I just discovered Raúl Esparza a little more than a month ago & I totally fell in love, I'm really obsessed! I think, considering how much material I still have to cover, I'll be on this obsessed period for months to come 😂😊
I'm stupid I had the album of this for 6 years and I listen to it all the time, and I watched this video several times, because I'm a fan of Joan Jett, but never realized ADA Barba is riff raff 😂 so now not just one but two of my favorite people sing this😍
I still wish they would've had a scene on SVU where everyone is watching this in the squad room and Barba comes up behind them and asks "What are you watching?" and they turn it off quickly.
I wish SVU made some reference to Esparza playing the wildest roles in musical theater. Cabaret? RHPS? Taboo? Chess? Like, dude was the epitome of gender non-conforming bisexual energy and he doesn’t get one scene? Like, come on. His first episode he asks to be choked by a belt to win a case. There is no way they couldn’t have worked it in. That being said, I do live for his little moments with Benson and Carisi.
Oh what I would give to be 10 years older and been aware of this amazing man. So many amazing musicals and performances I've missed out on because I was simply too young. (Would've been 6-8 by this time lmao) Raúl has to be one of the finest and most talented men to exist at this age. I pray him and Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborate on something big... Soon! 🫶🏻
Hey, if you haven't already check out this video of Raul Esparza & Lin-Manuel Miranda m.ruclips.net/video/NOoKi6q9ZXE/видео.html&pp=ygUfcmF1bCBlc3BhcnphIGxpbiBtYW51ZWwgbWlyYW5kYQ%3D%3D Hopefully they do more things together in the future!
Im playing riff raff in a production of rocky rn and i have a very similar voice type to raul i also loved him when he played johnathon larson in tick tick boom which is my dream role
I disagree. Personally, I believe that the best Riff-Raffs in history had a metal voice, & can be easily remembered, whereas the smoother voiced Riff-Raffs are forgotten within a month of their performance. Richard O'brien himself, the man who wrote the play, & was the film's Riff-Raff, sung it in a similar manner. So did the guy who played Riff after Raul did. The 1974 LA Riff did too. All raspy, all remembered. But, Glee's Time Warp was soft-voiced, & everyone seems to hate it. Point made.
Glee's Time Warp (when Riffraff was singing) was obviously just modeling after the Richard O'Brien performance (their whole conception of the musical came from the movie as opposed to the stage version), but people forget that the original and early casts of the show had Riffraffs that sang like this and didn't just try to copy O'Brien.
I was really liking this performance...and then Joan came out and ruined it for me :( She seemed so lifeless and boring which, to me, is not Columbia at all. It was just really dull and it seemed to drag the number down a lot for me.
Was'nt Columbia supposed to be all sparkly and really high pitched? Never had the privilege of watching it on stage, but I expected her to be more up beat than this.
I don't think she is. It's not the first time she has done something like this and she certainly isn't knew to Rocky Horror. She's liked it ever since it came out, and I'm not only talking about the movie.
She actually shaved her head, but it wasn't for the role, it was simply something she did to mark the millennium, and the role just happened to coincide with it.
@phangirl91 This is Magenta. Isn't her voice kind of...supposed to grate on the ears? And what she lacks in vocal ability, she makes up for in sexuality. And almost...childlike, manic vulnerability? I dunno...but it's awesome! Anyway, you want to talk about grating like it is a bad thing...listen to Joan Jett :-/
I came here for Raul. I'm in an obsessed period. I love how he goes from vocal damage to opera in seconds in this performance. Classic.
Lol I'm currently going through the same! how.longndidnit take you to get over your period? 😂
I just discovered Raúl Esparza a little more than a month ago & I totally fell in love, I'm really obsessed! I think, considering how much material I still have to cover, I'll be on this obsessed period for months to come 😂😊
I’m still baffled on why Raul didn’t get a Tony nomination for this. He was BRILLIANT as Riff Raff.
Hannah Stites But at least he was awarded for his debut
Two of my favorites Raul Esparza and Joan Jett in the same video. I'm officially obsessed with this. 😍
Most attractive Riff Raff Ever!!!
Guess we all know what Barba does on his spare time now.
+Mau Carlos
He's absolutely gorgeous....never thought the buttoned up ADA Barba could rock it out like this.
Debra Morey I know! Now we all know that Barba has a hidden talent! It would be fun if Barba actually sings in SVU though.
