#2001
Posted: 7/19/07 at 8:17pm
Okay, here's the picture. Sorry about the quality of the image... it isn't great because it's a photo of the magazine page. My scanner seems to have suffered an untimely death. Other than some slight washing out, the lighting photographed pretty accurately -- it looks like it was taken in daylight up on one of those staircases above of the side alleys at the Barrymore (like the one that leads to the stage door). The coloring on his suit is a little off. It looks kind of blue, but it's actually black with pinstripes. The shirt is indeed pink. You may not be able to see this if the image posts too small, but he's sitting in a chair from inside the theater.
There's a short article, too. It basically says that... (as I translate AND paraphrase!) sometimes things seem as though they're created custom-made, and that this is the case with Raúl and his portrayal of Robert in the new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. They quote him as saying something about how his life... the literal translation of the term is "empathized," but I guess it means to say that the role and his life kind of coincide on paper. It says that despite the inevitable correlation (and alludes to emotional insecurities), one of these men has something the other lacks: companionship -- Raúl isn't alone. There's a brief summary of the Times article: it took (and sparked) an interest in his sexual identity, he's separated from his wife and in a relationship with someone of the same sex, etc. He talks about the way that interest in actors' personal lives is tied to the idea of fame in the United States, but says he hopes his talent -- as opposed to that interest (it's not a direct quote, but the article actually uses the term "obsesión") -- is the reason theater fans come to see him. It talks about his education (NYU) and his Drama Desk (one at the time), as well as the fact that he's from Miami, and quotes a teacher (I believe from high school), who said that he has the capacity to become another Marlon Brando. That's pretty much it.
A work of art is an invitation to love.
There's a short article, too. It basically says that... (as I translate AND paraphrase!) sometimes things seem as though they're created custom-made, and that this is the case with Raúl and his portrayal of Robert in the new Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company. They quote him as saying something about how his life... the literal translation of the term is "empathized," but I guess it means to say that the role and his life kind of coincide on paper. It says that despite the inevitable correlation (and alludes to emotional insecurities), one of these men has something the other lacks: companionship -- Raúl isn't alone. There's a brief summary of the Times article: it took (and sparked) an interest in his sexual identity, he's separated from his wife and in a relationship with someone of the same sex, etc. He talks about the way that interest in actors' personal lives is tied to the idea of fame in the United States, but says he hopes his talent -- as opposed to that interest (it's not a direct quote, but the article actually uses the term "obsesión") -- is the reason theater fans come to see him. It talks about his education (NYU) and his Drama Desk (one at the time), as well as the fact that he's from Miami, and quotes a teacher (I believe from high school), who said that he has the capacity to become another Marlon Brando. That's pretty much it.
Updated On: 7/20/07 at 08:17 PM
I was anal about getting hard copies of most of the Company press, but somehow that one slipped through the cracks.
