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Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#100
Posted: 5/26/10 at 9:56am
I'll be sure to suggest the addition of a man purse to him, from his concerned fanbase.
Joey, that bag is gonna get you that part.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#101
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:00amBag or not, I think this is his year!
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#102
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:11amAww...I loved Chitty. Maxwell and Kudisch owned that show. And the flying car turned me into a little kid again. I was utterly enchanted with it.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#103
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:14amRaul was fine but I think the Tony should have gone to Jonathan Groff however Contact had three great performances that should have won their and did tonys. The boys n Billy can sing and dance so well they deserved it. But I wonder why didn't Michael Stuhlbarg win 2005 featured actor? Anyway with is with Raul loosing to Jm Norton he was stunning in the homecoming.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#104
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:21amAlso what is with the Tonys obsession with shows that will sell over innovation.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#105
Posted: 5/26/10 at 10:51am
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#106
Posted: 5/26/10 at 2:46pm
Also what is with the Tonys obsession with shows that will sell over innovation.
Who left this empty can here? There are worms all over the place.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#107
Posted: 5/26/10 at 3:15pmI know, maybe thats why Wicked won best musical that year.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#108
Posted: 10/26/18 at 5:56pmI’m on a Company binge at the moment and re-watching “Being Alive” with Raul I STILL can’t believe he lost the Tony. Maybe he could have toned down the “mock me with praise” line but the whole journey from the slow tempo, shakey opening of the piano key cover to him standing at the end climax Being Alive is amazingggggg. Neil Patrick Harris, Aaron Tveit and yes even Rosalie Craig don’t come close to this stunning performance.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#109
Posted: 10/26/18 at 6:08pm
Christ almighty, now I'm depressed all over again.
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#110
Posted: 10/26/18 at 8:10pm
I still try to justify how this even happened and no matter what, I find myself thinking that this was an insane choice. I also agree that maybe Raul's "mock me with praise" may have been a bit much, but in the end, he was a marvelous Bobby.
I did know someone who didn't care for him in it and was thrilled when DHP won. His main reasoning was that he felt Esparza was too smarmy and guttural for his personal preferences.....I mean I guess that's an opinion lol
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#111
Posted: 10/26/18 at 8:14pmThis and Tonya Pinkins losing are the two that just made me realize these awards mean absolutely nothing.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#112
Posted: 10/26/18 at 9:34pm
I loved the icy style of Doyle’s Company and Esparza’s performance.
And I agree with you 100% Jordan, but at least you will always have Jake.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#113
Posted: 10/26/18 at 11:51pm
qolbinau said: "I’m on a Company binge at the moment and re-watching “Being Alive” with Raul I STILL can’t believe he lost the Tony.
For the sun will rise
And the moon will set
And learn how to settle
For what you get.
It will all go on if we're here or not
So who cares? So what?
So who cares? So what?
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#114
Posted: 10/27/18 at 12:23am
Jordan Catalano said: "This and Tonya Pinkins losing are the two that just made me realize these awards mean absolutely nothing. "
I was pretty shocked but was kind of ok with it because Hyde Pierce turned in a wonderful performance in CURTAINS. Still, it felt like Raul's year. Hyde Pierce even thought so.
As for Pinkins, I will never get over that! I saw WICKED 3 days after CAROLINE OR CHANGE. As we got up from our seats my boyfriend, at the time, turned to me and said "Idina Menzel will win the Tony". I disagreed and told him I saw the Tony winning performance a few days before. I was jaw dropped when Idina won. Still think it was due to a split of some kind between Cheno and Pinkins causing Menzel to win. Loved Menzel but Pinkins was incredible. JMO
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Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#115
Posted: 10/27/18 at 6:29pm
Oh my goodness am I the only one who absolutely LOVED his 'mock me with praise'?? I REALLY feel that line so deeply so his visceral scream of it was one of my favorite things he did. Shatters me.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#116
Posted: 10/27/18 at 7:16pm
JBC3 said: "I loved the icy style of Doyle’s Company and Esparza’s performance.
And I agree with you 100% Jordan, but at least you will always have Jake."
I agree. I also think Jake would have won the Tony last year had they made Sunday in the Park eligible for Tony Awards.
Nowadays the announcement of Tony nominations is more exciting to me than finding out the Tony winner a 5 weeks later.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#117
Posted: 10/27/18 at 10:27pm
rjm516 said: "Oh my goodness am I the only one who absolutely LOVED his 'mock me with praise'?? I REALLY feel that line so deeply so his visceral scream of it was one of my favorite things he did. Shatters me."
You are not the only one. I loved it also!
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#118
Posted: 10/28/18 at 1:26amCaroline, or Change not winning everything is a shame. Avenue Q is great, so can’t deny that, but Pinkins should have at least won best actress.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#119
Posted: 10/28/18 at 4:31am
I don't mind the "mock me with praise" line on the cast recording, and indeed it is even weird for me now to hear when someone just sings the line straight without any emphasis here (i.e., everyone else who has played the role ever). But on the video recording he was clearly 'feeling it' and giving it his all. Shocked me a little.....it's as if it is Raul Esparza himself telling the Tony voters to go **** themselves...no idea if it was recorded before or after he lost :P.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#120
Posted: 10/28/18 at 5:34am
I'm clearly in the minority here. I did not like Raul Esparza's "Bobby" and his rendition of "Being Alive" and the screechy diva-is histrionic delivery of "mock me with praise" smacked of self indulgence.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#121
Posted: 10/28/18 at 5:25pmI totally agreed with Menzel and Hyde Pierce winning.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#122
Posted: 10/28/18 at 10:31pm
CarlosAlberto said: "I'm clearly in the minority here. I did not like Raul Esparza's "Bobby"and his rendition of "Being Alive" and thescreechy diva-is histrionic delivery of "mock me with praise" smacked of self indulgence."
You're not entirely alone. I found that whole production of Company to be overly cold and detached. The Bobby that was on that stage was not the Bobby that is sung about in "Side by Side" (there's no way Esparza's Bobby was "taking the kids to the zoo"
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I'll admit that I didn't see the other three nominees, but between just those two my vote would have been for David Hyde Pierce.
Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#123
Posted: 10/29/18 at 10:33am
But have Tony Awards ever really meant something?
For example, The Music Man is one of my favourite shows. I love it so much. However, do I think West Side Story should have won more Tonys in 1958.
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Rembember When Raul Esparza Lost the Tony to David Hyde Pierce...#124
Posted: 10/29/18 at 10:58amThe following Tuesday, his first performance after the Tony Awards, he gave a performance of a lifetime- like he thought he had something to prove. He certainly proved to everyone in that theatre that night that he is not only a great performer, but also an outstanding actor. The energy was palpable, and the applause after Being Alive went on for several minutes with two standing ovations, followed by a third during curtain call. I did not see Curtains, but David Hyde Pierce must have delivered a truly spectacular performance in order to convince voters that he was the better choice.
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