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Hi everyone!

I am having a crisis!
I am absolutely and utterly in love with the musical RENT, both the broadway version and the movie version are astonishing and I can't get it out of my mind. Since I've been living in Hong Kong, I've been listening to the music every single day and I still can't get enough of it. At the moment, I am especially comparing the different Mimi's to each other, even though I maybe shouldn't, because they all act out the character of Mimi Marquez so differently.
But still! I need your help!
I got into THE Hong Kong academy for musical theatre (YESYESYES!!!) and I am having a little dilemma in chosing which character version of Mimi I should try doing for my first song (which will be 'Out Tonight').
My personal favourite in the total picture, is Renee Golsberry's performance. My favourite of the guys is Adam Pascal. Tamyra Gray has the best voice out of all of the Mimi's I posted in this post and when I sing the songs, I sound most like her (as in style, performing, etc.).
Can you let me know which performance out of the following you like best? I really value your opinion, regardless if you are into the musical theatre industry or not. An opinion is an opinion :)
Please let me know!
Thanks and love always,
C

(I posted the last link [from the movie] mainly because most people that are not that much into musical theatre like the movie version better because it is simpler and less stage-y, so you might like it better. Well.. See for yourself!)
(RENT is the story of people who live in New York and who are all connected to each other in some way or another. The story begins with Mark, a lonely movie maker, and Roger, a rock star who has had his best time. Roger's girlfriend April left a note, saying "We've got AIDS", before slitting her wrists and dying, which caused Roger to be scared of commitment. He then meets Mimi, the neighbour girl who is a stripper at the CatScratch Club and has AIDS as well. She wants to be with him, but he keeps pushing her away. There are also people who find love when they least expect it, for example Tom Collins, who has an AIDS 'attack' in the middle of the street, and Angel, a transvestite who finds Collins. They fall in love immediately and the loss is enormous when Angel dies of AIDS. On top of all the loss, Mark got dumped by Maureen, a spotlight princess, who then got herself a new lover: Joanne, graduated/majored from Harvard. He is afraid to stay behind all by himself and records everything he sees. Maureen, wanting all the attention she can possibly get, flirts with everything that walks on two legs and makes Joanne jealous to the teeth. On top of this all, Benny, the old room mate of Roger, Mark and Collins, keeps pressuring them to pay the rent, otherwise they will be evicted on Christmas Eve. When Roger keeps pushing away Mimi because he's afraid she might die when he just started to love her more, Mimi finds love at an old "friend's": yes, at Benny's. Roger gets jealous as all hell and takes off to Santa Fe, leaving everything and everyone behind.
Love, friendship and other relationships have a hard time in the musical RENT, but this only shows the characters how much they are missing out on.. Every day could be the last, so forget regret, or life is yours to miss. No other road, no other way,- no day but today.)

Renee Golsberry (with Will Chase as Roger):


Jaime Lee Kirchner (with Tim Hower as Roger):


Tamyra Gray:


&the movie version with Rosario Dawson (with Adam Pascal as Roger):