The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two — Page 77

I want more Company! Grrr. I guess it's a good thing that there are no more tickets left, lol.

Even though I still know next to nothing about it (I blame it on my computer!), can I just say again now awesome it is that this regional production is getting attention in widely-read magazines and newspapers?

I usually find thatEntertainment Weekly reviews are usually spot-on, too. :) Yay!

Hooray for the good review! I agree with it completely.

What do you want to ask about Barcelona?

Very interesting....

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Interesting. But goodness, what a choppily written article. I really, really wish they'd just published the text of the interview.

Yes, great picture.

Spotlight(? -- I'm bad at coming up with nicknames for people), I'm curious about the fact that he seemed to choose to play "Barcelona" much less cynically (or so it seemed to me) than Dean Jones on the original cast recording. There's a thread about it here: https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=891919&dt=28
I was sort of baffled over the first few responses that suggest that Robert is conflicted about whether he wants April to stay, but after seeing the Cinci production, that's exactly the way Raul plays it.

Ahahah, I don't care what nicknames you use... it's not a very nickname friendly name. :) And I see what you're saying about Barcelona now. I'd never heard any cast recordings before I saw it in Cincinnati... I didn't know much about the show at all. This Barcelona thread is really interesting.

Right... I guess it was just interesting becuase I never saw the song that way. Based on the lyrics it's kind of mean, honestly -- I mean, Dean Jones on the OBCR actually yawns loudly while he's telling her "You're a very special girl, not because you're bright-- not just because you're bright." And given that Raul's Robert is a touch cynical (yet also, I guess, more emotional), I didn't expect the sweetness of his appeal for April to stay. It would be interesting to know what he sees in the song that prompted him to take a more sincere approach to it.

Anyway, I'm excited about having a new interview to ponder over.

That's interesting. I've never listened to the cast recording, but Raul's Bobby never really seems outright mean to me. He says the wrong things a lot, he is very cynical, but all in all he really does care for these people, even if he knows they are not at all right for him.

I love relistening to things and trying to figure out why the actor played it a certain way (not that I've been doing that with Raul's Company... *shifty eyes* ) It's so much fun to try to get into their heads and the heads of their characters to figure out what they are trying to tell you as the audience.

EDIT: Pretty new avatar!

Updated On: 4/5/06 at 05:52 PM

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