The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four — Page 89

Oh, this Chess concert is so AWKWARD. I had high hopes for the guy singing the Arbiter's song, but wow that was sad. Heh. And yet I can't stop watching.

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Well, at least you guys are getting to see it. The Los Angeles PBS station won't lower itself to even schedule it anywhere, let alone air it when everybody else gets to see it.

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The shirt is indeed excellent. There's a vest, too, to go with the shirt. This outfit is sadly very short lived, but it's nice while it lasts. :) I'm a sucker for period clothes, and Raul happens to look really great in them.

He really did. I was sitting there wishing he would do more period projects in the future...just for the clothes.

"We did a photo shoot yesterday..."
PICTURES!!! WE WILL HAVE PICTURES!!!

And here are some screencaps from Anne's appearance on The View:













Oh, and in case anyone was wondering/confused, the costumes are all Regency/Napoleonic Era, not Elizabethan. My absolute favorite time period for historical costuming (you don?t want to know how many Regency dresses I have in my closet).

Raúl.....in Regency garb.....that does it. *dies*

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Is that his hair, or a wig? Love curls on the collar.

Anne Hathaway has never made much of an impression on me but she really was delightful in that clip from THE VIEW.

Please, I only speak the truth.

WHERE IS THE BILLOWY TOP. WHERE WHERE WHERE.

I was gonna go tonight, as a reward for surviving the GRE yesterday, but, I feel like I'm going to fall asleep at any moment, so I think I will just have a night in.

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I'll reserve final judgment until I can see some better pictures, but from these, at least, the costumes are...not impressing me. Now, I know I'm picky because I've been a costumer and have studied historical costume and fashion for 40 years, but I've seen better costumes in a high school play. I have better dresses than those in my closet. And Raul's coat....don't get me started!

OK, sorry. /rant
It's the costumer in me, I just can't help it.

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Hamish Linklater was *slightly* under the radar for me as well. I knew who he was, I knew he was insanely talented, and I was really excited about seeing him. I also knew he was tall. I didn't realize however, how extremely talented he was, or how extremely tall he was. I have to admit, I have more than a slight crush on the man. He is wonderful. And I swear if he moves back to Hollywood after this, I'm gonna be heart broken. He has the most beautiful hair I have ever seen. And when I saw him back in March at the Shakespeare thing at Symphony Space, his reading of Benedict was so incredible, despite the idiot girl reading with him who insisted upon doing so with an English accent. I hate that all you really see in this production is his comedic brilliance, cause the man's got it all. *splashes cold water on my face* I'm sorry, I got sidetracked.

I have never seen a production in the park before, so I was just assuming the costumes reflected the fact that the production is free to the public. For some reasons, I thought Raul's pants should have been more fitted. Although, I think that had a lot to do with me just wanting to see him in tighter pants.

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Raul made a mixtape, and it's all sorts of awesome:
http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/summer-in-nyc/74330/raul-esparza-twelfth-night-star-makes-a-mixtape

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I'm one of those rare people who actually loves being out in the rain. Long walks in the rain are one of my favorite things, especially in New York. And I feel like rain might really give Twelfth Night an even more romantic atmosphere than it already has, in a way, 'cause... I find there to be something terribly romantic about summer rain. I mean, I'm going to opening and not to say I'd like it to rain then because I'll have to be in a cocktail dress, but, I wouldn't mind seeing it in the rain at some point.

Also, I feel like the cast should invest in those umbrellas you can wear affixed to your head.

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Ohhh, that's lovely!! (even if BWW can't spell worth a d*mn)
And of course, manic 'capper that I am:

That's Raúl and Anne twirling merrily on the right:







Billowy shirt!

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"Oy to the sideburns."

^^Quadruple ditto.

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