the same

[@griffin9478]

i love watchin all the boys groove with it

[@000euMJ]

griffin Me too. It's the best part of this song

[@joecopi2458]

2024 and this is STILL such a highlight of the filmed version. Almost 20 years later and still get high just watching Angel and the entire 2005 movies.

[@caitlinbelforti870]

I will never understand why Wilson Jermaine Heredia is so underrated. I saw him in a play at the Cherry Lane and it was like he disappeared into the character. He's one of those actors who is never the same person in any role he does. He's extremely talented.

[@bananamanchester4156]

Collins to the gang- "wanna meet my new girlfriend?" Angel- "I murdered a dog for money and now drinks are on me! Lemme juat do a backflip in your house real quick." The gang- "omg we love her"

[@danadoozer9990]

I love watching Angel's dance maneuvers in those sky high heels! You better believe that I'm not gonna try jumping up on my coffee table in my platforms any time soon!

[@fozzieatdetourbillnye5514]

I'm honored to get to play Angel in theater's production

[@savveontimmers2631]

i dont care if angel killed the dog or not im just want to dance and sing along

[@allyleah2]

This dude (or chick, whatever you wanna say) Dances, twirls, flips. All on heels. Wow.

[@azbarfly12]

U never seen a drag show? It's our lives heheheh

[@sundance1372]

Di Va You are a drag queen?! I love drag queens so much! **cries for joy and melts**

[@azbarfly12]

Hehehe :-) thanks boo :-)

[@sundance1372]

Di Va

[@TheFunnySquid]

Aaliyah Lucas I

[@queenemma5823]

Jesse L. Martin will always be Det. Green from "Law and Order" to me, so seeing him sing and dance is always so adorable :D

[@alexisnicole8282]

Does no one else find Rodger's little smile/laugh at 2:20-2:24 cute?? No just me...okay

[@jasmined.greene8907]

Alexis Nicole I love that smile.

[@alexandriacanaan8165]

Alexis Nicole I literally just commented this 😂😂😂

[@lucygarrett9785]

I love how Mark and Rodger are just vibing and nodding along

[@TheDemyxLover]

Angel is super talented, she has an awesome voice, sweet moves, and wears those heels, damn girl, work it, woot!

[@mariacherrington8825]

I freaking love Angel ❤❤❤ Angel n Mimi are my fave characters

[@AiyanaWolfe]

How the hell did he do this in heels?

[@amycarter5730]

Angels fabulous

[@AiyanaWolfe]

She is :) wait is he a he or a she in the musical?

[@amycarter5730]

+Aiyana Land I haven't seen it since I was six. Angels either a cross dresser or transitioning slowly into a woman

[@amycarter5730]

+Aiyana Land wait I looked it up she's a drag queen

[@AiyanaWolfe]

thanks :) that's what I thought. Whoa you were WAAY too young for that XD I was 13

[@miabunart]

tfw when ur fave dies ;-;

[@avalasialove]

I know!!! I cried so hard!!

[@tonakings7600]

I literally sobbed.

[@SchwarzeWitwe2]

I do every time.

[@samanthabannard9018]

If you mean team free I will hug you over the net

[@Emma-dl2ei]

same

[@Cactusman129]

if your favorite character is anyone other than angel i do not understand you

[@LeviathanStorm38]

+Cactusman129 I really like Collins... >.>

[@jamiemoore1494]

Cactusman129 then it's Mimi!!

[@fumikotsukumi017]

Mine’s actually Roger...

[@hooey4362]

Mine's Johanne but y'know, Angel's a close second...

[@hollow7994]

Maureen, then Mark, THEN Collins, THENNNN Angel

[@cherylz1553]

I always assumed Angel made up the story to be theatric (let's face it, it's not believable) and earned the money some other way on the street.

[@53rdAndThird]

Man, I hope so. The whole story of playing drums until a dog committed suicide never seemed believable to me. A weak spot in the story. But then, Benny still said his dog died from a fall from the 23 story. Anyway, I still love RENT.

