The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 121
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
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Posted: 10/28/10 at 6:43amAh - Elaine Stritch seating.
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Posted: 12/22/10 at 11:42pmDid anybody see Raul in an episode of "Medium" earlier this month?
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Posted: 12/23/10 at 10:47am
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Posted: 12/24/10 at 12:42am
He looks so Cuban in the first two stills.
How was the ASTEP Christmas Concert at Joe's Pub? So bummed I had to miss that. 
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Posted: 12/25/10 at 4:57pmIt was lovely, naturally.
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Posted: 12/29/10 at 1:18pmhttp://www.arcadiabroadway.com/
Understudy Joined: 3/15/07
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Posted: 2/19/11 at 5:07pmSo who got to the American Songbook concert last night? I came on here expecting to see everyone talking about it! Wish I could have gone - I hope some recordings surface!!
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Posted: 2/19/11 at 5:53pm
I went. I'm not talking much about it, because I just want to leave it "up there" so to speak. But it was perfect. Beautiful and intense and fun. The venue is magical, it's the perfect New York space. One of my favorite New York theatrical evenings, undoubtedly.
I can post the song list later if people are interested.
Understudy Joined: 3/15/07
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Posted: 2/20/11 at 9:01amFair enough. Sounds amazing - I would love to see a songlist later. :)
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Posted: 2/20/11 at 11:52pm
This isn't the correct order, but here's the song list they handed out. Pardon my laziness for lack of accent marks.
Sabor a Mi (Alvaro Carillo)
Quimbara (Junior Cepeda)
Mata Siguaraya (Lino Frias)
Drume Negrita (Ernesto Grenet)
Something (George Harrison)
Yo Se Que Te Amare (Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
Come to Your Senses (Jonathan Larson)
Wanda (Hansel Enrique Martinez, Raul Alfonso)
Dolor y Perdon (Benny More)
Petrified (George O'Dowd)
Begin the Beguine (Cole Porter)
Goodbye for Now (Stephen Sondheim)
Marry Me a Little (Stephen Sondheim)
What Can You Lose? ( Stephen Sondheim)
Being Alive (Stephen Sondheim)
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#3010
Posted: 2/21/11 at 12:38am
Ha, I was just about to do that.
(Being Alive was only at the second show.)
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Posted: 2/21/11 at 9:29am
Thanks for posting the song list. I love that George Harrison song; the Cole Porter selection isn't my favorite song of his, but I'm sure it sounded great.
Interesting choice to only do Being Alive at the later show, although I suppose that makes sense.
Did the program say anything about the song selection? Is it just some of his favorite pieces, or was there any explanation as to why he chose the songs?
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Posted: 2/21/11 at 9:33am
It was probably too much on his voice to do it more than once. It's a tough song to do twice in one night, period, especially on top of having been singing for almost three hours with a relatively short break between shows at that point, and making it through Petrified twice within that. He actually only did half of it, from the key change after "want something" on.
The program didn't have any explanations; they gave out song lists as you were walking out. He explained them or told stories to go with them, but a lot of it was honestly just stuff he likes, or grew up with in the case of the Cuban songs.
Broadway Star Joined: 8/23/05
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Posted: 2/21/11 at 6:23pm
Nice review I thought.
Was at the 10:30 show and loved it. I especially loved to watch him dance as well. He seemed very happy up there. I hope he does more solo concerts. And what a fabulous room to see him in.
NY Times review
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Posted: 2/23/11 at 11:13am
There are photos.
Raul Esparza at the Allen Room 2/18/11
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Posted: 3/26/11 at 1:03am
I Just read this article and loved it. Haven't seen Arcadia yet, but I'm really looking forward to it. I just can't decide if I want to read the play first.
http://www.observer.com/2011/culture/raul-esparzas-formula-actor-has-brains-play-stoppard
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
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Posted: 3/26/11 at 10:39pmI would recommend that you read this play before seeing it. I saw the Lincoln Center production "cold" and got awfully lost. This time I read it and thought a little about it, and it is well worth the additional investment of time. Kind of like Shakespeare - you don't NEED to read it, but it improves the experience, I think.
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Posted: 3/27/11 at 10:36amI sort of agree. I think it helps the experience to be a little familiar with it beforehand, and also wouldn't say its necessary, but I also find it MUCH easier to watch than read. And more to the point, I find those really dense passages (particularly the ones about the math) very difficult on the page, but not a problem at all in performance (with this production at least). If you just listen closely, I don't think you'll have a problem following what they're talking about at all, even if you aren't good at math or vested in the literary references. I think Stoppard is about how much you are willing to pay attention more than how much you are willing to study in advance, as it were.
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Posted: 7/21/11 at 11:59pm
The New York Times article on the Raúl E. master class. <3
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/theater/master-classes-with-masters-like-raul-esparza.html?_r=3
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Posted: 7/22/11 at 12:08am
Has this thread really been hiding since March? Meep!
Read that earlier. Nice piece, great photos.
(Also? How much would I love to be a fly on the wall for Kudisch's class?)
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Posted: 7/22/11 at 12:11amWhat's this about Kudisch's class?
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Posted: 7/22/11 at 12:13am
MARC KUDISCH Aug. 29, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Davenport Studio, 250 West 49th Street, Suite 302, Manhattan; broadwayspace.com/masterclass; $199; $40 to audit.
Pretty sure you need to be there.
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Posted: 7/22/11 at 12:20amDon't question, buy!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#3024
Posted: 7/23/11 at 2:40pmRaul's auditor fee was only $30. It sold out so quickly that I guess Davenport decided the market could be higher.
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