The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four — Page 95

#2351

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

Posted: 7/4/09 at 3:48pm

I added wrong. Still, Hunter looks too old to be Raul's son.

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#2352

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

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.

#2353

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

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.

#2354

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

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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#2355

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

Posted: 7/5/09 at 5:52pm

YES! Especially if he gets to wear a white shirt.

#2356

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

Posted: 7/6/09 at 3:03pm

"But I burn, Mr. A."
"So do I, Mr. J."

If only for that song, perhaps.

#2357

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

Posted: 7/6/09 at 3:10pm

ROFL! And cast Cheyenne Jackson as Jefferson....

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#2358

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

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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#2359

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

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!

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Updated On: 7/8/09 at 09:56 AM

#2360

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

Posted: 7/8/09 at 11:21am

Not 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.

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#2361

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

Posted: 7/8/09 at 8:49pm

So he's not a complete Shakespeare virgin, but he hasn't performed Shakespeare in a production of this caliber (till now).

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#2362

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

Posted: 7/8/09 at 9:03pm

That would be an accurate assessment.

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#2363

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

Posted: 7/9/09 at 11:06am

Awww....his name is Raul:





(Me, I don't see the resemblance )
Autographed Hounds of Broadway

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#2364

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

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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#2365

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

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

#2366

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

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:20am

omg. That was a stunner of a photograph in thumbnail, but wow.

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#2367

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

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:20am

THANK YOU! I've been hoping for a larger version of that picture since it was first posted.

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#2368

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

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:31am

Oh. My. God.

*thud*

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#2369

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

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:32am

I know. Amazing isn't it?

#2370

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

Posted: 7/12/09 at 12:34am

Thanks to whoever posted the name of the photographer. And thanks to Google, too.

#2371

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

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.

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#2372

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

Posted: 7/13/09 at 8:15pm

How nice to see a larger version! Why thank you :)

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#2373

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

Posted: 7/14/09 at 12:25pm

Whoa! That really is beautiful.

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#2374

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

Posted: 7/14/09 at 9:41pm

Ahhhh, gorgeous!!!

#2375

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

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.

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"There's nothing good on. The media hates Christmas. The media loves vampires, though. Maybe they will show a Twilight Christmas."
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.

Updated On: 7/15/09 at 08:27 AM