The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 91
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2250
Posted: 6/24/09 at 9:23pmHe looks like Wolvirene in those 'sideburn' pictures.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2251
Posted: 6/24/09 at 10:35pmThe AP article says he has blue eyes?! SInce when?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2252
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... 
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2253
Posted: 6/24/09 at 10:48pmProbably the latter, since, that happens kind of a lot.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2254
Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:18am
OK - hazel eyes do tend to pick up the light.
Emcee, have a great time tonight!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2255
Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:57amThank 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.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2256
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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Posted: 6/25/09 at 10:54amYay! Have a mah-velous time!
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Posted: 6/25/09 at 4:46pmOh, and in the infamous blue-eyed article, any clue what he's talking about when he mentions a "potential Sondheim thing"?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2259
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.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2260
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.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2261
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.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2262
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
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2263
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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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2264
Posted: 6/25/09 at 7:44pmOMG, he wouldn't have to shave off his sideburns!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2265
Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:05pm
(Shhhh, don't say that - Emcee will become hysterical at the very thought! )
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2266
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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Posted: 6/25/09 at 8:51pmSpidey, where is your avatar picture from?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2268
Posted: 6/25/09 at 9:47pmIt's a screen shot from a Theater Talk episode for the Homecoming, when he was talking about "eyebrow acting."
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2269
Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:00pm
O, be still my heart!
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2270
Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:09pmShirt photo at last! Our Raul giving Colin Firth a little competition!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2271
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
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2272
Posted: 6/25/09 at 11:39pmHis eyes do look blue in the ruffle-y shirt.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2273
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!!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2274
Posted: 6/26/09 at 2:18amI 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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