The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four — Page 91

#2251

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:23pm

He looks like Wolvirene in those 'sideburn' pictures.

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#2252

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/24/09 at 10:35pm

The AP article says he has blue eyes?! SInce when?

#2253

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/24/09 at 10:47pm

Perhaps the AP interviewer has bad eyesight? Or maybe Raul was wearing something that made his eyes look really blue...

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#2254

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/24/09 at 10:48pm

Probably the latter, since, that happens kind of a lot.

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#2255

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:18am

OK - hazel eyes do tend to pick up the light.

Emcee, have a great time tonight!

#2256

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:57am

Thank you!! And it looks like we're going to have great weather! Hopefully I will neither freeze nor get wet; I picked a dress based on the possibility of neither.

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#2257

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 10:35am

Yay! Opening night! Have a great time!

ETA: Is it possible they will extend this show like they did Hair, if the reviews are good? There is a bit of time before the next production starts.

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Updated On: 6/25/09 at 10:35 AM

#2258

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 10:54am

Yay! Have a mah-velous time!

#2259

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 4:46pm

Oh, and in the infamous blue-eyed article, any clue what he's talking about when he mentions a "potential Sondheim thing"?

#2260

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 6:28pm

Nope, no clue, he's very good about keeping that stuff secret, but if I had to guess (and insert a HUGE amount of wishful thinking) I'd say the production of A Little Night Music they're planning for this winter. I think it's supposed to open in December, and I THINK (could be way off, my brain is like swiss cheese) at the Kerr. It's the production Trevor Nunn is directing. Apparently he wants to skew the casting very young, so that Frederik is 40 rather than 50-something. As is Desiree, and so on. (I think they want Carl-Magnus to be in his 20's!).

But anyway, that's just my wishful thinking/guessing.

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#2261

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 6:36pm

I figured that they would be bringing over most of the cast so Raul didn't have a chance, but if it is indeed A Little Night Music I see another NY trip in my future. It's only been a few years since I last saw a production of it, but who cares? I kept wondering if they were planning on reviving Assassins again.

#2262

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 6:43pm

Well, it's possible it was the iSondheim thing the Roundabout was in talks of taking on. Plus that could be considered "new".

Even though they may transfer some of the cast members for Night Music, I don't think they would transfer all of them. Plus they had EPA calls recently.

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#2263

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 7:02pm

According to this article in Playbill all roles are open for casting on Broadway. Granted, it's from April, but I haven't read or heard anything to indicate otherwise (although I was ready to swear last night that Brian Stokes Mitchell had been cast as Frederik, but I must have been hallucinating).
A Little Night Music gearing up for Broadway

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#2264

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 7:04pm

Here's a more recent article that was on BWW, with details about the casting.
A Little Night Music revival

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#2265

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 7:44pm

OMG, he wouldn't have to shave off his sideburns!

#2266

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:05pm

(Shhhh, don't say that - Emcee will become hysterical at the very thought! )

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#2267

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:13pm

That photo made me gasp a little. Excellent pic!

And his quote in the article gave me a new sig. :)

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#2268

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:51pm

Spidey, where is your avatar picture from?

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#2269

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 9:47pm

It's a screen shot from a Theater Talk episode for the Homecoming, when he was talking about "eyebrow acting."

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"I Googled myself and I paid the price, oh boy. I had to make a pact with myself to stop. My manager used to tell me ... 'Don't click pain!'" - Raul Esparza

#2270

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:00pm

O, be still my heart!

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#2271

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:09pm

Shirt photo at last! Our Raul giving Colin Firth a little competition!

#2272

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:24pm

Damn, I don't remember that shirt being open to his waist, but...damn.

Oh, and here's that NY Times picture. Sing, Raul, sing!

Updated On: 6/25/09 at 11:24 PM

#2273

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:39pm

His eyes do look blue in the ruffle-y shirt.

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#2274

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/26/09 at 1:58am

Pics from the curtain calls and the red carpet afterwards















Raul, what are you doing to Julie White??








ETA: OMG! his fly is open in those curtain call pics!!

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Updated On: 6/26/09 at 01:58 AM

#2275

The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four

Posted: 6/26/09 at 2:18am

I love the curtain call/dance pictures. They're so joyful. The jig was extra happy tonight. Opening was fun. I'm exhausted.

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