Little Women Show Blog

Cast - Columbus

Hello from Columbus!  Had a great opening last night, great audience.  And by that I mean they loved me.
The word for the week is "tight".  This is a beautiful theater that is very "tight".  Matt Marholin told us at sound check that this is as "tight" as its ever going to get.  There is no crossover (those of you who don't know what that is, its the backstage way we get from stage left to stage right) so we hurriedly spent a few minutes reblocking the show so that no one needs a crossover.  A fun game for those who have seen the show several times would be to see where those changes occur.
Katie Fisher's room at this Doubletree we're staying at is off the hook.  Its a two-story deal that she promised me she would have a party in, and I am going to hold her to that.
We lose half the orchestra at the end of this week, they're going home for 3 months as the cities we're going into require the use of local musicians.  This is especially sad as we have a great bunch of people playing every night (and a few cuties as well) who've been a reliable source of fun these past months.  We shall miss them. Eleanor, Claudia, Jeff, Matt, Chris, Kevin, Orlando, see you next quarter.

Cast - New Haven

Happy Thanksgiving to all our LW devotees!  We're in New Haven and a slight dusting of snow is giving us exactly the right atmostphere for the beginning of the holidays.  Sitting in my hotel room, Susan and Oscar getting ready for the feast, watching the National Dog Show...yes, my friends, "Living the Dream".
Our esteemed producers have arranged for a Thanksgiving dinner here at the Omni Hotel.  Dani, Jason, Randall and Tom all came our opening night and had us all for drinks after in the same restaurant (which is really quite lovely).  I'm really looking forward to this meal, we received the menu some weeks ago and then entire cast was giggly reading it.  Its gonna be good.  I'll tell you all about it later.
The Schubert Theater here is tight but its the sort of space that we enjoy playing.  We're a small show and playing an intimate space is a real treat, you can bring all the subtleties back that don't work in a huge barn theater.  I, personally, sing "How I am" about three feet away from an audience member (must be a premium seat!).
See you in Columbus!