Sharon Leal Shares Throwback Clip From Her Iconic Role As Mimi In RENT

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Sharon Leal went back in time and wanted to share that moment with her viewers. An outrageous throwback clip is what it was-from the artist’s point of view-she really was getting the immaculate vibes of RENT. The grainy recording had Mimi Leal singing away from the very core of Mimi’s soul, making one want to jump up and join the singing, despite having no grasp of the words. The only appropriate thing: Leal captioned this rant with tears-of-laughter emoji and #SINGOUTLOUISE.

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In itself, the video is a chaotic marvel, with Leal letting loose with RAGE and general spirit of Mimi with so much glifico presence that you can hardly not appreciate the casting. There is hardly anything harsher than an artist looking back at his or her past with a glint of humor-nevertheless of nostalgia. From the comments, it seems the people enjoyed it very well.

One of those viewers immediately brought up the “out of this world” vibe, while another voice went ahead and declared, without any consideration, “best Mimi ever.” Some admitted to having bootleg versions of some of her shows—honestly, so do I. The devotion is real. Another commenter reminisced about the first-time meet with her at the stage door and described her as sweet, which fits very well, seeing as you have not known Sharon Leal NOT to be effortlessly charming. Didn’t think so.

But the inspired laughter came from a Hellcats co-star, wondering out loud why she never really stressed how iconic her RENT days really were. I mean, girl, you walked away from that gigantic RESUME and casually went like, oh, I played Mimi… and you didn’t even say you OWNED that role? Tsk tsk.

Barcelona beckoning for a Broadway comeback, because duh. This clip alone pretty much shouts: Sharon Leal was born to command a stage. Be it acting, singing, or just the art of living, that star-stuff just won’t let you go.

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So, yes, that was much more than a throwback; it was a gentle way of saying some performances are for all eternity. For all those who weren’t so fortunate to have seen her Mimi in the flesh-well, that’s half of us-that hideous yet beautiful record would be a little help to living through the experience. Now kindly excuse us to blast RENT while we pretend to hit those high notes. Good luck to anyone within hearing.