Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
I am still laughing out loud over Mamet's comment. Obviously he is convinced that this is another example of the Terence Howard school of "I don't want to work this hard." I am sorry if Piven is ill, but this seems like such a lame excuse. I will apologize if he is hospitalized for chellation.
I remember reading that they're good friends. But yeah, his comment made me laugh.
Gotta love Mamet! (He's also responsible for my current signature line. )
So right, wonkit. SO SO SO lame! Such a laughable excuse.
Ahhhh, Raul and Nobert!
And then William H Macy! That's going to be spectacular!!
Bill Macy!! That is going to be sooo much fun!
I'm super excited at the Norbert/Raul pairing. Perfect excuse to see it again
Oh, and here's some footage I got from yesterday:
Raul and Seth on Sirius
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
I was thinking I might go back twice more by February but now I HAVE to go twice more!
OK, I think I finally figured out Sirius/XM's scheduling. It looks like Raúl's show will be broadcast, initially, on Friday, December 26th, at 7PM (et), with repeats Sunday the 28th at 11PM, Tuesday the 30th at 7AM and Wednesday the 31st at noon.
Yay! Thanks Humbug. Raul is going to make me a very nice birthday present.
From an article today on Broadway.com, listing the Top 10 Broadway "hams".
9. Raúl Esparza of Speed-the-Plow
Need a laugh with an edge? Enter the chain-smoking, expletive-spewing maniac that is Speed-the-Plow’s Charlie Fox. No, the Mamet satire is not your typical comedy, nor are its characters drawn with the same strokes as the others on this list, a fact that only makes Raúl Esparza’s relentlessly funny performance all the more engrossing. When his Fox calls a cherished friend a “whore” or mimes fornicating with a desk, even the stiffest audience members will find themselves embracing the political incorrectness of it all. Rude is in again! When he flips the switch a scene later and become a destroyed victim of self-interest, it is a testament to Esparza’s stage prowess.
Top 10 Holiday Hams
Stand-by Joined: 9/2/08
Oh God, how did I just find this thread now.... I have 60 pages to look through. haha!
Welcome, HollyDiver! I'm sure you'll find it warm and welcoming here in Raúl's little home-away-from-home.
And thanks again for your photos and videos from the Live on Broadway show!
Welcome! 60 pages and three previous threads, if you're super ambitious.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/14/04
"Esparza...prowess" For some reason it made him sound like a lioness to me!
Welcome HollyDiver. 60 pages is better than when I tried to track down the prior 3 threads, in spite of the BWW deletions. Ohhhh, it was frustrating.
Raúl is very excited about Norbert joining STP.
Raul looks like he's trying to hide his terror in that photo.
I have always been curious about just what it was that Norbert has just whispered in his ear....
Inquiring minds want to know
Hello uncomfortable smile.
But seriously, he seemed very excited to share a stage with Norbert.
Yay, my best friend and I are going to Norbert's first show.
And Raul is kind of concerned about that!
OK, just one more utterly irrelevant post tonight because, well, I think I finally made it to Broadway Legend status.
Wheee!
And how many of those posts wax over Raul?
Nothing to be proud of.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/18/07
Because all the posts on this entire website, save Humbug's, have been silently developing a cure for cancer over the past five years..
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