The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two- Page 176

[Ariella]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:07pm

Aw, but think of all the hilarity he'd deprive us of if he kept it all under cover.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:10pm

There are so many pretty avatars here.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:10pm

Hehe, I just meant the dance!

I hope it doesn't seem like the only reason I think it's good he came out is so I can call him swishy without guilt!

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:12pm

This really has nothing to do with the present conversation, but I felt that it needed to be posted.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:13pm

Exhibit B: vulgarity. See also: Mandi's post.

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:15pm

He does it in the rehearsal, too, so I'm not sure whether I believe Seth that it wasn't the blocking.

[Atrias]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:15pm

Is there an actual video clip of him doing his "Elphaba" routine?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 3:17pm

Maybe Seth just meant he took no responsibility, and that Raul made it up himself.

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 6:54pm

"He shouldn't be allowed to do that."

Ummm, yes he should. Otherwise I wouldn't have an AIM icon.

[sgweirdo]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 9:47pm

Oooh that picture is amazing.
So, I got me & the parents tix to company (after yrs of telling them about raul) but it was the last weekend of jan. (he was out)... sigh, but i saw it again with him and wow can i go again , now?

**Turns on cast recording .....
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[BNN]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 11:24pm

Hello all! I've recently become a Raul Esparza fan after hearing him on the Hair benefit recording. Why you ask? He has the greatest vibratto in all the land, that's why.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 11:30pm

Welcome to the dark side.

[BNN]

Posted: 2/19/07 at 11:34pm

Is it really that dark? This seems like such a fancy-free thread...

[Glebb]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 9:02pm

Mary me a little....

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 9:11pm

I take it you like the album.

[Glebb]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 9:12pm

"I'm ready."

[Ariella]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 9:53pm

I was just listening as well... I absolutely LOVE it. I haven't been able to listen to the entire thing due to a pile of work, but Marry Me a Little and Being Alive are instant hits.

My dad even admitted vibrato isn't such a bad thing once he heard Being Alive

[Craww]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 10:34pm

The vibrato is categorically insane. Also, my favorite part.

I've tried to stay out of the discussions about the Company cast recording on the main board. I have way too many nice things to say.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 10:50pm

It's kind of like superhuman vibrato. I have no idea how he does that. I'm no singer, but even if I were a singer, I would probably still not know. But I love it.

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[Clayford27]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:04pm

luvtheEmcee - Agreed. I'm a singer, and even I don't know how he manages to have that much vibrato. It's amazing.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:23pm

He has little-to-no vocal training, so I'm sure that's a big part of it.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:30pm

I have to post in this thread because I just saw Company this past Sunday - it was my first time seeing Raul - and I was completely floored by his performance. His "Being Alive" was phenomenal, it left me trembling long after the curtain call. I've wanted to see him forever and I am so grateful I finally got the chance. What an amazing talent. I cannot wait to purchase the cast recording to relive it all!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:46pm

Yay!

I'm a fairly emotional person, but not to the point of ever having physical reactions to theater or film or anything like that. After Company, I tremble without fail. The first time I saw it in NYC, I sobbed like I hadn't done in a damned long time. The visceral power never fails to amaze me.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:52pm

I'm the same way, luv. I usually cry at performances like that, but something about it touched me on an even deeper level. It was like coming down off a high after the curtain call. Sitting three rows from the stage watching him pour his heart and soul into that song was absolutely captivating. I just can't say enough how impressed I was. It was the quickest I've ever stood for a standing ovation. I definitely want to revisit the show very soon.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 2/20/07 at 11:57pm

I've only cried at shows a couple of times, but the one time outside of Company that it was actually because of the show is really embarassing. The second time I saw AIDA, I cried from Enchantment Passing Through to the end because I was like "no, they're going to die!!!" (I know, that's so lame!) I cried when it closed, and at Sweeney's final performance, but those tears were rooted in outside sentimentality, not the stories themselves.

Seeing him perform Being Alive for the first time in eight months when the show went into previews is one of my favorite memories, though -- my heart was racing so heavily that I could hear it. I curled up into a tiny little ball in my seat, shaking, and as soon as it was over I just started to cry. It took a good ten minutes for me to make myself stop. I already loved the show, but I guess once I realized that it could do that to me, I knew it was something really special.

Right after the Times interview was printed, he cried through the finale of the show, and it was so heartbreaking that I pretty much completely shut down. It was that point of emotional overload, I guess, where you want to cry but you just can't and it sort of hits you later on.

Updated On: 2/21/07 at 11:57 PM