Raúl Takes the Stage in 'Deconstructing Patti' for Broadway Cares

In an evening equally heartfelt and nostalgic, uncensored and hilarious, Raúl joined legend Patti LuPone in evoking cheers and tears from an enraptured audience on Sunday, September 24, 2017, as she shared some of her greatest hits and dished inside-theatre tales at Deconstructing Patti, An Evening of Broadway Songs and Stories with Patti LuPone and Seth Rudetsky.

Rudetsky led LuPone and the audience through an improvised “This is Your Life” of LuPone’s hits and high-belting songs. As the two of them reminisced on the trials and triumphs of Evita,  one-time “Che”, Raúl walked on stage surprising the audience. LuPone and Raúl then worked their way through “High Flying Adored” and “Rainbow High.” Raúl later returned for an Evita encore with LuPone and British actor Nic Gibney, who played Magaldi on the U.K. tour of Evita. The trio ripped through a show-stopping version of “Eva and Magaldi” before LuPone concluded with “Buenos Aires.”

The event, which was hosted by Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre, raised $280,911 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.