No Day But Today

If the soundtrack is an indication, the soon-to-be-released film adaptation of Rent will be very satisfying to Rentheads like me. I'm especially happy that Rosario Dawson--who replaced the pregnant (and thus un-available) original Mimi Daphne Ruben-Vega--delivers the goods vocally. Members of the original cast have held up well for the most part in the decade since the musical first opened off-Broadway. Time has been less kind to Jesse L. Martin, whose voice leaves something to be desired. In any event, I know where I"ll want to be the day before Thanksgiving.