The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four- Page 98
The Raúl E. Esparza "Spread the Love" Thread, Part Four
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2425
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:02am
I swear I've heard that before. Actually, I think that has been up on Equity for ages.
Just got the Twelfth Night cd. Raul's song practically knocked me to the ground. Bliss.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2426
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:37am
I'm pretty sure I've heard a version of that story before, but shorter and more concise, without all the random bits. And not in the present tense.
ETA: you're right, it was just copied intact from the AE website, and it IS old, they've got his old headshot with it.
How I got my equity card
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2427
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:59amWait, so how can BWW be billing this as its new feature if they're just lifting stuff from the Equity site? It says it's "presented in association with" Equity, but other than another way to get these stories out and newly visible, that's kind of lame.
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The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2428
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:25pmI got an e-mail notice that the HEM cd isn't going to be released until October!? Chrysanthemum - how did you order your copy? I obviously went through the wrong channels!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2429
Posted: 8/30/09 at 12:49pm
I think it's just to keep pushing equity. Like that whole thing in the playbills, "proud equity member".
Sorry Wonkit, I purchased mine at the Delacorte the other night.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2430
Posted: 8/30/09 at 2:51pm
Wonkit, the official release is indeed not going out until late Oct. Our speculation is that when it's released it will actually be fully packaged instead of just in the envelope with the track listing available at the Delacorte.
Weird indeed that BWW is repurposing old material!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2431
Posted: 8/30/09 at 2:53pm
I wonder if BWW even realizes just how old it is (betcha they don't!) 
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2432
Posted: 8/31/09 at 1:06pmThat old headshot boggles my mind. I always thought it looked more like Rupert Everett than it did Raul.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2433
Posted: 8/31/09 at 1:30pmEvery time I see that headshot I want to call him "Preppie".
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2434
Posted: 9/7/09 at 12:51am
Grrr. Why can't I remember how to post an image.
Never seen this before.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/galleryphoto.php?photoid=98903&personid=18812
He is practically the same height as Raul now. Now I know Raul isn't exactly tall, but that just blows my mind.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2435
Posted: 9/7/09 at 3:31pmFun picture. Thanks for posting it.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2436
Posted: 9/7/09 at 8:13pm
I saw him recently at some event (maybe it was the Drama Desks?) and I had this moment of, oh my God, Henry Hodges is all grown up... and I felt so old.
On another note, that is a terrifying photo they chose for the thumbnail. So many GOOD options to pick from, and they went with that?
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2437
Posted: 9/7/09 at 9:23pm
Vaguely off-topic, but this made me think of Raul and 25/8 (which still has no release date as far as I've seen):
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2438
Posted: 9/7/09 at 10:39pm
LOL!! Y'know, somehow I think Raul would say that fits him perfectly.
Wes Craven said about two weeks ago that the picture was locked (meaning editing has been completed) and they are now turning their attention to music, sound design and VFX (visual effects). So there's definite progress, but I have a feeling we probably won't see it much before 2010. It still says 2009 on the IMDb page for the movie, but that hasn't been updated since March.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2439
Posted: 9/8/09 at 6:41pm
lol. But what about bloody horror musicals?
Really, I could so live without this movie. And I probably will, because enjoyment of sleep > curiosity.
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2440
Posted: 9/8/09 at 11:28pmI think I will wait to find out what braver members of this thread think about the movie before venturing out to it.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2441
Posted: 9/13/09 at 3:51pm
Wes Craven twittered yesterday:
"Just saw the studio's new trailer for #25/8...it rocks! Think STAND BY ME with knives!"
Um....no comment. 
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2442
Posted: 9/13/09 at 5:37pmOh ugh. I really, really don't think I can bear to see this. Maybe when it comes out on DVD so I can easily fast-forward though the gory parts...
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/30/08
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2443
Posted: 9/13/09 at 6:52pmAnyone have some good news for this thread??
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2444
Posted: 9/13/09 at 8:31pm
Raul has been staying well under the radar lately, so there's not much of anything going on. I sure hope he's got something lined up for this winter. He hasn't gone a season without doing a show since....I don't think ever, since he came to New York.
Fingers crossed for some news about SOMEthing, and soon!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2445
Posted: 9/13/09 at 9:04pmI don't know...I remember the break between The Normal Heart and Chitty seemed like an eternity. Though it might have only been a few months!
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2446
Posted: 9/13/09 at 11:15pmIt was a while; The Normal Heart closed in... I think June of 2004, and Chitty didn't start performances until March of 2005. I want to see him back in something as much as anybody, but he does deserve a break.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2447
Posted: 9/14/09 at 10:39am
I'll admit to being selfish - I wish he'd do Speed The Plow here in LA next March (same production, Neil Pepe directing). But that's not gonna happen. 
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2448
Posted: 9/18/09 at 1:02amAnd just when you think you're out there on your own, you see yourself in someone else's eyes. And if they told you you could never love yourself-it was a lie.
The Raul E. Esparza 'Spread The Love' Thread, Part Four#2449
Posted: 9/28/09 at 8:10pm
On House tonight, a patient was hospitalized for mercury poisoning and his excuse was "I've been eating a lot of sushi lately."
The doctor's response? "And you've been getting lukewarm reviews in Speed-The-Plow on Broadway?"
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