The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four — Page 21

#501

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:26pm

Isn't the Menier Chocolate Factory supposedly doing it soon? Maybe it can come here.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#502

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:35pm

True, Mandi...I'd be very happy with just that, too. It's fun to fantasycast a revival, though.

I'm finally getting to see Sunday in the Park with George in a couple of weeks. I'm SO glad it ended up extending, because I was worried that I'd miss it.

#503

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:40pm

Yay! I'm so happy for you!

Funny story. Today, instead of studying or packing and whatnot, my friend and I left at 7AM and went and saw Sunday agiain...

And now I'm poor, and haven't studied nearly as much and I needed to. It was worth it though.

There were some incredibly sketchy people at the stage door.

But, yes.

#504

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:50pm

That's awesome. Some things are just more important than exams.

And thanks! I'm so excited to see it.

I think I'd like to retract my Stokes-as-Fredrik idea, principally because I can't imagine Anne not wanting to sleep with him. He still reads youngish and definitely attractive on stage.

Updated On: 5/14/08 at 10:50 PM

#505

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:05pm

Ok, catching up with the thread :)

>Maybe his gel will miraculously go missing before then.

Maybe you-know-who reads this thread and will make that happen for us.

Especially since you-know-who seems to have given up the hairgel, you'd think Raúl would take a hint!

He doesn't just treat it as something he happens to be good at, he has a passion for his work and others' work. I love that he's not afraid of showing that in public too. I don't like performers who won't admit to liking or caring about anything and try to act as if they're above those who do.

OMG, case in point:

Raúl: "But I'm overjoyed. I actually dreamt I hadn't gotten nominated. You try not to care about it too much, but that's ridiculous because it's a really big deal."

This other guy I quite like, we'll call him Rufus Sewell: "The truth is, as an actor, a Tony nomination is not that important, but once you get one it’s quite nice.

Gosh, Rufus sounds just thrilled! :/

Re: Patti's t-shirt. Raúl should have worn one that said "Hello, my name is Lenny". Hehe.

In other news: I saw SITPWG on Saturday and was just blown away. What an amazing production!!

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"My name's Lenny. What's yours?"

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 11:05 PM

#506

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:14pm

I really want to see Sunday again. So gorgeous.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#507

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/14/08 at 11:15pm

I wish I could have seen Sunday more. I wish it could have been open back when I had money and time, heh.

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#508

Posted: 5/15/08 at 12:39am

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 12:39 AM

#509

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 12:40am

Maybe if Raul beats Stephen for the Emmy this year, Stephen will have him on the show.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#510

Posted: 5/15/08 at 12:44am

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 12:44 AM

#511

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:05am

HA! I didn't even think about the fact that they could be in competition.

Raul and Stephen would make for the greatest duet ever. In terms of interviews, though, I think Jon wins for that flirty banter thing he does with all of his guests.

...I was supposed to have gone to bed an hour ago. Really going now.

#512

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:14am

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 01:14 AM

#513

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:42am

Sounds perfect to me! Something for everyone.

#514

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:43pm

hah, Patti's shirt.

You guys! My cat had a kitten this morning. Totally un-Raul related, but still - I'm excited

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The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?

#515

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:03pm

Happy New Kitten Day! Hope mom and baby are doing well.

#516

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:26pm

Busy, busy Raul. Workshops today and tomorrow, American Theatre Wing gala on Monday, Philharmonic on Tuesday. Any idea about shooting schedules for DAISIES?

#517

Posted: 5/15/08 at 5:27pm

Updated On: 1/24/09 at 05:27 PM

#518

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:13pm

I thought I read that Pushing Daisies will start filming at some point in June. (Wasn't that why Kristin Chenoweth had to pull out of Candide? ... or am I confusing it with something else?) But pre-Tony press keeps the nominees pretty busy in the weeks leading up to the awards.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#519

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:34pm

I figured with HOMECOMING not having to sell tickets any more, the press burden would be lighter.

#520

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:37pm

Well, yes, but a lot of that is under the jurisdiction of the producers, and it's always good for them to get press. I mean, there definitely won't be as much as there was for Company, but I'd be very surprised if he didn't do any.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 06:37 PM

#521

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:47pm

*light slowly dawns* My mistake - of course the whole production was nominated - huge dumb oversight on my part. Coffee - where's the coffee???
One tall vanilla latte, please.

#522

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:52pm

Yeah, it got nominations for Raúl, Eve, and Best Revival. I mean, Jeffrey Richards is obviously going to promote August way more because it's currently running, but The Homecoming has a decent shot at best revival, so they'd be stupid to lay low with TH just because the show isn't running anymore.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 06:52 PM

#523

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:53pm

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

Updated On: 5/15/08 at 06:53 PM

#524

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 6:55pm

It won't let me put more than one picture in a post, but these are both from Broadway.com.

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A work of art is an invitation to love.

#525

re: The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread the Love' thread, part four

Posted: 5/15/08 at 8:03pm

Doyle's Peter Grimes is on PBS right now, if anyone's interested

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The morning star always gets wonderful bright the minute before it has to go --doesn't it?