"Live on Broadway" on Sirius/XM with Seth Rudetsky

I went to the show today, but missed the first 15 minutes or so because I was literally running to get there on my lunchbreak. I am one of the many die-hard Raul fans, so I thought it was absolutely amazing.
I'm not sure what I missed at the beginning but Raul was chatting about Sondheim and Seth asked about Sondheim's elusiveness. Raul sorta brushed the question off by making a very funny and long joke where he imitated Sondheim as this bizarre "dont look at me in the eyes" type of personality throughout the production of Company. Seth jokingly said to Raul not to "upstage the host" as the small audience was loving Raul's impersonation.
On to the performances- "Being Alive"... this was the obvious choice for Raul to sing, but still I was soooo excited when it began. It sounded amazing as Raul belted it out while standing over Seth (who was on piano). I thought it was funny that Raul needed to check the music a few times. It sounded amazing, though, and had all the neck-vein-popping 'umph' to it. Damn, he is good.
Up next a little Broadway trivia game of Raul vs. a few audience members. Raul knew all the answers, but the participants still got prizes anyway.
Then, the final song was the long-ish "Soliloquy" from Carousel. Raul said he once sang it with the philharmonic so thats why he knew it/had the music. Really great song, very passionate. Raul's voice was really full, and the song was nice and dynamic. It sounded great with just the piano, but I would love to see a video clip of the philharmonic performance! And, after that, the show closed out. Raul said it was the most fun he's had during an interview, which seemed believable since him and Seth were really laughing it up. Anyone that stuck around was able to get photos and autographs, too.
So glad I went!

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What a blast! Raul sounded fantastic and it was great to see him interviewed by Seth - they played off each other well. As always, he was incredibly nice afterwards during the signing.

THANK YOU HollyDiver!

HE SANG "SOLILOQUY" AGAIN?????? Be still my heart! As far as I know there is no video of that Phil concert (that took place last May) but there is audio. See your PMs.

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I didn't get to see- each person just got a plastic bag with 'stuff' in it.

I did record "Being Alive" on my camera. I'm not sure of the quality, but when I get home I'll upload.

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Bless you Holly. Any footage would be welcome.

Not the best quality, but here are my video clips of Raul:

Singing 'Soliloquy' part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScUlwS2hdPM&feature=channel

Singing 'Soliloquy' part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QZ_AmWIQCc&feature=channel_page

Singing 'Being Alive':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrRsFrtvIqY&feature=channel_page

And some pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/hollyjl13/RaulEsparza02#

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WHEE!!! Thank you SO MUCH!!!!

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Seth makes jokes about not really being on Broadway every episode- he even sings the theme "Broadway, Broadway- by which i mean 7th Avenue!"

Scheduling update: it looks like Raúl's show will be broadcast on Sirius/XM radio 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.

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Sure, although it was particularly hard to find. This is the best one, from the Broadway Concierge website:

http://www.ilovenytheater.com/broadway_ticket_center.php

Here's the schedule, sort of, from Sirius' website. It's for the current offering, that starts airing tomorrow. It was recorded on Dec. 10, which is why I'm extrapolating that Raúl's show, which was recorded on the 17th, will be on starting next week. Look under "Upcoming Highlights":

http://www.sirius.com/onbroadway

The schedule at the concierge site is more complete.

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No problem. Being Alive was so amazing live. Company is one of my all time favorites, if not my favorite. I literally had chills when he was singing!

I'd like to go to Seth's radio show each wednesday during my lunchbreak. I checked the links Humbug provided with the show schedule, but I could only see past December guests. Does anyone know where to find upcoming guests?

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