The Official Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, part two — Page 193

I've found the audiences lately to be small, but mighty. From the sounds of their applause, you'd never know the show was only selling in the 40's, but looking around that theater is heartbreaking, especially to see just handfuls of people in the mezzanine. The last time I saw the show was just a day after keen last went, and it felt a little bit off to me; nothing I picked up was anything someone who hadn't seen the show many times would notice, but it was still a little bit disconcerting to see, you know? Things just felt weird; the cast has been so ON every other time, though, that I'd be willing to bet it was just a fluke or an off-night. I'm hoping that Tony nominations and then subsequent awards will help it hang in there. It deserves so much better than these low grosses.

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Updated On: 5/11/07 at 01:18 AM

misschung, how full was the audience the last time you saw it?

The first time I saw it during previews, the entire rear mezz was empty. But when I saw it in March, it was actually pretty full. It fluctuated a lot for the first few months. I'm not too surprised about the grosses; it's a Sondheim show. Company's last revival only ran for about 6 months.

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Updated On: 5/11/07 at 11:34 AM

The last revival had a great cast, but a lot of problems, from what I understand.

This one has been incredibly polarizing, which is fascinating to watch. I wish more people loved it, but a lot of people have really fallen hard for it.

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To change direction a little - I was delighted to see how much screen time Raul had in the ShowBusiness film. But a question - was he heavier or more muscular in TABOO than he is now? He currently seems more slender than he appeared in the movie (or is it the old "camera makes you look 10 pounds heavier"?).

If he's looking for an exercise program, I would be willing to chase him around the block a couple of times a week.

All together now: awwww.

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Updated On: 5/12/07 at 10:45 AM

Next we have to get some screen caps from HAIR -

They're not great, but here we go:









(iwanttopokehisbelly.)

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THANK YOU Emcee! Lovely.

...heh.

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There are some caps of the infamous crotch-grab. Someone else can do the honors.

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Updated On: 5/12/07 at 11:13 PM

oh those pictures

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I'll just go take a cold shower now, thanks.