Raul Esparza - Being Alive

From the February 20th, 2008 "Company" edition of "Great Performances" on PBS.

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• Being
• Alive
• Raul
• Esparza
• Company
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• Sondheim
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• Performances

[joh9ny]

Same comment rephrased over and over -- a rehash summary of his resume', "I like him I really like him," characterizing any critical comment as "hate speech," etc.

[funboy7979]

@joh9ny Denizens of Broadway for the most part lack formal education in basic academics; to them, anyone who uses a few multisyllable words that any above-average high schooler knows is a snob. Stupidity is glorified as sexy. This dumbed-down group-think results in embarrassing productions. It's why on Broadway, boring, unhip tools from London rule, or afflicted wrecks and autistics from Yale or Williams impress.

[clarevanechaute]

@joh9ny i dare you to post a video of you singing this song. lets see how that blows over. raul esparza got cast for a reason. stop hating on world-class talent. chill kid, k?

[bc9021010001]

@walterglanz You're just supposed to rave about this shit even though you know it's shit -- no other comments are allowed here.

[walterglanz]

@ConwayJCalvin Critical thinking is not hate.

[ConwayJCalvin]

These videos have become hater central.

[walterglanz]

Predictable, manipulative, sentimentalized, cliche. It's as if he thinks he's the only one who has seen bad old movies. And productions like this are a slap in the face of professional musicians and the paying audience. Actors have enough to do trying to act, sing and dance -- forcing them to play instruments too is a pointless distraction.

[funboy7979]

@joh9ny Haha - what's wrong, can't you get with the "experts" who won't stop twisting your arm until you admit this guy is so good he makes you jizz in your pants? Or maybe the fact that after a 15 year career relatively few people have a clue as to who he is should tell us all something ...

[joh9ny]

@clarevanechaute Please. I see a fame whore who sacrifices any context in the piece as a whole in order to deliver his fantasy of a show stopper. Forcing a lame indication of emotion, forcing a terribly trained not-quite legit voice -- this is not acting, it is exhibitionism of the Miss Piggy variety. Ruins every show he's in. Laughably bad. I hear he's been trying to be a movie star the past couple of years. Gee how's that working out -- somehow it's well-hidden. Wonder why ...

[dramageeek]

Hm. I seem to be one of the few that like this piece! Well, maybe because this is the only cast I have seen perform Company in full. . .but I really like it! It does seem rather silly though that people are getting so mad over the video. . .maybe if you like the video it just means you like it and if you don't like it you don't?

[clarevanechaute]

some people dont know what theatre means. its conveying a message. its sharing an experience. its not finesse. he is so resolutely his character and the emotion is so strong, he is an excellent performer. no, he is not a world class singer, but he is a really good singer who happens to let his emotions take him too far. so sue him. and stop hating.

[funboy7979]

@joh9ny Julian Ovendon, Adrian Lester, Dean Jones, Neal Patrick Harris, Larry Kert, John Barrowman, and a bunch of guys in college productions are more satisfying to watch than this.  The character of Bobby is many things but not an attention whore -- this guy is woefully miscast.