What Is Going On With Raul Esparza, Over At City Center's "Oliver????????????????????"

                                       David and I saw the show on Sunday, and I will have more to say in the review tomorrow, but Raul seemed to be working at his peak.  I noticed when he took his curtain call that he looked sweaty, but then there is a lot of physicality to his approaching the role of Fagin.  I get it.

                                        Friends of ours went to the evening performance, where they learned an ensemble member had Covid, and Raul was out of the show and his cover, Gavin Lee, was going on.  Gavin also went on last night, so is he taking over the role for the entire week?

                                        Inquiring Theater Queens want to know--what is going on with Raul Esparza?  This was his big musical theater comeback, after the hissy fit he pulled over the 2012 flop, "Leap Of Faith," at the St. James Theatre.  He swore himself away from musical theater, like an enraged diva queen!  So, if he is playing games at "Oliver!," only a two-week run, he is not being career smart. What could have reignited a slipping career could now wreck it, for sure.  Anyone out there know what is really going on?  Please feel free to comment on here.

                                          May this week go smoothly for cast and crew of "Oliver!!!!!!!!!!!"