I saw NPH performing this roll when Rent first came to San Diego around this time. It was the first performance "off broadway". It was weird cause I knew him as Doogie, and he was like 10 feet away. It only took about 15 seconds for Doogie to totally vanish. He was amazing in the roll.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! Neil was the reason I fell in love with Rent. He was my first Mark, back in 1997. I've been lucky to have seen both Neil, as well as Anthony and Adam when they reprised their roles on Broadway in 2007. So hard to choose a favorite Mark when I've seen both!
I saw them both at this west coast debut at the La Jolla Playhouse and they were both fantastic. NPH killed it that night. so good. Christian was really into it to.
Omg, I remember Neil and Christian... They hung out after the show. Omg, and Marc and Andy. I wonder where everyone is these days! Thanks for posting and taking me back to some good times :)
Wow. Okay. I just witnessed Neil Patrick Harris performing a song from Rent. I may now die in peace. Gotta say, I was singing along at the last chorus. Alone. At 1:30 in the morning.
Neil Patrick Harris directed the Hollywood Bowl performance of Rent - there are many clips here on RUclips, if you’re curious. It stars Aaron Tveit as Roger, Nicole Scherzinger as Maureen, Skylar Astin as Mark, Telly Leung as Angel, Wayne Brady as Collins, Tracie Thoms as Joanne (reprising the movie role), and Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi.
I love Dr. Horrible. Neil is awesome in it. I really want to get it on dvd. I have the movie version, and the final live performance of Rent. I just watched the movie today.
Neil Patrick Harris is the best Mark EVER! I wish he was in the movie, the Mark in the movie is the best ever too...They kinda sound the same in the voice, I LOVE IT!
I knew NPH did musical theater but I had no idea he was this good. He's got an amazing voice. Despite what I'm reading here about the other guy I liked him too. Just to name drop a little..I met NPH and his partner and talked with them a bit.
Believe me...Neil Patrick Harris killed it in Rent, I saw him like 4 times...On this he is ok...But watching him in character on stage....he was excellent! To this day he is my favorite Mark. He was really good. I saw this Roger to but it's hard to even come close to Adam Pascal.
ive never seen this before but OMG! NPH is an amazing singer! hes like the perfect actor. and as someone who loves rent like i do, i wish he had been in the original.
Neil Patrick Harris=amazing as usual.... Roger... BAD BAD Roger... I mean, I'm sure he's talented, but I cannot BELIEVE someone would seriously cast HIM as Roger...
Awesome doesn't even begin to cover how great this clip is, but it's a good start! My favorite song from Rent, sung by one of my favorite performers, who does an incredible job...thank you so much for posting!! :D
i agree with you about Anthony, about everything. Mark's my favorite character as well and NPH does a really good job of playing him. i actually didn't even know he was ever in RENT until today, so naturally had to look it up here and listen to him. haha. i agree that he's an amazing performer and the musical is great. it would be cool to see him in it, but i think seeing it with Anthony was the best.
He suited up!
And it was legend wait for it....dary
neil patrick harris is just amazing period
I saw NPH performing this roll when Rent first came to San Diego around this time. It was the first performance "off broadway". It was weird cause I knew him as Doogie, and he was like 10 feet away. It only took about 15 seconds for Doogie to totally vanish. He was amazing in the roll.
"I don't own emotion, I rent" Gosh, controlled vibrato, I swoon.
RENT + NPH= MY DREAM COME TRUE
omg he'd make the best rodger ever!!!! he even looks like the original broadway rodger
Solet Mod actually he's Mark
Nathan Lambert Rodger is the song writer, while Mark is the film maker.
Now if only he could be apart of Hamilton....
Christian Mena has an *amazing* voice. And I love the casting of a Latino Roger!
I saw NPH playing Mark in the LA show. It was awe... what for it....some! It was AWESOME!!
No matter how good is this and how much i like Neil. it will never be as good as Adam and Anthony.
I have to agree. Anthony Rapp will always be the voice of Mark Cohen for me
I sought this out. Because this is my favourite song from RENT and NPH. I wasn’t born in 1997, but damn that’s good
Thank you so much for sharing this!! Neil was the reason I fell in love with Rent. He was my first Mark, back in 1997. I've been lucky to have seen both Neil, as well as Anthony and Adam when they reprised their roles on Broadway in 2007. So hard to choose a favorite Mark when I've seen both!
Am I the only one who think Neil is the cutest thing EVER?
I really love NPH's voice !!!!!
I can't stop watch it over and over again !!
I saw them both at this west coast debut at the La Jolla Playhouse and they were both fantastic. NPH killed it that night. so good. Christian was really into it to.
I can see he was awesome then he is awesome now... how do he manages to handles this much of awesomeness
Holy shit, awesome actor, amazing singer. Neil Patrick Harris. :D
wow, never knew NPH could sing, such a great, pleasant surprise :)
Wow. I wish I could have heard this year's ago. This was awesome.
I LOVE NEIL PATRICK HARRIS OMFG
The Roger could have done so much better but NPH is perfection
neil was the best mark I ever saw live!! such good memories
Wow! I really like Neil's singing here. Both of them actually are amazing!
he's FREAKING amazing
Omg, I remember Neil and Christian... They hung out after the show. Omg, and Marc and Andy. I wonder where everyone is these days! Thanks for posting and taking me back to some good times :)
Wow Neil is great!!!! #mindblowning
this is a perfect role for neil!!!!
I'm a HUGE rent fan and a HUGE neil fan! This was great!
I LOVE Neil!!! He's awesome. I wish I could have seen him when he was in RENT!
