The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 97
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
#2400The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/30/09 at 7:38pm
I hope these audiobooks pay well. For an actor, they're a ridiculously easy gig. No makeup, no costume, no blocking to rehearse, and you don't even have to memorize the lines. The majority of the prepwork (aside from just reading the book) would be creating the different voices you'll need.
I think Jim Dale is the acknowledged master of this - supposedly he created over 500 different voices in order to do the audiobooks for the whole Harry Potter series. He and Raul are friends - presumably he's given Raul some pointers on the finer points of audio book recording. But I bet the best part is getting to read the book before anyone else does. Score! 
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#2401The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/31/09 at 11:20am
Here's an amusing little tidbit - "Being Alive" (from the DVD) subtitled in Japanese.
"Being Alive" with Japanese subtitles
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Updated On: 7/31/09 at 11:20 AM
#2402The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/31/09 at 1:42pmJim Dale and Raul are friends?
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#2403The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/31/09 at 2:09pmYes, that was the impression I got when Raul mentioned that, prior to doing "The Homecoming", he spent a weekend at Jim Dale's home in the country, working on his accent for the play. Now, I could be wrong, but it seems to me inviting someone to your home for the weekend, even if you plan to work, is something you do for a friend, and not a stranger (and they've known each other since they worked together in "Comedians", too).
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#2405The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/31/09 at 3:45pmSilly BWW seems to be eating posts again. Bostongal, I can't see your post.
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#2406The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 7/31/09 at 6:25pmThat's funny. Jim Dale's accent is so non-english to me. I don't know if it's because I'm so used to hearing it, or what. But his particular accent sounds so neutral to me.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
#2407The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/1/09 at 10:16pmI know it's pretty much not going to happen now, but I'm listening to Raul's "Soliloquy" and thinking that maybe it's not *so* far-fetched to think of him as Frederik in ALNM. Hm.
#2408The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/3/09 at 5:34pm
Bostongal, I got your PM but when I tried to reply I got this message: "Sorry, This User Does Not Accept Private Messages".
You might want to check your settings and make sure that you've got them set so you can get PM's. And if they are set right, and you still can't get PM's, get in touch with Craig.
Worst case scenario, start from scratch and create a whole new screen name. 
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#2409The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/10/09 at 2:19pm
Raul was on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter last week:
The article was about Hollywood actors heading to Broadway. He wasn't mentioned in the article, but still, getting your pic AND the credit front and center of HR is not a bad thing!
Here's a link to the article.
Going Hollywood
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#2410The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/10/09 at 6:39pm
Well, why would he be mentioned?
But still, getting your picture on the same page as Katie Holmes, I mean, you know you've made it when!
#2411The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/10/09 at 9:57pm
On the other hand, not every show needs movie stars. Those based on hit movies can market their brand name titles and elaborate sets -- like "Shrek the Musical."
Ugh.
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Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#2412The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/10/09 at 10:33pm
Yeah. 
I debated about even including the link to the article, because it's incredibly snobbish and condescending.
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#2413The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 1:30am
Wes Craven is on Twitter. A couple of weeks ago he said they were doing some pickups for 25/8, with the kids (nothing with Raul, I think), something to do with the ending.
Anyway, yesterday he tweeted: "Beginning to lock down picture today" and then today he tweeted: "Just locked down reels 2, 3 & 4... 3 more to go!"
So it's getting closer....
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#2414The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 4:26am
I'm listening to "Tick Tick Boom" for the first time, ever, and find it really interesting "Sunday" is the closest studio recording to his performance at the Kennedy Center :P.
I could imagine it inspired him to audition.
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
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#2415The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 12:08pm
So it's getting closer....
Which means we're also getting closer to the moment when I'll actually have to see a horror movie in theaters despite my great aversion to the genre. Sacrifices.
#2416The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 12:33pmMaybe it'll go straight to video....
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#2417The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 12:34pmI have never successfully made it through a horror film. Granted, I've only tried about twice, but still. Love him, but I may pass. Unless it seems likely that I'll just be able to laugh through the entire thing.
#2418The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/13/09 at 1:08pm
Knowing what I do about Wes Craven movies, that seems highly unlikely. 
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#2419The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/28/09 at 11:38am
Finally! A reason to bring this back up...
"I had been working in Chicago for a year at Equity theatres under non-Equity contracts. Sometimes the roles were small, sometimes they were extraordinary. The kicker comes when Frank Galati, the great and generous artist, offers me a beautiful role at the Goodman Theatre in his adaptation of CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY. The role is not large, but it is important, and Frank inspired the very best in me. It begins to bother me that I am working harder than many company members and earning far, far less because I am not Equity."
How I Got My Equity Card by Raul Esparza
#2420The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/28/09 at 1:08pmInteresting stuff, but boy, that is written weirdly. And that last line sounds like it was lifted from an AE press release.
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#2421The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/28/09 at 2:23pmYeah, it sounds like they didn't edit anything he said or edited it badly. And I was also picturing the last sentence being tacked on or read from a cue card!
#2422The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/28/09 at 4:06pmIt sounds conversational, like somebody asked him about it at a Q&A, and told the story like that in present tense. It should have been cleaned up a little for the print version.
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#2423The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/29/09 at 11:13amI adore horror movies, but Wes Craven's not really my cup of tea
The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?
#2424The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/29/09 at 11:32amThat blurb is ridiculous and really doesn't sound like him. Something about it is weird. And it sounds like an awkward PSA for Equity.
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#2425The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:02am
I swear I've heard that before. Actually, I think that has been up on Equity for ages.
Just got the Twelfth Night cd. Raul's song practically knocked me to the ground. Bliss.
"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL
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