Changes: Angel Dumott Schunard

Revision as of 20:23, 10 November 2015

Angel Dumott Schunard is one of the main characters in RENT, as well as one of the more - if not the most - controversial character in the entire show. A transgender woman with AIDS, Angel becomes Collins' lover after discovering him, beaten up, on the street and taking him in.

About

In the movie Angel is a street drummer and is hired by a rich woman to kill her neighbors' dog, which turns out to belong to Benjamin Coffin III (Benny), the ex-roommate of Collins, Mark Cohen, Roger Davis, and Maureen Johnson. It appears that Angel and Mimi Marquez are friends prior to the events in the production.

S320x240 — Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel in the film version of "RENT."

Angel is described as being very caring, giving, and kind. During the second act of the show she succumbs to her disease ("Contact") or in the movie while Mimi is singing ("Without You"), after having been ill for a while during the estrangements between Roger and Mimi, and Maureen and Joanne, Maureen's lover. Her funeral proves to be a pivotal point between the other two sets of lovers; Maureen and Joanne make up, while it only drives Roger and Mimi - who is accompanied to the funeral by Benny - further apart.

Though Angel's presence in the show is generally comical -- as well as heartwarming -- it can be very touching and sentimental. Maureen claims that "(Angel) always said how lucky (she) was that we were all friends. But it was us, baby, who were the lucky ones."

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Wilson Jermaine Heredia portrayed Angel in the original production and the film version. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 1996 for his performance. He also went onto originate the role in the London production.

Song List

Rent - full company
You Okay Honey? - with Collins(And Man in the Musical)**
Today 4 U - with Collins, Mark, & Roger
You'll See - with Benny, Mark, Roger, & Collins**
Life Support - Life Support Group
Another Day - Mimi, Roger, & full company
Will I? - Life Support Group
On The Street - full company*
Santa Fe - with Collins & Mark (& Roger in the film)
I'll Cover You - with Collins
Christmas Bells - with company
La Vie Boheme A & B - full company
Seasons of Love - full company
Happy New Year - with Collins, Mark, Roger, Benny, Mimi, Joanne, & Maureen*
Happy New Year B - with Collins, Mark, Roger, Benny, Mimi, Joanne, & Maureen*
Seasons of Love B - full company
Contact - with Collins, Roger, Benny, Mimi, Joanne, & Maureen*
Finale B - full company

(*=removed from film version; **=only sings in the stage version)

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 == About ==
-In the movie Angel is a street drummer and is hired by a rich woman to kill her neighbors' dog, which turns out to belong to [[Benny Coffin]], the ex-roommate of Collins, [[Mark Cohen]], [[Roger Davis]], and [[Maureen Johnson]]. It appears that Angel and [[Mimi Marquez]] are friends prior to the events in the production.[[File:S320x240.jpg|thumb|left|320px|Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel in the film version of "RENT."]]
+In the movie Angel is a street drummer and is hired by a rich woman to kill her neighbors' dog, which turns out to belong to [[Benny Coffin|Benjamin Coffin]] III (Benny), the ex-roommate of Collins, [[Mark Cohen]], [[Roger Davis]], and [[Maureen Johnson]]. It appears that Angel and [[Mimi Marquez]] are friends prior to the events in the production.[[File:S320x240.jpg|thumb|left|320px|Wilson Jermaine Heredia as Angel in the film version of "RENT."]]
 Angel is described as being very caring, giving, and kind. During the second act of the show she succumbs to her disease ("Contact") or in the movie while Mimi is singing ("Without You"), after having been ill for a while during the estrangements between Roger and Mimi, and Maureen and [[Joanne Jefferson | Joanne]], Maureen's lover. Her funeral proves to be a pivotal point between the other two sets of lovers; Maureen and Joanne make up, while it only drives Roger and Mimi - who is accompanied to the funeral by Benny - further apart.