[@Marian-eu8xx]

well Benny said in la vie boheme that Evita Nikita died

[@kenziebritton3580]

Marian Segovia Akita evita

[@bambisheart4517]

BIG DUMMY exactly everyone in it is a jerk

[@kenziebritton3580]

Excuse me RENT is great movie with a lot of underlying messaged

[@ElsaCatInc]

Angel is a little angel. I love her so much, she's just such a lovable character in this movie. ~internally crying~

[@rooroo720]

Angel killed Benny's dog right? Or his wife's? Since in La Vie Boheme they talk about that....

[@Marian-eu8xx]

dog

[@rooroo720]

His wife's dog? Or Benny's?

[@percygregory6111]

I'm pretty sure that when you are married and living together, the dog belongs to both of you, right?

[@rooroo720]

Percy Gregory Well no, because my parents each have pets. They had them before they were married our cat is my mom's. Our dog is my dad's.

[@percygregory6111]

Roo Roo Okay. I just remembered that in "La Vie Boheme" Benny says "our akita" so the dog was theirs. I probably remembered it from that scene.

[@MrWegosolo]

Integrity was such a lovely ideal in those days. Now that same size Loft goes for over a Million in NYC.

[@neoshenlong]

A song about murdering a dog has no right to be this fabulous and catchy holy shit

[@chelseacanales8763]

Angel has to my all-time favourite character in Rent. He’s so beautiful and fabulous.

[@emilycollins8879]

I've watched this so many times, not because of angel... but because I can't get over rogers smile he's so cute.

[@1femalegeek]

When Angel drummed the table, the pipe and the drumsticks, that's I call a "Stomp Moment"! :D

[@krissymconnorsvlog7321]

Angel and colins are the cutest couple ❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰

[@jamiemoore1494]

I don't understand how I'm just now discovering this movie in 2018!! I am SO upset I didn't find this sooner!! I am completely obsessed with Rent!! Actually I seriously have a fascination with early 1990s New York City and the whole drug and heroin scene back then. I just feel like it was such a dirty and grimey time for the city and the whole "shooting gallery" thing is SO interesting!

[@lordalessan]

I loved seeing Collins just so proud and impressed with Angel.

[@kaleidorye]

here to clean my ear. *cough* Valentina.

[@lecherouslibrarian9924]

This is the only character who could ever get away with dog murder.

[@mogensbrnnum255]

I lost count of how many times I’ve watched this. God I love her 🥰

[@crikeymikey4966]

That drum scene, man. Kills me every time.

[@terrancejordan2196]

such a fun character

[@gabriellehenry526]

angel really is a gift from the lord

[@mooshpoosh0910]

hot damn, angel had some moves i like how roger and mark don't give two shits that angel was just waiting outside

[@allyfisher6509]

Goals for my life: 1) Be as fabulous as Angel (that'll never happen) 2) Learn this choreography and do it with the heels

[@mikomiyuki1310]

3) Find a lady that want her neighbor dog dead

[@Catpo-zz5wr]

angel gave me the spark to be who I was, seeing this movie with my older siblings when it came out on dvd. I think I was like 7 lmao 💕

[@graceful_rose_thorns]

Angel and Mimi did all their dancing in heels... I *LOVE* THEM BUT *HOW*

[@juneturnsintojuly6684]

I AM SO IN LOVE WITH HER YALL HAVE NO IDEA

[@QwopTheFrog]

Woke up thinking about this scene... too bad my mother didn't find it as funny as I do lmao

[@GirlMovie16]

For the actor that play Collins in this movie, he looks like Joe West from The Flash. Am I the only one seeing this?

[@GirlMovie16]

Holy crap it's Jesse L. Martin from the Flash! Wow.

[@clemenciaharmon1753]

IT IS JOES WEST!

[@carriewilson9870]

He also was on one of the law and order shows

[@itsmehimsanson]

She actually sound like VALENTINA even tho dhe did the role first OMG

[@LynnLevy]

SOA O. So Valentina sounds like her lol

[@PhoenixRising87]

I love Angel.

