The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 95
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2350
Posted: 7/4/09 at 3:48pm
I added wrong. 
Still, Hunter looks too old to be Raul's son.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2351
Posted: 7/4/09 at 10:40pm
I have to side with skittles on this one. The biggest concern, really, is that Fredrik is a solidly baritone role. As much as I'd love to see Raul in any musical, I don't think he's the most natural fit for the role vocally. As for casting the roles so young, the unfortunate thing is that you lose the generational contrast between Fredrik and Desiree and Henrik and Anne. That's essential to the story. I'm not sure I really buy that Anne would be freaked out by the prospect of sleeping with the much older Fredrik if he doesn't read that much older than her.
I think I'm going to produce a younger, hipper revival of Follies and cast Raul as Buddy or Ben.
Seriously though, I'm going to be optimistic that it'll work out fine. I just don't see Raul as Fredrik as perfect casting.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2352
Posted: 7/4/09 at 11:27pm
As for casting the roles so young, the unfortunate thing is that you lose the generational contrast between Fredrik and Desiree and Henrik and Anne.
This is actually the strongest point I've heard so far. They would have to age Raul quite a bit, but also would be a more damning argument against Kate Winslet--who would look far too much like Anne's slightly older sister.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2353
Posted: 7/5/09 at 3:02pm
It occurred to me yesterday, while indulging in my annual sing-along/love fest with 1776, that Raul would make a stunning John Adams.
Anybody else think so?
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2354
Posted: 7/5/09 at 5:52pmYES! Especially if he gets to wear a white shirt.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2355
Posted: 7/6/09 at 3:03pm
"But I burn, Mr. A."
"So do I, Mr. J."
If only for that song, perhaps.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2356
Posted: 7/6/09 at 3:10pmROFL! And cast Cheyenne Jackson as Jefferson....
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2357
Posted: 7/7/09 at 5:28pm
I saw Twelfth Night last night, and absolutely loved it. Raul is pretty hilarious, and quite fetching in his flowy white shirt. 
...I wanna see it again.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2358
Posted: 7/8/09 at 9:56am
Is this Raul's 1st time doing Shakespeare? If so, it's even more impressive that he's getting so much praise for his performance. It doesn't get more difficult that first time Shakespeare!
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2359
Posted: 7/8/09 at 11:21amNot quite, but basically his first in a leading role on a major stage. He did some Shakespeare about 15 years ago and played Hotspur in a recorded version of Henry IV, but that was also way more than 10 years ago.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2360
Posted: 7/8/09 at 8:49pmSo he's not a complete Shakespeare virgin, but he hasn't performed Shakespeare in a production of this caliber (till now).
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2361
Posted: 7/8/09 at 9:03pm
That would be an accurate assessment.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2362
Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:06am
Awww....his name is Raul:
(Me, I don't see the resemblance )
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2363
Posted: 7/11/09 at 8:55pm
OK, I have no idea how I managed to miss this two weeks ago. It definitely qualifies as one of the...stranger red carpet pictures Raul has ever taken. It's obvious why it didn't show up anywhere else. What a very odd thing to do on the red carpet with hundreds of cameras going off non-stop right in your face.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2364
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:02am
Hi,
Haven't been around here in a while and just catching up on the last few pages. That amazing picture of Audra, Anne and Raul is at the photographer's site in a bigger size. I didn't see where anyone saw that. Sorry if it's a repeat.
The pic is a thumbnail at the bottom of the page I linked, but click on it and it gets bigger. She does really nice work. I also would like to see more from this shoot.
http://www.brigittelacombe.com/editorial.html
(edited for poor grammar!)
Updated On: 7/12/09 at 12:02 AM
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2365
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:20amomg. That was a stunner of a photograph in thumbnail, but wow.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2366
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:20amTHANK YOU! I've been hoping for a larger version of that picture since it was first posted.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2367
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:31am
Oh. My. God.
*thud*
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2368
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:32amI know. Amazing isn't it?
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2369
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:34am
Thanks to whoever posted the name of the photographer. And thanks to Google, too.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2370
Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:35am
Thank you for finding that!! The larger version wasn't on the website yet when I looked at it about a week ago. I emailed the photographer to ask if there are any other photos from the shoot, and where they might be published, but I have not as yet had a response. 
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2371
Posted: 7/13/09 at 8:15pmHow nice to see a larger version! Why thank you :)
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2372
Posted: 7/14/09 at 12:25pmWhoa! That really is beautiful.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2373
Posted: 7/14/09 at 9:41pmAhhhh, gorgeous!!!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2374
Posted: 7/15/09 at 8:27am
Ok, you gotta admit...that revival of 'The Rocky Horror Show' had the most perfect cast imaginable, and having Raul only made it MORE perfect.
Here's a nice tribute to his earlier work.
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
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