HAHAHHAA exactly what i was thinking
I came to see Joan Jett and now discovered not just one, but two of my favorite sing this song 😂👌🏼
Don’t dream it, be it. 😁
Riff Raff is being played by God himself, I swear.
Raul Esparza is better than everything else in this video combined.
Absolutely - the only reason to watch.
TheKiss
Especially his hip thrusts at 3:28!! 😍🤤
how did he do that 8 times a week without shredding his voice?!?!?
Hard to imagine him as a DA on Law and Order SVU now 😂
I'll never understand people's obsession with bringing other performers down to bring up their favourites...
God bless the uploader for this clip existing. I'd kill for and hd copy. Raul's voice does unspeakable things to me.
yunafires I have had the album on cd for over 8 years. It’s great
Oh my, Raúl! His voice is just amazing. Eargasm!
Raul and Daphne could not be more perfect in this.
I was just wondering if anyone else came here for Raul and Daphne. :)
I would love for someone on the set of SVU to pull this up and make Mariska and everyone watch it. Because this is damn fabulous Raul.
I'm stupid I had the album of this for 6 years and I listen to it all the time, and I watched this video several times, because I'm a fan of Joan Jett, but never realized ADA Barba is riff raff 😂 so now not just one but two of my favorite people sing this😍
He’ll yeah
Raul is now my favorite Riff Raff
I listen to this version all the time but never realized it was actually Raul 😂
Love this! Love Raul, he is an amazing singer and actor.
Brb cryin' over Raul's perfection.
That Dr. Chilton sure has some issues
Haha
How dare she not say Raul’s name at the beginning, he’s the best part of the act
This performance is still engrained in my brain 22 years later. What an awesome production!
Raul was amazing in this. His voice wow, I mean I knew he was a fantastic singer but his rock voice is just wow ⭐❤
So I came to see Joan Jett, and saw ADA Barba too😂 this changes everything 😂👌🏼
all the Raul love on this video is amazing
Barba's edgy phase.
I still wish they would've had a scene on SVU where everyone is watching this in the squad room and Barba comes up behind them and asks "What are you watching?" and they turn it off quickly.
That would've been awesome! 😂
Chilton's got pipes.
No puede haber un Riff Raff mas bello que Raúl Esparza!!!
Rosie O'Donnell naming everyone in this number except Raul who slaughtered the whole thing. I'm just going to leave this here.
I wish SVU made some reference to Esparza playing the wildest roles in musical theater. Cabaret? RHPS? Taboo? Chess? Like, dude was the epitome of gender non-conforming bisexual energy and he doesn’t get one scene?
Like, come on. His first episode he asks to be choked by a belt to win a case. There is no way they couldn’t have worked it in. That being said, I do live for his little moments with Benson and Carisi.
When Joan Jett is the LEAST exciting part of something...it's special
This has become my favorite thing on the internet.
Same lol
Oh what I would give to be 10 years older and been aware of this amazing man. So many amazing musicals and performances I've missed out on because I was simply too young. (Would've been 6-8 by this time lmao)
Raúl has to be one of the finest and most talented men to exist at this age. I pray him and Lin-Manuel Miranda collaborate on something big... Soon! 🫶🏻
Hey, if you haven't already check out this video of Raul Esparza & Lin-Manuel Miranda
m.ruclips.net/video/NOoKi6q9ZXE/видео.html&pp=ygUfcmF1bCBlc3BhcnphIGxpbiBtYW51ZWwgbWlyYW5kYQ%3D%3D
Hopefully they do more things together in the future!
Raul on god mode
Holy Sh%t Raul's Riff Raff was INCREDIBLE.
I hope this video doesn't awaken anything in me...
I love the show Law and Order: SVU when I watched this I was like HOLY SHIT ITS THAT GUY!!! AND THAT SINGING THO!!!!
Joan's voice was a bit off, but the guitar solo made up for it.
so THIS is what Barba does in his freetime.
No Raul does Barba in his free time.....
It's Dr. Chilton!
I just can't get over how much I love Raul.
Joan Jett's guitar solo here was an excellent replacement for the tap dance.
Raul Ezparza is seriously amazing!!!!!!
This production is the very first thing I heard Raul Esparza in and I never knew i had seen this on tv years ago.
CHILTON PLZ
How dare she not mention Rauls name, he WAS this performance. 😍
barba as riff raff in his spare time LOL
When I say I got chills, I mean that I got goosebumps all over my body.
raul--fuck yeah.
funny how I'm actually watching law and order svu while watching this video
THIS REVIVAL AAAAAAAA WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE IT MUST HAVE BEEN
How the hell does anybody do that to their voice eight shows a week plus television appearances and still have a larynx?
