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* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Adorkable]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Marcello, the painter, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Marcello, the painter, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Roger.
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Roger.
* [[How We Got Here]]: Inverted by Halloween. "How did we get here, how the hell..."
* [[How We Got Here]]: Inverted by "Halloween". "How did we get here, how the hell..."
* [[The Ishmael]]: Mark. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems.
* [[The Ishmael]]: Mark. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems.
* [[Jewish and Nerdy]]
* [[Jewish and Nerdy]]
* [[Le Film Artistique]]: Mark's raison d'être.
* [[Le Film Artistique]]: Mark's raison d'être.
* [[Man Hug]]: Mark and Roger on several occasions, most notably at the end of "What You Own" (only in the movie, they don't actually see each other in the show).
* [[Man Hug]]: Mark and Roger on several occasions, most notably at the end of "What You Own" (only in the movie, they don't actually see each other in the show).
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: While he's always attempting to be Roger's happy, supportive best friend, the song "Halloween" marks him (pun intended) as someone contemplative, mournful, and terrified of the reality of his situation. ''And when I capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end and I'm alone?''
* [[Stepford Smiler]]: While he's always attempting to be Roger's happy, supportive best friend, the song "Halloween" marks him (pun intended) as someone contemplative, mournful and terrified of the reality of his situation. ''And when I capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end and I'm alone?''
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]
* [[Unreliable Narrator]]


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* [[Big No]]: In "Finale A".
* [[Big No]]: In "Finale A".
* [[Character Development]]: He {{spoiler|eventually defrosts, thanks to his friends and Mimi.}}
* [[Character Development]]: He {{spoiler|eventually defrosts, thanks to his friends and Mimi}}.
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]
* [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: April, Roger's girlfriend before the start of the show. All she left Roger was a note informs him only that they tested positive in their HIV antibody test, before slitting her wrists.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: April, Roger's girlfriend before the start of the show. All she left Roger was a note informs him only that they tested positive in their HIV antibody test, before slitting her wrists.
* [[Expy]]: Of Rodolfo, the poet, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Rodolfo, the poet, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.


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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Mimi is said to be Latina, but since her first actress was half-black, more than one fully-black (and dark-skinned) actress has played her as well.
* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Mimi is said to be Latina, but since her first actress was half-black, more than one fully-black (and dark-skinned) actress has played her as well.
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}: {{spoiler|Only in the Dutch production.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]}}: {{spoiler|Only in the Dutch production}}.
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Mimi, who is saved through [[The Power of Rock]]... alongside a heavy dose of [[Fridge Logic]]/slight [[Mind Screw]].}}
* [[Disney Death]]: {{spoiler|Mimi, who is saved through [[The Power of Rock]]... alongside a heavy dose of [[Fridge Logic]]/slight [[Mind Screw]]}}.
* [[Expy]]: Of, well, Mimi, the seamstress, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of, well, Mimi, the seamstress, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Fan Service]]: The only reason why in the film, "Out Tonight" is performed while Mimi is at work instead of at her apartment like in the play.
* [[Fan Service]]: The only reason why, in the film, "Out Tonight" is performed while Mimi is at work instead of at her apartment like in the play.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: She's an exotic dancer rather than a hooker, but follows this trope all the same.
* [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold]]: She's an exotic dancer rather than a hooker, but follows this trope all the same.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Mimi to Roger.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: Mimi to Roger.
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]
* [[Spared by the Adaptation]]
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: It's a living ...
* [[Too Kinky to Torture]]: It's a living...


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{{quote|''Originally played by Jesse L. Martin''}}
{{quote|''Originally played by Jesse L. Martin''}}


* [[Expy]]: Of Colline, the philosopher, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Colline, the philosopher, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]
* [[Invisible to Gaydar]]
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Last-Name Basis]]
* [[Only Sane Man]]: After {{spoiler|Angel's death}}, he gets very serious very quickly.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: After {{spoiler|Angel's death}}, he gets very serious very quickly.
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Santa Fe".
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Santa Fe".
* [[The Stoner]]
* [[The Stoner]]
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{{quote|''Originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia''}}
{{quote|''Originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia''}}


* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Literally speaking, as opposed to "ambiguous sex." Usually referred to with female pronouns, but doesn't seem to mind masculine ones.
* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: Literally speaking, as opposed to "ambiguous sex". Usually referred to with female pronouns, but doesn't seem to mind masculine ones.
* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bury Your Gays]]}}
* [[Drag Queen]]
* [[Drag Queen]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Schaunard, the musician, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Schaunard, the musician, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[The Heart]]
* [[The Heart]]
* [[Magical Queer]]
* [[Magical Queer]]
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* [[Anything That Moves]]
* [[Anything That Moves]]
* [[Expy]]: Of Musetta, the singer, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Musetta, the singer, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: To Joanne. Was probably this for Mark, as well.
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: To Joanne. Was probably this for Mark, as well.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: The tango...Maureen.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: The tango... Maureen.
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Over the Moon"
* [[Sidekick Song]]: "Over the Moon".
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: As she states in "Take Me Or Leave Me" to justify how she acts.
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: As she states in "Take Me or Leave Me" to justify how she acts.


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* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to the rest of her circle of friends, she is the only one with a high-paying, steady, professional career, and is basically the only thing keeping Maureen and Mark from imploding.
* [[Closer to Earth]]: Compared to the rest of her circle of friends, she is the only one with a high-paying, steady, professional career, and is basically the only thing keeping Maureen and Mark from imploding.
* [[Expy]]: To a lesser extent than the other characters, but she does vaguely parallel Alcindoro from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: To a lesser extent than the other characters, but she does vaguely parallel Alcindoro from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Though mostly because being with Maureen ''forces'' her to be extra paranoid whenever it looks like she may be flirting with someone.
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: Though mostly because being with Maureen ''forces'' her to be extra paranoid whenever it looks like she may be flirting with someone.
* [[The Masochism Tango]]
* [[The Masochism Tango]]
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: At least, the rest of the gang sees him as this.
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: At least, the rest of the gang sees him as this.
* [[Expy]]: Of Benoit, the landlord, from ''[[La Boheme]].''
* [[Expy]]: Of Benoit, the landlord, from ''[[La Boheme]]''.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Foots the bill for {{spoiler|Angel's}} funeral.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Foots the bill for {{spoiler|Angel's}} funeral.


== Secondary ==
== Secondary ==
== Mrs Cohen ==
== Mrs Cohen ==
* [[Jewish Mother]]: ''Oh, boy ...''
* [[Jewish Mother]]: ''Oh, boy...''
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
* [[My Beloved Smother]]
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Revision as of 13:10, 15 August 2016


RENT

Main

Mark Cohen

Originally played by Anthony Rapp

  • Adorkable
  • Expy: Of Marcello, the painter, from La Boheme.
  • Heterosexual Life Partners: With Roger.
  • How We Got Here: Inverted by "Halloween". "How did we get here, how the hell..."
  • The Ishmael: Mark. There really is no central character, though the movie would like to believe it's Roger, it seems.
  • Jewish and Nerdy
  • Le Film Artistique: Mark's raison d'être.
  • Man Hug: Mark and Roger on several occasions, most notably at the end of "What You Own" (only in the movie, they don't actually see each other in the show).
  • Stepford Smiler: While he's always attempting to be Roger's happy, supportive best friend, the song "Halloween" marks him (pun intended) as someone contemplative, mournful and terrified of the reality of his situation. And when I capture it on film, will it mean that it's the end and I'm alone?
  • Unreliable Narrator

Roger Davis

Originally played by Adam Pascal

Mimi Márquez

Originally played by Daphne Rubin-Vega (Rosario Dawson in The Movie)

Tom Collins

Originally played by Jesse L. Martin

Angel Dumott-Schunard

Originally played by Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Maureen Johnson

Originally played by Idina Menzel

Joanne Jefferson

Originally played by Fredi Walker (Traci Thoms in The Movie)

  • Closer to Earth: Compared to the rest of her circle of friends, she is the only one with a high-paying, steady, professional career, and is basically the only thing keeping Maureen and Mark from imploding.
  • Expy: To a lesser extent than the other characters, but she does vaguely parallel Alcindoro from La Boheme.
  • Green-Eyed Monster: Though mostly because being with Maureen forces her to be extra paranoid whenever it looks like she may be flirting with someone.
  • The Masochism Tango
  • Twofer Token Minority: Black and a lesbian.

Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III

Originally played by Taye Diggs

Secondary

Mrs Cohen

Alexi Darling

The Man

Paul

Mr Grey

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