The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 104

[luvtheEmcee]

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

Updated On: 1/10/10 at 12:15 PM

[Hest882]

Posted: 1/10/10 at 1:13pm

Oh wow, Luv! That sounds like an incredible show.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 1/12/10 at 10:39am

Some pics from the show:

[Hest882]

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

[humbugfoto]

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!

[wonkit]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 1:02pm

I wonder when they filmed this. He seemed in pretty good shape at BABALU.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 1/14/10 at 1:13pm

L&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.

[wonkit]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 7:42pm

Law and Order tonight!

[luvtheEmcee]

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.

Updated On: 1/15/10 at 08:23 PM

[Blockhead24]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:53pm

ok am I crazy or was Danny Burstein the judge? It looked exactly like him..

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 8:54pm

Yep, that's him. I saw his name in the credits and wondered who he'd be.

Updated On: 1/15/10 at 08:54 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 10:29pm

I 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.

[andi1235]

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?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:22pm

lol, yes, I just posted that tonight, not a screw-up.

[orangeskittles]

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.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/15/10 at 11:31pm

I AM ALDOLPHO.

... sorry.

Updated On: 1/16/10 at 11:31 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:10am

Emcee - did you go both days?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/16/10 at 12:15am

No. There were several presentations over two days, but they were all the same. I just saw it once.

[Hest882]

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.

[Hest882]

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

[wonkit]

Posted: 1/16/10 at 4:07pm

Sutton Foster? I sure hope she plays Raul's sister and not the love interest.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/16/10 at 4:11pm

She 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.

Updated On: 1/16/10 at 04:11 PM

[andi1235]

Posted: 1/18/10 at 8:38am

Seconding 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?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/18/10 at 3:24pm

I 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.

[Hest882]

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!