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The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two- Page 108

The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two

#2675To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:03pm

This doesn't exactly fit into the conversation, but I remember thinking (and posting, at one point) that Adam was great as the Emcee, but Raul WAS the Emcee. I think that's very represenative of their performances.

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#2676To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:15pm

I think that's a good observation. And it's interesting, because I know that Alan Cumming was the definitive Emcee, having totally recreated the role for the revival, so he *was* the Emcee, but I think that Raul is pretty much on par with Alan in terms of claiming the role as his own and *being* the Emcee. Raul had a different take on the character, but it still rang completely true in the context of the show. I think anyone trying to immitate Alan Cumming's Emcee would fail miserably. I'm curious about how the replacements in between them did.

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#2677To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:18pm

A lot of the subtlties and Alan's little quirks were picked up by his successor(s) and then passed down through all of the guys who played the part, which is kind of unfortunate for them, and for their fans, because it's impossible for them to be given *all* that much credit. Some of them took more ownership of the adlibs than others, some just used Alan's, almost word for word, but the framework was his and Mendes' creation.

Funny thing: Riedel called Raul a "twerp," who wanted to be Alan Cumming.


A work of art is an invitation to love.

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#2678To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:23pm

What an upstanding guy. To great talent...

I love Raul's "Not While I'm Around," too.

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#2679To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:25pm

Yeah, that's only one of the many reasons that I would jump at the opportunity to kick Riedel in the head. The fact that he's made a career of being hurtful is pathetic. The one and only time I ever saw him in person, I was... kinda angry and wanted to go slap him. But... you don't do that. Better, people were boo-ing. To great talent...


A work of art is an invitation to love.
Updated On: 5/6/06 at 07:25 PM

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#2680To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 7:29pm

They were booing? Awesome.

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#2681To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 10:11pm

*visually compares*
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#2682To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 11:21pm

i.e. Excuse to post the pretty pictures. To great talent...

I was really close to buying the windowcard with Raul and Molly, but I decided against it for lack of funds.

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#2683To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 11:23pm

Purdy. To great talent...


"A little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing." - Thomas Jefferson

Shiksa Goddess2
#2684To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 11:44pm

Lol, was I that obvious SS? I do love that pic of Alan though... and I never get to post it. So many good looking Emcee's, here's Norbert:
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EDIT: Strange that he didn't have to dye his hair... Updated On: 5/6/06 at 11:44 PM

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#2685To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 11:57pm

Raul looks so incredibly, incredibly beautiful in that poster. Something about his face is so, so captivating.

Is it a photograph or a painting?


"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

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#2686To great talent...
Posted: 5/6/06 at 11:59pm

I think that it's a photograph, Elphie.

Okay, the eye around Norbert's bellybutton is weird.

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#2687To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:06am

It's a photograph, I've seen the windowcard in person.

Shiksa, Norbert didn't have to dye his hair because he was in the national tour, not the Broadway production.


Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Updated On: 5/7/06 at 12:06 AM

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#2688To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:08am

Uh oh, sexual confusion. Uh oh, flutter your eyes..

*loves Taboo*


"Blow out the candles, Robert, and make a wish. Want something. Want something."

Wishes come true, not free.

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#2689To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:08am

I bought Raul's windowcard. To great talent...


"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

#2690To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:09am

Is there a list of all national tour Emcees? I saw it in early 2003, I believe.

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#2691To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:11am

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While we're posting Emcee pictures. To great talent...

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#2692To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:15am

Heh, Mandi, I was looking at the list of replacements on IBDB just now. I saw his name and thought that there was no way I could imagine him as the Emcee. Perfect timing. To great talent...


Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how

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#2694To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:19am

*loves*

I like NPH as the Emcee. He's such a good actor. Updated On: 5/7/06 at 12:19 AM

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#2695To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:20am

He's an amazing Emcee, skittles! To great talent...

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#2696To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:23am

I love you Lexi.


"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

#2697To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:25am

Love ya too.

He f*cks up in the middle of it. It's cute.

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#2698To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:30am

*dies*

Oh god, it is adorable when he messes up. That face he makes!

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#2699To great talent...
Posted: 5/7/06 at 12:31am

Hee, that face.


"Nothing's lost forever. In this world, there is a kind of painful progress. Longing for what we've left behind, and dreaming ahead."

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