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The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2475
Posted: 10/29/09 at 2:03pm
I love the music from TWELFTH NIGHT but was disappointed to find that the cd insert was quite plain.
I just received an e-mail from Simon & Schuster with a brief clip from Raul reading King's UNDER THE DOME. Damn, the man is good at audiobook readings, but the novel is going to be as much "raining body parts" as is always the case with King.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2476
Posted: 10/29/09 at 4:59pm
Frain is going to be on Law & Order:SVU next week. Looks to be playing a sleazy therapist.
And....I got about 40 seconds into that audio clip and had to stop. I canNOT listen to any more! I don't care how gorgeous Raul's reading is (and it IS!), I just can't listen knowing what is about to happen in the story.
I just. can't. do. horror. 
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2477
Posted: 10/29/09 at 7:33pmI don't know which is worse - my listening to a horror novel, or the thought of Raul having to read it long enough to generate a 37-hour recording! I am not a horror person either, but I know that I will never be able to sit through "My Soul to Take" so it is King or Craven, but not both.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2478
Posted: 10/30/09 at 11:37am
Okay, my Twelfth Night CD better be here soon.
I do like the new title of the film, but I still can't imagine actually watching it.
ETA: just got my CD. It's NOT signed, as the Nettwerk woman said it would be (looks like it came straight from the distribution warehouse) but I'm not going to quibble; since it's unlikely that the signature would come from the cast I don't care. 
Updated On: 10/30/09 at 11:37 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2479
Posted: 10/31/09 at 1:09pmHest - I just got mine today, but the signed cd insert was in a separate padded envelope in the box with the cd!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2480
Posted: 10/31/09 at 5:27pmOh really? I remember that weird padded envelope. Luckily, I don't think I threw the box away. Whew! Who signed it?
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2481
Posted: 10/31/09 at 6:08pm
Three signatures - Steve Curtis (pretty clear), Daniel Messe (pretty clear) and something illegible that I think must be the third member of HEM, Gary Maurer.
William Shakespeare and Raul Esparza did not sign, I'm sorry to say.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2482
Posted: 10/31/09 at 7:49pmDarn that Shakespeare. He's gotten so full of himself!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2483
Posted: 11/3/09 at 9:27pm
Did we see this already? Raul doing O Holy Night on this ASTEP benefit album?
Every performer has given freely of their gifts, and they have brought together some of the best musicians and singers in the Broadway community, including American Idol star Constantine Maroulis, Little Mermaid star Sierra Boggess, Tony Winner Raul Esparza, Sh-K-Boom artist Orfeh and more!
New York City Christmas
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2484
Posted: 11/3/09 at 9:39pmOh, nice! I'm obsessed with the Home for the HOllidays album Broadway Cares did a while back. Can't wait to hear it!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2485
Posted: 11/3/09 at 10:49pm
Wishful thinking on ASTEP's part, no doubt: "Tony Winner Raul Esparza".
I wonder if (I hope!) it'll be the same version he did last year at the Zipper Factory.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2486
Posted: 11/3/09 at 11:40pmAw, man, I jumped right to the last post and got all excited because I thought maybe he was performing in something. I am really glad this album is happening, though. That was a totally kick-ass concert, and ASTEP is a really incredible cause.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2487
Posted: 11/9/09 at 9:04pm
From the SDC Gala last night:
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2488
Posted: 11/9/09 at 9:16pm
And a more conventional photo:
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2489
Posted: 11/9/09 at 9:25pm
The first photo makes me think of two infamous lines.
"Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?"
Or "Bond. James Bond"
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2490
Posted: 11/9/09 at 10:17pmShades of the wonderful tuxedo-in-the-phone-booth photo. Like the longish hair, the proto-beard and the thinnish face. Has our man lost weight?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2491
Posted: 11/9/09 at 10:22pmI can't count the ways in which that picture is adorable.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2492
Posted: 11/9/09 at 10:28pmI wouldn't mind seeing a new headshot with some of those characteristics.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/27/04
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2493
Posted: 11/9/09 at 11:09pmThat first picture is amazing!
Wishes come true, not free.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2494
Posted: 11/9/09 at 11:54pmSwoon! I know Cheyenne is model-perfect but, oh, Raul just does it for me...
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/13/04
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2495
Posted: 11/10/09 at 7:52pmThey're making last minute adjustments before they walk up the aisle arm-in-arm.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2496
Posted: 11/11/09 at 7:55pmAmazing - a friend of mine has gifted me the unabridged UNDER THE DOME audiobook! I am already one hour into it, and although it is truly giving me the creeps content wise, Raul is doing his usual mesmerizing read of a long and violent work. King occasionally has a bizarre flash of wit, and Raul is doing a splendid job with that. And all the voices - so much fun (gag at violence notwithstanding). That's one cd down, and 29 to go.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2497
Posted: 11/11/09 at 8:50pmWow! What a wonderful friend. But holy Toledo! I've debated about getting it, but (aside from the cost) it's 37 hours! It'd take me at least four years to find the time to listen to all that!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2498
Posted: 11/12/09 at 1:05amThis is one I'd love to be able to listen to...but frankly, I like sleeping through the night. I've come to rely on it. And I just don't know if I could handle this one. I mean, if it's already creepy an hour through, I can't imagine how it will be into the fifteenth hour!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2499
Posted: 11/12/09 at 1:18am
I'd say maybe the worst would be over by the time you got to the second or third hour, but knowing Stephen King.... 
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