[@ll-cb3py]

I love how Angel can kill a dog, and everyone is just like "yaaaaaaaaaas"

[@manuelirvingzarate]

CONGRATULATIONS TO VALENTINA, THE WINNER OF RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE ALL STARS 4, FOR BEING CAST AS ANGEL IN FOX’S RENT LIVE! 🌹🌹🌹

[@thelucypark]

What a weird way to spell Trinity

[@ScrawnyCBones]

I love angel he has such a personality he's just the best part on my opinion but when he died I stood up crying he was such a beautiful person that everyone loved

[@wlliamson53]

She's a beautiful woman

[@bthorner33]

I love this song because the way its written (mostly in high range with occasional drops into LOW voice) almost guarantees casting an actual transfem actor to play a transfem character. Respect ✊

[@Seek1878]

Akitas aren't yappy dogs, in fact they're known for being a breed that barely barks. They only went with "akita" since its easy to rhyme lol

[@lorie1482]

Angel is my muse 😇

[@venusdetentioncenter3985]

I can't wait to see Valentina doing this!

[@kekelopez500]

In the end when Mimi says she saw angle this reminds me of course angle's in heaven she's to fabulous to be in hell

[@dreaming.while.asleep8581]

In this song Collins looks so in love with Angel it is precious

[@Serenity_and_strength]

I love this performance! So much energy and I love the dancing and the drumming!

[@gothgirlgraveyard3539]

Roger was low key vibing with this song😂

[@egglet535]

ok, do not tell me I am the only one who loves Angel's voice.

[@leannehaddock6254]

Now I know who Linda Belcher reminds me of!

[@rachelsunqvist6430]

The irony of this whole message is great and I still enjoy it

[@lizacarolina1194]

I love angel so much! he is my dream role! I would cry if I got to play her!

[@allfodatmusic2630]

TOTORO!!!

[@vivikipper5466]

angel was like my favorite character

[@gemmawhite1010]

That drumming though...

[@Valentina-ng4hh]

Saw this in theaters as a 7 year old and angel was my all time favorite part of this movie.

[@christiangay793]

I can't believe I'm jamming so hard to a song about murdering a dog, but here we are. That's Rent for ya.

[@ILoveJamAndPeanuts]

When I was like 5 me and my sister who was like 24 or younger used to dance with me. We'd just dance in our small cramped little kitchen, amazing memories...

[@PuffyOne1898]

If I ever star in a community production of Rent, you bet your ass I would play Angel. I'm a drummer, I'm trans, I'm the whole package.

[@tatianavelazquez6685]

2021 and here i am 😭 this was my FAVORITE movie/play growing up. seeing it live was an experience 😩

[@shinegrove]

angel died because she was just too awesome for this earth. love her!

[@AiyanaWolfe]

Did Angel kill the dog, or did the dog commit suicide because she played drums for so long?

[@tsmariaximena]

Aiyana Land the dog commited suicide

[@AiyanaWolfe]

woooow XD

[@szechuansauce6856]

Aiyana Land me too 😂😂

[@halie1494]

Aiyana Land accidental sucide

[@isabelerhart9523]

He killed the dog my dad searched it

[@MGustave]

Just saw Rent blind, and Layton Williams played Angel.. soooooooo perfect

[@zachford8300]

I think what i love most is they introduce collins, angel, Joanne and Maureen as gay. Or maybe trans in angels case and the story basically says "its been addressed get over it"❤

[@optimuslibby]

Wilson is dancing and flipping and everything in heels meanwhile I can't walk in a straight line in heels

[@adrienettebestshipyas7191]

I freckin love Angel.😂😍😊 Anyone else cry when he died? :(

[@jacobprater8084]

I first saw rent when it was aird on fox as a weekend movie it delighted me my fandom for it is well known I cried for a hour when angel died

[@chimerabun7905]

Angel is my aesthetic I love her so much

[@CatProductionStudios]

We all love angel, but we really don't want to think about how she killed that dog...

[@AiyanaWolfe]

+CatProductionStudios did she kill the dog or did she play that bucket until the dog killed itself?

[@crikeymikey4966]

@@AiyanaWolfe She played until it got too excited and jumped out of the window.

[@camrynrouse2377]

I started laughing so hard!!!!! I haven't watched this is years!!!!!

[@avalasialove]

This is why I LOVE Angel!

[@allansgurl88]

U earned this on the street. Fav quote of the movie

[@reeseelam9411]

I love angel so much and she is someone I look up to and I know that he's a cross dresser but she's got all the sass and pozaz that I dream of having she is amazing