The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 80

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 12:55am

From the Come To The Cabaret show last night:

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 12:58am

And two more:

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 1:28am

wonkit, there's a song list on the main board.

[wonkit]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 8:52am

Thanks, em. Saw it.

Also saw the TONY nom. Good for Raul!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 8:53am

I think I'm more relieved than excited, ha. Sad to see that he's the only nomination for STP, though, considering how good the reception was. It's a tough year, though.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 5/5/09 at 10:43am

*sighs* He's up against Jeff Daniels. Crap.

[bestinshow2]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 2:21pm

Have we seen this yet? Not quite sure what the deal is and if Raul wrote it but... uhm, yeah, just take a gander:

http://newyork.timeout.com/articles/summer-in-nyc/74330/raul-esparza-twelfth-night-star-makes-a-mixtape

Note: the paper version had a paragraph introducing the playlist. Raul said that they had done two tablereads of the play. Orsino gives Olivia a ring but Raul thinks he should give her a mixtape... (I think)

Updated On: 5/6/09 at 02:21 PM

[misschung]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 2:27pm

Huh. Not sure what to think of that...lol

[Hest882]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 3:06pm

Heh, cute. I'm sure it works better with that intro paragraph. I'll have to see if I can pick up that issue locally.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 3:42pm

Yeah, I'm kinda lost without the intro, but....have I got this straight? It's not Raúl's mixtape, it's Raúl's idea of what Orsino would put on his mixtape (presumably based on his interpretation of the character)?

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 4:22pm

Oh dear God I hope Raul wrote that, because if he knows and uses the word "bromance", that would be the greatest thing ever.

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 5:07pm

Whoa. That's very...wow. One of those songs is well, wow.

Thanks for sharing that.

[bestinshow2]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 5:46pm

have I got this straight? It's not Raúl's mixtape, it's Raúl's idea of what Orsino would put on his mixtape (presumably based on his interpretation of the character)?

I guess... it's a bit confusing :) It's *such* a weird piece, like that line "Duke's got taste"... is that Raul saying that or the Time Out editor?

[sweetestsiren]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 6:33pm

You have no idea how excited I am that he included Morrissey on that mixtape.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 6:49pm

I have to say, both Raúl and Orsino have wonderfully eclectic tastes.

And from the way the whole thing reads, I'd say it's all Raúl, and not the TO editor. There's a through-line to those notes that feels like a stream of consciousness there. And (assuming those ARE Raúl's notes) that's a fascinating glimpse of how he sees (and presumably intends to play) Orsino. You people who'll get to see it are so so so lucky....

*stomps off into corner to sulk*

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 6:53pm

"Asks the question, why do I feel this way if we?re not supposed to be together after all? Duke?s answer: Wait. Is it the guy standing next to me who makes me feel this way? Is he the one? I think he is. Okay, I like boys, then. Wait. The dude is a girl? Okay, I like girls again. And everything ends happily ever after. If you say so, Shakespeare."

That made me laugh.

And sorry Humbug, I bet I screwed up the heading cause I just edited.

Updated On: 5/6/09 at 06:53 PM

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 7:55pm

It's OK, I fixed it. And yeah, I LOL'd at that, too! Orsino is one muddled dude!

Raúl had this to say at the Tony nominees press reception today:

"Raul Esparza, who was nominated for Speed-the-Plow, spoke about the pressure the acclaimed revival faced when his original co-star Jeremy Piven? now in legal battle with the show's producers ? left abruptly.

"We were scared. We had been doing very well commercially and critically, but we actually thought we might have to close. We worried about surviving, and what was frustrating was that we had this huge hit on our hands."

The crisis brought him even closer to director Neil Pepe and co-star Elisabeth Moss : "There was a you-and-me-against-the-world quality."

Esparza said he was amused by playwright David Mamet 's joke that Piven, who cited mercury poisoning, was leaving the show to pursue a career as a professional thermometer: "David is a man of few words, but when he speaks he knocks you sideways."

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/6/09 at 9:58pm

Re the mix tape: Oh, God, I love it. LOVE IT. Hilarious, smart, and freaking fabulous.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 1:44am

From the Tony nominees reception yesterday:



Love the scarf! It looks so soft and luxurious!

[Chrysanthemum62001]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 9:17am

Anyone else think he looks hungover?

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 10:31am

Heh, aw.

Also, I'm pretty sure the mix tape thing is a tape Raul made of songs that represent Orsino/the story. I don't think it's any more complicated than that.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 11:13am

Anyone else think he looks hungover?

Heh, yeah. I bet he overslept, too; note the absence of hair gel. He probably didn't have time. And his eyebrows look...odd.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 11:36am

Doesn't the nominee thing start at 9:30 a.m. or something ungodly like that? I'm surprised any of these people ever look remotely presentable.

[humbugfoto]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 1:11pm

Good lord, 9:30? Why would they DO that? That's obscene!

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 5/7/09 at 1:15pm

I think it's something like that. Or the press has to be there at 9:30 and it starts shortly thereafter. But it's early in order to fit it in in time for performers to make their matinee call times.

Updated On: 5/7/09 at 01:15 PM