The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 104
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2575
Posted: 1/10/10 at 12:15pm
Ok, and here's the program:
Act 1:
Tico Tico - Orchestra
I'll See You in C-u-b-a - Lucie
Vira y Vira (Keep on Kicking) - Orchestra
Cuban Pete - Raul
Simalu - Raul
Cachita - Raul
Amor - Raul
Bésame Mucho - Valarie
Old Devil Moon (from Finian's Rainbow) - Lucie and Valarie
Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) - Orchestra
"Latin Geography" Medley: A Rainy Night in Rio; You Can in Yucatan; Guadalajara; Let Guatemala Take Care of Itself; Managua, Nicaragua; Jipijapa; Pernambuco; In Santiago, Chile (Tain't Chilly At All) - Lucie, Valarie and Raul
Granada - Raul
Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps (Quizás, Quizás, Quizás) - Valarie
Ruma Matumba - Lucie
Act 2:
Oriente - Orchestra
Arnaz Jam - Desi Arnaz, Jr. and Orchestra
What Am I Gonna Do About You? (from Ladies' Man) - Lucie
The Peanut Vendor (El Manisero) - Orchestra
How High The Moon? (from Two For the Show) - Raul
Come Rain or Come Shine (from St. Louis Woman) - Valarie
Temptation (from Going Hollywood)- Orchestra
Without You (Tres Palabras) - Lucie and Raul
I Love Lucy Theme Song - Desi and Orchestra
Straw Hat Song - Raul, Lucie and Valarie
Cuban Cabby - Raul
Quiéreme Mucho (Yours) - Lucie
El Cumbanchero - Lucie
Babalu - Raul
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2576
Posted: 1/10/10 at 1:13pmOh wow, Luv! That sounds like an incredible show.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2577
Posted: 1/12/10 at 10:39am
Some pics from the show:
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2578
Posted: 1/12/10 at 11:15am
And...the quote from the NY Times review:
But Mr. Esparza, whose parentage is Cuban, was the only one who infused the songs with a fiery theatrical intensity and nostril-flaring passion.
NY Times Full Review
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2579
Posted: 1/14/10 at 1:41am
As some people know, I’m just the tiniest bit obsessive about screencapping.
Here are a few images from the commercial for Raul’s episode of Law & Order. He plays a blackmailer, here getting caught in the act:
He’s so little! 
Nice and shifty-eyed 
Someone has been skipping the gym!
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2580
Posted: 1/14/10 at 1:02pmI wonder when they filmed this. He seemed in pretty good shape at BABALU.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2581
Posted: 1/14/10 at 1:13pmL&O tends to shoot on a tight schedule, about four to six weeks before airdate. So I'd say this was shot in early December.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2582
Posted: 1/15/10 at 7:42pmLaw and Order tonight!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2583
Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:23pm
Watching now.
I think he looks great. Do we always have to keep such tabs on his weight?
I saw the Leap of Faith reading this week. I'm not going to say anything more because it's not my place, but I liked it a lot.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2584
Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:53pmok am I crazy or was Danny Burstein the judge? It looked exactly like him..
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2585
Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:54pmYep, that's him. I saw his name in the credits and wondered who he'd be.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2586
Posted: 1/15/10 at 10:29pmI liked this show but I don't regularly watch L&O so I don't know how it compares to other episodes. The writers certainly play fast and loose with prosecutorial procedure but it was fun to watch.
Understudy Joined: 3/15/07
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2587
Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:07pm
Luvtheemcee said: "I saw the Leap of Faith reading this week. I'm not going to say anything more because it's not my place, but I liked it a lot."
Wait, wait. Not to change the subject, but Leap of Faith Reading?!? Is this some sort of message board screwup, or was there actually a reading this week?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2588
Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:22pmlol, yes, I just posted that tonight, not a screw-up.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2589
Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:25pm
ok am I crazy or was Danny Burstein the judge? It looked exactly like him..
Jason Kravits was the DA. It was like a Drowsy Chaperone reunion.
Wanting life but never knowing how
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2590
Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:31pm
I AM ALDOLPHO.
... sorry.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2591
Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:10amEmcee - did you go both days?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2592
Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:15amNo. There were several presentations over two days, but they were all the same. I just saw it once.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2593
Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:48am
Luv, I'm soooo jealous. Soooooooooo.....
Anyway, just wanted the L&O. It was nice seeing him in so many scenes vs. that other L&O he was in.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2594
Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:45pm
A blogger's brief description of seeing the Leap of Faith reading here, about 3/4 way down the page:
http://dakotakim.blogspot.com/2010/01/where-did-week-go.html
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2595
Posted: 1/16/10 at 4:07pmSutton Foster? I sure hope she plays Raul's sister and not the love interest.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2596
Posted: 1/16/10 at 4:11pmShe was Marva. It's a good part for her, honestly. Kendra Kassebaum played the sister. But who knows if this is The Cast or was just a group assembled for the reading. I mean I think we can assume Raul will stay with it because he's been with it for so long and he's said on the record that he plans to, but I don't know what to venture about the other cast members.
Understudy Joined: 3/15/07
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2597
Posted: 1/18/10 at 8:38amSeconding the intense jealousy...I would pretty much kill to see this. Any word on when it's actually opening on Broadway or out-of-town?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2598
Posted: 1/18/10 at 3:24pmI don't know how much of what they said at the presentation was meant to be public knowledge, and I don't want to be personally responsible for getting it out there if it's not supposed to be, but it's happening in the fairly near future.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2599
Posted: 1/20/10 at 11:19am
I'm so thrilled at today's NY Post. If this pans out, I know where I'm headed in the fall!
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