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The Artist formerly known as Collins

About Me


About TOM COLLINS: This Alphabet City Renowned Computer Genius/Revolutionist (Thomas B. Collins) has just returned from a not-so-pleasant semester at MIT. His theory of Actual Reality has been rejected by the board and now his crusade to raise world awareness about such plights as homelessness and HIV/AIDS is taking the Lower East Side by storm.
Now finding himself the victim of a Christmas Eve mugging, a distraught yet aware Collins is heard wailing and saved by good samaritan, Angel Dumott Schunard. Angel volunteers his services of healing and mercurocrome to the ailing Professor and the two go to Life Support, a group of friends lending support and understanding of HIV/AIDS.
Join Collins, Angel, and the rest of the Alphabet City Avant Garde in the timeless story of Love and the Pursuit of Understanding of RENT.
About AFR: Anwar is thrilled to be making his stage debut as a part of such an amazing and important story as RENT. American audiences will forever recall Anwar F. Robinson as the Music Teacher who was rocketed to television stardom on Season 4 of the pop-culture phenomenon American Idol. His vocal range quickly landed him a coveted spot in Idol’s Top-10, where Judges Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul touted him as “technically the best singer of the competition”. After Idol he toured the country as part of the Idols Live show and then he began work on his solo album. Since then, this New Jersey native has worked and appeared with a number of music icons that include Clive Davis, Patti Labelle, Kelly Price, Byron Cage, and Pastor Donnie McClurkin. With his newly completed album entitled The Truth About Love under his belt (shipping FALL 2007), this Soul artist-turned-actor looks now to a future that includes singing, acting and loving life! Anwar Thanks his family, friends, mentors, and community for their unwavering support and faith in what God has bestowed upon him. Fans can follow his journey on THIS MYSPACE PAGE!!!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 24/08/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/anwarrobinson
Band Members: This is an Ensemble Piece!
Influences: MLK, JFK, Gandhi, Billy Strayhorn, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Schunard...
Sounds Like: Marvin Gaye
Record Label: Angel Heart
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

FOR UPCOMING SHOWS, please CLICK the "ANWAR ROBINSON" page located in the TOP FRIENDS SECTION

Please see the "ANWAR ROBINSON" MySpace for tour dates!!!!
Posted by on Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:06:00 GMT

AFR-RENT MEDICAL LEAVE

Hey All,Talk about a LEAP DAY!!!!I wanted to keep my recent knee injury under wraps until I had most of the information from the doctors regarding how long I'd be away from RENT. As of now, I am on me...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:56:00 GMT

Second Preview...and some Shout-Outs

Hey All,I know that it's been a minutes since I've blogged (here-check out the Main Artist page for more recent blogs semi-unrelated to RENT), so I wanted to update you on how things are going. I'll ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:07:00 GMT

Day 5&and a SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS Night!!!!!!

20 September 2007 @2327hrs Well, rehearsal was good today. We learned "Christmas Bells" and have completed the sequence from "RENT" through "Christmas Bells". We also put "RENT" on its feet&blockin...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:40:00 GMT

RENT Tour 2007/2008-DAY 4 Rehearsal: LOVE ULTIMATUM

19 September 2007 @2208hrsHey all...this will be brief, but I promise that tomorrow's entry will be more thorough. I just got in from seeing "The Bourne Ultimatum" (Matt Damon) and it was GREAT!!!! ...
Posted by on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:08:00 GMT

(Un)Blocking Emotions: RENT Tour 2007/2008-DAY 3 Rehearsal

18 September 2007 @2153hrs It's getting hard to keep up with the journaling, but I'm working at it. I'll start at the beginning of today, which actually started much earlier than you may think&0300h...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:42:00 GMT

Wearing Endurance Technique: RENT Tour 2007/2008-DAY 2 Rehearsal

17 September 2007 @1617hrs I am pooped right now. I got up a half-hour later than I was supposed to, so I only got to run for a mile and do fifty push-ups (on a decline, mind you, which makes them ha...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:20:00 GMT

RENT Tour 2007/2008-DAY ONE Rehearsal

16 September 2007 @1736hrs When I tell you that I am EXCITED about this TOUR&first of all, everyone is soooooo nice! The New Principal Cast members (5-Benny, Roger, Collins, Maureen, and Joanne) we...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:45:00 GMT

How We’re Going to Pay This Year’s RENT!!!!

Idol" Finalists Will Join Rent Tour This FallBy Kenneth Jones 10 Sep 2007 Anwar Robinson and Heinz WincklerTwo veterans of the "Idol" pop competition will be joining the NETworks Presentations nationa...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:41:00 GMT