Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com's Leading Men

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Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com's Leading Men

Posted: 5/2/05 at 1:11pm

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/92696.html

Of course I was just about to leave for class and am now TOTALLY distracted, but... yay!

Read. Love. Discuss.

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Updated On: 5/2/05 at 01:11 PM

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 1:20pm

Aww, he's so wonderful! *sigh* I love him...damn, now I'm too distracted to study.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 1:35pm

Cute interview with Raul, and a couple paragraphs on that cute Scottish guy, too!

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 2:15pm

...He called me "a twerp who wants to be Alan Cumming."

I hate Michael Riedel.

and woo for the upcoming movie...even though Vin Diesel will be in it.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 2:47pm

I wish Reidel would realize what a weasel he is. And then crawl into a hole. And stay there. Forever. In complete misery.

Most things he does piss me off, but when he says those things about Raúl, one of the least deserving people of malicious comments on the PLANET, it makes me want to ring his neck.

Billy Warlock (The Normal Heart) adds, "Out of everything I’ve ever done and out of everyone I’ve ever worked with, Raul changed my life the most. He’s the most talented person I know."
::nod::
::melt::

I started to cry when I read the question about The Normal Heart. I'm completely serious. What happened still breaks my heart.

I love that he mentions Roland Spicer. ::giggle::

I think I hate Vin Diesel with a passion, but yaaaay movie. Crack addict? ::quivers::

Great interview, and a thank-you shout out to Wayman Wong if you see this!

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Updated On: 5/2/05 at 02:47 PM

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:53pm

This was a damn near perfect column!!!! Not only Raul, and what a fabulous interview with him, and such honest and heart-wrenching comments! But Max Von Essen too!!! Another heart melter, and oh, how I wish I could get east to see "The Baker's Wife". And EUAN!!! I don't agree with his assessment of his acting talent, but I certainly do with his god-given voice. I hope he finds his way to our shores again soon. And that film...opening in NY...how about the rest of the country???? How do WE get it?????

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 3:56pm

Kudos to Mr. Wong!

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I hung out with Cheyenne Jackson in his dressing room waayyyyyy before he tickled D2.

"unleash the girly"

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.

Puppies are babies in fur coats.

Tinfoil...The Terrorizing Terminator

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 4:39pm

Great article...I <3 him :)

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 5:03pm

so cute. Raul would make a terrific dad.

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"But I relish every brillant inspired moment. This is who I'm determined to be- an actor/singer/dancer-no, I take that back, this is who I am. These people are my tribe, my destiny. I know it. -How I Paid for College; A story of sex, theft, friendship and musical theater.

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 5:15pm

My God, if that man weren't married...

I really want to see him perform.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 6:14pm

i am starting to love him lol! i feel as though i need to get my ass to chitty very very soon.

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 6:15pm

go, go, GO!

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 6:22pm

I love this interview. Like the fifty thousand that were before it.

If you haven't seen Chitty, go.

If you haven't seen Raul Esparza perform and you love theatre. Go tomorrow. There is so much that can be learned from him.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 6:22pm

Michael Riedel is a bottom feeding pig

too twoo...

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Updated On: 5/2/05 at 06:22 PM

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 7:44pm

Raúl was a total heartbreaker in Normal Heart; I cried my eyes out. What an amazing production that was.

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:13pm

Is there going to be a cast recording for Chitty with Raúl?

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:19pm

Don't know yet, but I'd bet not, since there's already the London recording of the show. boo.

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:24pm

Love your new avatar, Em! His eyes look so blue in that picture, instead of green!

And as for a Chitty recording... *I want one NOOOOOOOOOOOW!*

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"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:26pm

I changed it again. I think the lack of Adam is kind of going to decrease my chances of winning the BWW award! I can't decidddde.

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:27pm

What an amazing man indeed! A inspiration for all!

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:29pm

Can I just say I adore Raul Esparza. But darling, get a new headshot....

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"What a mystery this world. One day you love them and the next day you want to kill them a thousand times over." The Masked Bandit in THE FALL

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 8:33pm

He's back.
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Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:18pm

Emcee, if you change your avatar one more time...

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re: Raúl!!! (again) - playbill.com

Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:26pm

::sticks out tongue and runs away::

no, wait... ::SKIPS away::

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Posted: 5/2/05 at 9:31pm

with the recording question maybe there will be because Taboo had a London recording and a broadway recording. just a thought

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"But I relish every brillant inspired moment. This is who I'm determined to be- an actor/singer/dancer-no, I take that back, this is who I am. These people are my tribe, my destiny. I know it. -How I Paid for College; A story of sex, theft, friendship and musical theater.