In this screen adaptation of the hit Broadway rock opera, Mark Cohen (Anthony Rapp), an aspiring film-maker, has lost his performance artist girlfriend, Maureen (Idina Menzel), to an uptight lawyer named Joanne (Tracie Thoms). Mark's roommate Roger (Adam Pascal) is an HIV-positive would-be musician who has misgivings about getting involved with Mimi (Rosario Dawson), an exotic dancer. Tom Collins (Jesse L. Martin), a disgruntled professor, falls for a transgendered street-drummer, Angel (Wilson Jermaine Heredia). Together this group of down and out friends must grapple with poverty, AIDS, suicide, commercialism and artistic stagnation. Directed by Chris Columbus. With Taye Diggs and Sarah Silverman. Categories: Drama, Musical, New York. Year: 2005.
Taye Diggs in Rent
After murdering her cheating husband, nightclub singer Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) ends up on Chicago's famed murderess row. Represented by Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), the slickest lawyer in town, Velma's case grabs the headlines and makes her an even bigger star. But, when struggling performer Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) joins Velma behind bars, Billy diverts his attention from Velma's case sensing the opportunity to create another tabloid sensation. Instant rivals, Velma and Roxie will stop at nothing to outdo one another in their obsessive pursuit of fame and celebrity. Directed by Rob Marshall. With Taye Diggs, John C. Reilly and Queen Latifah. Categories: Crime, Drama, Music. Year: 2002.
Taye Diggs in Chicago
In a fascist future, with the government regulating every aspect of the human life, citizens are required to take daily doses of Prozium, a drug that suppresses their natural emotions. High-ranking official John Preston (Christian Bale) is entrusted with preventing the spread of feelings of any kind, hunting down contraband books and smuggled paintings. But, while fighting against an underground revolution that hopes to free humanity from its numb existence, Preston misses his dose of Prozium and experiences what it means to truly live for the first time. As Preston begins to understand the motives of his bitter enemies, he discovers his passion for freedom. Directed by Kurt Wimmer. With Dominic Purcell, Sean Bean, William Fichtner, Angus Macfadyen and Emily Watson. Categories: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2002.
Taye Diggs in Equilibrium