Makes my throat hurt. He’s awesome!
Not my favorite version but he makes one sexy riff raff!
I agree not my fave version, but Jesus, Raul's voice makes it better.
Raúl went OOFFFFFF on us
GO OFF BARBA
yikes. it's 2023. Raul is amazing. the rest..are...not.
Dr. Chilton!! And Mimi.
Oh my god! My world has fallen after Paul singing this.
Came for Raul Esparza, was BLOWN AWAY by Joan Jett!! I didn’t recognize her without her hair! 🤘🏻🖤🤘🏻
God, I love Raul ❤
Im playing riff raff in a production of rocky rn and i have a very similar voice type to raul i also loved him when he played johnathon larson in tick tick boom which is my dream role
Good to see Mimi’s career picked up! No more dancing at the Cat Scratch! LOL
he shoulda won da dam tony!!!!
Ah the things you can do when you're 30. Raúl nailed it as Riff Raff!
I disagree. Personally, I believe that the best Riff-Raffs in history had a metal voice, & can be easily remembered, whereas the smoother voiced Riff-Raffs are forgotten within a month of their performance. Richard O'brien himself, the man who wrote the play, & was the film's Riff-Raff, sung it in a similar manner. So did the guy who played Riff after Raul did. The 1974 LA Riff did too. All raspy, all remembered. But, Glee's Time Warp was soft-voiced, & everyone seems to hate it. Point made.
Glee's Time Warp (when Riffraff was singing) was obviously just modeling after the Richard O'Brien performance (their whole conception of the musical came from the movie as opposed to the stage version), but people forget that the original and early casts of the show had Riffraffs that sang like this and didn't just try to copy O'Brien.
This is why I will marry Raul Esparza and he will be my husband... SVU's Barba and a Broadway actor HELL YEAH!!!!!
DR CHILTON
I think I gotta stop watching Raul on youtube cause if I'm not careful I'm gonna fall for someone old enough to by father🤦😂
Same lol
Too late for me 😅
So that's the guy from Law & Order?? Wowwwww he's awesome!!!
Ah, I love Raul Esparza
I was really liking this performance...and then Joan came out and ruined it for me :( She seemed so lifeless and boring which, to me, is not Columbia at all. It was just really dull and it seemed to drag the number down a lot for me.
Was'nt Columbia supposed to be all sparkly and really high pitched? Never had the privilege of watching it on stage, but I expected her to be more up beat than this.
Raul Esparza is the genius in this performance. Rosie doesn't even mention him. 😡
SHAME ON YOU Rosie! SHAME ON YOU!!
I played the time warp for my field show in band and every time I played it I thought of this
Daphne's voice is REALLY grating on the ears.
The man did this, Ralph Stilton, AND and Rafael Barba. Is there anything Raul Esparza can't do? 😳
Happy Halloween everyone!!!
OMG I didn’t even know it was him 🤣👏
Thumbs up if this gave you goosebumps.
Did they know about this when Raul became assistant district attorney?
Is it Daphne Rubin vega playing Magenta?
yep!!
Joan Jett has been a fan since it started. Most think it started with a movie. It didnt. That's what it means.
I don't think she is. It's not the first time she has done something like this and she certainly isn't knew to Rocky Horror. She's liked it ever since it came out, and I'm not only talking about the movie.
everyone sucked in this but raul
YO IM PLAYING THIS SONG IN BAND
Joan Jett I love rock an roll
God, I love Dick Cavett.
@MrJohneybgood
Then who is?
@TheMintyMuffin yah only daphne isnt the prime example for magenta if u ask me...
how long was joan holding that guitar?
Go Daphne!
Joan is nice as Columbia. Her guitar solo is badass. But my only perk is her hairstyle, or lack there of.
She shaved it but it wasn't for the role.
Did Joan actually shave her head for this role or is it a skull cap?
She actually shaved her head, but it wasn't for the role, it was simply something she did to mark the millennium, and the role just happened to coincide with it.
@phangirl91
This is Magenta. Isn't her voice kind of...supposed to grate on the ears? And what she lacks in vocal ability, she makes up for in sexuality. And almost...childlike, manic vulnerability? I dunno...but it's awesome! Anyway, you want to talk about grating like it is a bad thing...listen to Joan Jett :-/
@jariika YES!!!
That Columbia is awful
Well...this sucked