The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread- Page 414
The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread
#10325feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:57pmThis is a completely insane/bizarre/weird and totally invasive question, but did the underwear he wore during the show change, or was it like costume underwear, so it's the same thing every show? Because in another thing I've seen, he's wearing grey briefs.
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ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10326feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:58pm
Goodness.
I have never seen this picture before, and boy, is he an attractive man. 
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#10327feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 10:58pm
TUMMY!!
It was just whatever he had on, skittles. I'm so ashamed to say I've thought about that.
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10328feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:00pmThat makes it even more special! If it had been costume underwear, that would have been strange.
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#10329feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:01pm
I wish I could have seen Raul in The Normal Heart (or, you know, anything, but particularly that). I've read a lot of reviews and it sounds like he gave an amazing performance.
Ooh, love the picture of him and Euan.
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10330feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:02pmWoah. Can we take a minute (or two) to discuss the size of his hand in that picture, as well as the contrast between the color of his face and his hand? Wow.
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ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10332feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:07pm
CENSORED
*CRY*
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#10333feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:07pm
I can't believe we're talking about his underwear.
Well, I can, but... well...
His hand is -- no joke -- the size of my head. cough.
sweetestsiren, I say this and mean every word, but I'm convinced that that was the best performance I have ever seen, and quite possibly ever will see.
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10334feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:07pm
CENSORED
*CRY*
Wishes come true, not free.
#10335feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:08pm
I can't believe we're talking about his underwear.
Well, I can, but... well...
His hand is -- no joke -- the size of my head. cough.
sweetestsiren, I say this and mean every word, but I'm convinced that that was the best performance I have ever seen, and quite possibly ever will see.
#10336feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:08pm
So it's his own underwear? Wow.
*puts on muzzle before saying something inappropriate*
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#10337feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:09pm
Say it.
Elphie what the hell is that?
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10338feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:10pm
His name is Raul Esparza, tooooooooooo! *sob*
*steals muzzle, puts it on*
Wishes come true, not free.
#10339feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:12pmGet him out of this thread.
#10340feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:13pmHahaha! Wow. That's both frightening and hilarious.
ElphieDefiesGravity
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
#10341feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:15pm
...as you wish. 
Wishes come true, not free.
LionessInWinter
Broadway Star Joined: 8/23/05
#10342feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:18pm
Wow, that is *some* serious hug he's givin'.
I'm green with envy.
#10343feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:24pmThat photo makes me want to hug him 9839480989 times more.
#10344feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/8/06 at 11:48pmWait, what was the other picture? I missed it!
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#10345feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/9/06 at 12:12am
Emcee, that's awesome about Raul in TNH. I'm sure it was amazing to be able to see that.
The picture, skittles... you probably don't want to see it. A scary-looking guy who happens to share Raul's name.
#10346feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/9/06 at 12:14am
I'll never forget it.
When skittles and Alix and I were talking to Raul at Symphony Space, skittles had said something about Chitty, and Raul went "that's not the first thing you saw me in, is it?" Later, she mentioned The Normal Heart, and I said "THAT was the first thing I saw you in." He looked up and went "hah, a little different from Chitty!" I just laughed and nodded, but I wanted so badly to say something more.
#10347feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/9/06 at 12:20am
I hated saying that, but I felt awkward telling him to his face that I'd seen his shows in others ways. Even though he has them himself, it was just weird. I felt like the Equity people would jump down from the rafters and take me away or something!
Em, I wish you'd said more too, it would have made for a much more interesting conversation than me babbling about...whatever poured out of my mouth, I don't know, my mouth was totally detatched from my brain at that point.
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#10348feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/9/06 at 12:23am
He seems to be a proponent of bootlegs, but I can imagine it'd be awkward to be like "yeah, I saw it totally illegally and didn't support you WHATSOEVER."
That night was the closest I've come to really just TALKING to him. It was really chill, which I can't say I've ever done with him. He was really attentive that night, too, which you don't always get. Even if he's almost always nice, he's not always all there, which is understandable. But he seemed to relaxed and okay with us, and that was really special.
#10349feeling the withdrawal
Posted: 1/9/06 at 12:25am
Look what I found:
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=184146
My writing was not good at all way back when, but the emotion is all right there.
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