Raúl Esparza - Barcelona - Company Revival

Raúl Esparza and Elizabeth Stanley sing "Barcelona" from the 2006 revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Company."

0:00 Introduction
1:25 Barcelona

This video is an excerpt from the highly recommended 2008 PBS DVD "Company." Unfortunately, the DVD is Region 1 only (US/Canada DVD players or worldwide PC DVD players).

In 2007, "Company" won Tony Awards for "Best Revival of a Musical" and "Best Direction of a Musical (John Doyle)." Raúl was nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. The original 1970 production was nominated for 12 Tony awards and won 6 of them.

Dean Jones and Susan Browning give a stunning performance on the 1970 original cast album at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blcMErLrtYM

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[golddustwoman83]

Everyone who wishes they were April from about 0:01 to 1:10 raise their hands....good GOD he's delicious.

[kylejb]

Barbara Walsh's part in this song gets me everytime.

[bbellac]

June...April



[MeghanJillG]

"not JUST because you're bright..." Raul's face is so funny right then. It always makes me laugh.

[KelwinDicks666]

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[funboy7979]

Whatever his orientation, I just wish he could manage some suggestion of lust in any direction.

[turkeypopcorn]

Barbara Walsh, I love you. Best line delivery in the entire show.

[jamieh1974]

@90lysander

Nope I prefer Dean's version in Someone is Waiting also. It's a personal preference. I am with you regarding Lester - just AWFUL

[90lysander]

@jamieh1974 I do prefer Jones in this particular song, but of the three actors you mention, Raul has BY FAR the best voice (see "Someone is Waiting"), and is probably my favorite Bobbie. Don't even bring up Adrian Lester -- a fine actor, to be sure, but one that sings like Kermit the Frog.

[thebbrownlee]

some great acting in there. Interpreted the script very well

[jamieh1974]

I am afraid I find his voice so flat and inexpressive compared to Dean's original ( granted he's trying to sound sleepy) but it's nasal and whiny in all of the songs, so too the donmar production. There's just no one to better the emotion of the original cast.