Wow. Okay. I just witnessed Neil Patrick Harris performing a song from Rent. I may now die in peace.
Gotta say, I was singing along at the last chorus. Alone. At 1:30 in the morning.
Ah i love Neil Patrick Harris and I love RENT! Its sooo PERFECT!!!!
Neil Patrick Harris directed the Hollywood Bowl performance of Rent - there are many clips here on RUclips, if you’re curious. It stars Aaron Tveit as Roger, Nicole Scherzinger as Maureen, Skylar Astin as Mark, Telly Leung as Angel, Wayne Brady as Collins, Tracie Thoms as Joanne (reprising the movie role), and Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi.
he is a FANTASTIC Mark
I love Dr. Horrible. Neil is awesome in it. I really want to get it on dvd. I have the movie version, and the final live performance of Rent. I just watched the movie today.
aww, i love neil so much!!
I LOVE his "I QUIT!"
Neil Patrick Harris really suits the character of Mark Cohen ... I'm impressed!
i love the hand phone neil does hes so cute! i love him so much!
ahh!! i love rent and i love neil patrick harris! putting them together is totally awesome.
omg.. neil has an amazing voice. I love him ♥
Neil is amazing. I never would have pictured him as a stage person, but this prove me wrong.
Neil Patrick Harris = awesome.
he enunciation is very good
Neil Patrick Harris is the best Mark EVER! I wish he was in the movie, the Mark in the movie is the best ever too...They kinda sound the same in the voice, I LOVE IT!
Neil is so great, I swear I really look up to him a lot.
Neil Patrick Harris is the man.
So, Neil is my favourite person in the universe.
Awesome song!
I knew NPH did musical theater but I had no idea he was this good. He's got an amazing voice. Despite what I'm reading here about the other guy I liked him too. Just to name drop a little..I met NPH and his partner and talked with them a bit.
I actually screamed when NPH started singing... I think i am now a fan of NPH
Believe me...Neil Patrick Harris killed it in Rent, I saw him like 4 times...On this he is ok...But watching him in character on stage....he was excellent! To this day he is my favorite Mark. He was really good. I saw this Roger to but it's hard to even come close to Adam Pascal.
My life right now
Awe I saw him perform on Rent and it was great! He did an awesome job!!
WOW!! I had no idea Neil did this!!
Is it just me, or is Neil Patrick Harris just flat out awesome at everything he does?
Wow i love him as Mark, this is so awesome!
Miel Patrick harrys is amazing singer and actor, I loved this man, wow!!
Wow, what a great Roger. Beautiful voice!
:3 Fiancée introduced me to NPH as Dr. Horrible. He's freaking amazing. I died of pure joy when I found out he played Mark! @.@ Life is sooo good.
When they didn't hug at the end, I died a little inside.
NPH is always AWESOME!!!!!
1:05 to 1:09 That vocal riff by Neil was fucking amazing!
I love NPH and Anthony Rapp. They are both so good.
NPH is awesome as Mark. He's got a great voice.
ive never seen this before but OMG! NPH is an amazing singer! hes like the perfect actor. and as someone who loves rent like i do, i wish he had been in the original.
He is AMAZING.
just the right amount of awkwardness. :)
He can SING!
I Love it !! NPH rocks :!!!!
"You're living in A-ME-ri-CAAAAH! love it
Wnat to hear him sing as Mark and Adam Pascal as Roger... Would be amaaazing!
NPH is so talented. The day he came out, a bit of me died inside.
yes. now I shall find another video featuring this song and I shall be proven right.
NPH might be my favorite man EVER.
they are both good.
This was amazing. I love Neil Patrick Harris!
NEIL IS LOVE
This makes me wish I could have seen Neil as Mark... He must have been awesome....
2013,,, I love NPH
Neil rocks!
best mark ever
Hee! Neil is amazing! :)
Neil is amazing. everything about him. :)
Neil Patrick Harris=amazing as usual.... Roger... BAD BAD Roger... I mean, I'm sure he's talented, but I cannot BELIEVE someone would seriously cast HIM as Roger...
i'm so glad this is up, i love nph and his mark here is fabulous!
Awesome doesn't even begin to cover how great this clip is, but it's a good start! My favorite song from Rent, sung by one of my favorite performers, who does an incredible job...thank you so much for posting!! :D
NPH always = awesome!
i can believe this is a true story...
Neil P. Harris actually impressed me with this piece =P He's really good at a lot of musical theatre stuff, never cceases to amaze me, lol
For the people complaining the main issue with the song is the small stage and the mic’s. Neil is a spectacular singer.
Christian Mena was the voice of Ronnie Matthews singing voice in Hey Arnold. "I saw your face and wow!"
YES! NEIL PATRICK HARRIS!! :D
He makes a great Mark. :)
I love them, but I also like the one from the Final Broadway preformance dvd.
Neil is amazing :) I love him :)
Good lord. Those dudes can freaking sing.
didn't know Harris could sing! WOW!!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH This is fucking great... I love you NPH.... and Jonathan Larson was a genius.
It didn't suck... Literally were my exact thoughts
i agree with you about Anthony, about everything. Mark's my favorite character as well and NPH does a really good job of playing him. i actually didn't even know he was ever in RENT until today, so naturally had to look it up here and listen to him. haha. i agree that he's an amazing performer and the musical is great. it would be cool to see him in it, but i think seeing it with Anthony was the best.
Awesome, this is a really hard song to sing and get the harmonies right, think they did fab
Neil Patrick Harris is so adorable. 8Db