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The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1225
Posted: 10/12/08 at 11:11pmI pretty much remember it being perfect both times I saw him in Taboo! Aah, good times. Man, it seems like centuries ago.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1226
Posted: 10/13/08 at 12:20am
LOL! According to a post on AllThatChat, unintentional hilarity ensued at the Barrymore today:
"There was hilarious (and completely in-character) ad-libbing during the first scene of Speed the Plow this afternoon, when a doorknob fell off late in "Act I" --
Esparza: They don't make studios like they used to.
Esparza throwing the other half of the doorknob through the doorway.
Piven: Thanks for fixing my office.
Esparza: F.U.
The actors were having a hard time concealing their own laughter, and the audience loved it."
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1227
Posted: 10/13/08 at 11:27amOMG - how funny!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1228
Posted: 10/13/08 at 6:13pmRaul improvising makes my heart flutter.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1229
Posted: 10/13/08 at 6:39pm
Heh, funny. Now if Piven can just remember his lines...
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1230
Posted: 10/14/08 at 8:20pmGot my audiobook from Amazon today. But just my luck, one of the discs is damaged, and one of the tracks won't play at all. Called Amazon and they're sending a replacement. At least it wasn't the first disc - it'll take me until the replacement gets here to listen to it up to the point of the damaged disc. And I have to say, they were very pleasant and efficient about handling the return. Yay Amazon!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1231
Posted: 10/14/08 at 8:51pm
Aww, I miss his ad-libbing. He hasn't gotten much of a chance to do that since Chitty (the good old days of boysenberry jam 
).
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1232
Posted: 10/14/08 at 8:53pm
Calling those "the good old days" might actually make me feel as old as does seeing photos of the Chitty kids all grown up. 
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1233
Posted: 10/14/08 at 8:59pm
Heh yeah. Yet Henry Hodges is still forever young. That kid is weird.
I love when his adlibbing got so rampant that he turned them into inside jokes with posters. No matter how shallow it was in comparison to Sondheim, Pinter and Mamet, that show was fun.
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1234
Posted: 10/14/08 at 9:03pmI miss the car coat.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1235
Posted: 10/14/08 at 9:12pmI miss the plaid 3-piece suit. Especially the pants.
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1236
Posted: 10/14/08 at 10:36pmI miss the crazy sideburns! And the sign language!
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1237
Posted: 10/15/08 at 2:33pm
Raul doing audiobooks makes me extraordinarily happy. Especially him doing the various voices. His speaking voice is very soothing.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1238
Posted: 10/16/08 at 12:36pm
Felciano, Pino, Stritch, Esparza and Benanti to Perform at Tisch Gala; Baldwin Honored
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/122398.html
I started the audiobook last night even though I really thought I wouldn't get around to it for another week. However, once I started it was really hard to stop. I wonder if there are entire groups of audiobook buyers who couldn't care less about the book contents but always buy books read by a particularly person? There must be...
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1239
Posted: 10/16/08 at 2:35pmHest - for years I only bought Len Cariou as reader! Then he started to do a lot of mystery/thrillers and I don't care for them much so I stopped listening. With Raul, Simon & Schuster will start a new audio-book boom!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1240
Posted: 10/16/08 at 4:15pmAwwww, Mano and Raul. Speaking of good old days, ha.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1241
Posted: 10/17/08 at 9:57am
I don't think anybody posted this...
http://www.broadway.com/Playwright-David-Mamet-Pops-in-on-the-Stars-of-Speed-the-Plow/broadway_photos/5013124
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1242
Posted: 10/17/08 at 10:17amThanks, emcee. I didn't see this. I am told that Mamet likes this production, and even said it seems like a more important play than even he thought. What a compliment.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1243
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:18am
Awww, nice photo-op! Someone in the publicity department there is doing a great job. I especially like the one of the cast with Mamet.
Raúl is looking good!
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1244
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:43am
Awwww, cute pictures. Although Raul, in that first picture, looks like he's nursing a swollen cheek.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1245
Posted: 10/17/08 at 11:55am
Winner of the John McCain look-alike contest?
I think the double-breasted suit that Raul wears in the third scene ought to put him on the cover of Vogue.
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The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1246
Posted: 10/17/08 at 1:30pm
Those are great pictures!
I can't wait to see this play, it might take a while to save up for it, but I'm going. Love Mamet's work, love Raul, it's a win-win situation.
And he did an audiobook?! How'd I miss that?
"Yes, the brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over, men recognize that the human race has been harshly treated but it has moved forward." - Les Miserables
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1247
Posted: 10/17/08 at 1:41pm
He's actually done two audiobooks, although the second one won't be released until December.
As for how you missed it, I think we all would have if someone hadn't inadvertently stumbled across it on Amazon.com. I think even Raúl's people are unaware of it, because it hasn't be publicized anywhere. Somebody really needs to be more on top of this stuff.
Here's a link to the second audiobook at Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Unholy-Mischief-Novel/dp/074357804X/ref=ed_oe_a
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1248
Posted: 10/17/08 at 4:44pmI didn't catch it on Broadway.com either (admittedly I don't really go over there too often, especially post-new layout), but I saw it on the Speed-the-Plow website. I also got an e-mail newsletter about STP today, too. The PR seems to be in really good hands, but given the team, it's no surprise. Jeffrey Richards' office does much of their PR in-house, which obviously doesn't work for all producers, but I think the results show.
The Raúl E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#1249
Posted: 10/17/08 at 6:07pmEw, since when did Broadway.com disable the ability to right click in Firefox? Boooo. If they were going to fix anything, it should be getting a new caption writer!
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